Policy · Digital communication · European public life

I make complex public ideas clear, useful and human.

I’m Dila, a digital politics graduate and communications practitioner working across policy, energy and public-interest storytelling.

66%growth in digital engagement while supporting student initiatives

Perspective

Public work should make room for people.

I built my path from Türkiye to France and Brussels largely independently. As a Kurdish Alevi woman, I bring a quiet awareness of how differently institutions and public language can be experienced—one reason I care about democracy, inclusion, gender equality and a just energy transition.

Based in

Lille, France
Open to opportunities across Europe

Languages

Turkish · Native
English · Fluent
French · A2, improving

Tools

WordPress · Brevo · Canva
Editorial planning · Research
Multilingual editing

Experience

Four roles + master’s

Communications Intern

FEDARENE · Brussels

Audience-focused content for European energy networks across social, web, newsletters and events.

Research Intern

UCLouvain · Louvain-la-Neuve

Multilingual data-quality work for a large survey dataset and its research documentation.

Public Policy Intern

Balıkesir Governorship · Türkiye

Programme tracking, stakeholder mapping, reporting and community feedback processes.

Urban Policy Intern

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality · Türkiye

Socioeconomic research and documentation for city-governance projects.

Master’s in Digital Politics & Governance

ESPOL · Université Catholique de Lille

European policy, digital governance, institutions and political communication.

Notes

Developing ideas
Internship field noteDraft

What an EU newsletter taught me about attention

Editorial rhythm, institutional voice and earning attention in public-interest communication.

Policy thoughtDraft

Who gets to sound credible online?

Language, authority and whose experiences are treated as neutral in digital debate.

Energy & politicsDraft

The energy transition beyond slogans

Concrete language, local examples and what policy change means for people.

Off duty

The Witcher, Nana, Penny Dreadful, Rammstein, fantasy books, French pâtisserie experiments—and, from time to time, streaming the games I play.

Open to communications, policy and EU affairs roles

Looking for someone who can understand the policy and find the story?