Melike Beşik holds a Bachelor in Architecture from Bahçeşehir University and a Masters Degree from Istanbul Technical University, Architectural Design Masters Program. Her research interests revolve around the politics of space, spatial narration, and model-making. She has conducted several projects in these frameworks including her Master's thesis titled “Architectures of Elusion: Narrating The Plurality of Political Spaces.” She is currently part of the research community of The After School, a year-long residency program that critically constitutes deschooled educational spaces, organized by Center for Arts, Design, and Social Research (CAD+SR). She works as a research assistant at MEF University Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture since 2024.