Sare Şanlı graduated from Near East University with a degree in International Relations in 2004. An author and researcher who has lived abroad for over a decade, she has studied Africa both on the ground and through the lenses of literature, politics, economics, and sociology, drawing from her experiences in Nigeria, Zambia, and Tanzania. She has translated articles and analyses for various international publications, including The New York Times. Since 2022, she has been writing analytical pieces on Africa for Independent Turkish.