Simge is a Research Associate at the North American Cultural Diplomacy Initiative (NACDI). A recent graduate of the PhD program in Cultural Studies at Queen's University, Simge is also the Manager and Curator at the Murney Tower Museum National Historic Site of Canada. Simge obtained her MA degree in Museum Studies from the University College London and her high honors BA degree in History from Bogazici University. As a museum professional, Simge was involved with different museum initiatives including museum extension and refurbishment projects, digital marketing, exhibition development, and education programming.  She has also been involved with several academic research projects with the Mitacs, UCL Institute of Archaeology and Science Museum London. She is the recipient of the European Union’s Jean Monnet Award, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Undergraduate Award, (TUBITAK), and the International Inclusive Museum Network’s Emerging Scholar Award. Her field of interest includes cultural diplomacy, museum and curatorial studies, visual and material culture, and global citizenship. Simge’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. research focuses on museums as sites of relevance and social change and explores the links between museums and global citizenship.