Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Öksüzoğlu received her master’s (2003) and doctoral (2013) degrees in Educational Administration, Supervision, Economics and Planning from Near East University. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor at the University of Mediterranean Karpasia in 2016. Before her academic career, she held administrative positions such as school principal and deputy principal for many years. Her research interests include educational administration, leadership, organizational trust, supervision in education, and the problems faced by international students. She has articles published in journals indexed in international indexes such as SSCI, as well as books, book chapters and EU projects in these fields. Throughout her career, Dr. Öksüzoğlu has supervised numerous master’s theses.