Merve Koca graduated from the Department of Comparative Linguistics and Applied Foreign Languages, French Language and Literature Program, at Galatasaray University, with a pedagogical formation. She also holds degrees in Sociology from Duquesne University (USA), Theology from Istanbul University, and a master’s degree in Psychology of Religion from Marmara University. With her academic background in social sciences, she enriches her language teaching experience of over ten years. Merve also has a TEFL English teaching certificate and speaks Spanish at a B1 level.