Müsemme Mert was born in Bulgaria on 28 December, 1984. She received her BA in the Department of Public Administration at Dokuz Eylul University in 2007. She has been working at CoHE since 2010. She is currently serving as Head of International Relations Unit (IRU) and Head of Bilateral Relations Sub- Unit of IRU. Besides, her areas of expertise are organising reciprocal visits and meetings with foreign delegations. She is also responsible for managing the process involving the preparation and signing of international bilateral agreements.