Kubra Kirca Demirbaga is a national education expert in the Ministry of National Education in Türkiye and a researcher in the field of gifted education. She completed her PhD in gifted education at Durham University, UK, and her master’s degree in psychology and education at the University of Sheffield, UK. She worked for three years as a psychological counsellor in Türkiye. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychological counselling and guidance at Istanbul University, Türkiye. Her research interests are mainly in the areas of giftedness/talent, gifted education, character development and education, and critical realism.