Naile Alankaya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye. She received her bachelor's degree in Nursing in 1997, master's degree in Internal Medicine Nursing in 2000, and PhD in Internal Medicine Nursing in 2008 from Ege University. She has extensive experience in nursing education, research, and academic administration. Her primary research interests include chronic disease management, diabetes nursing, patient education, self-management, neurological nursing, geriatric care, home-based care, rehabilitation, and evidence-based nursing practice. Her scientific work has particularly focused on the care needs of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, caregiver burden, quality of life, and self-care behaviors among individuals with chronic conditions. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in internal medicine nursing, diabetes nursing, chronic disease management, oncology nursing, symptom management, and evidence-based nursing. She has supervised numerous master's theses and contributed to national and international research projects, peer-reviewed publications, scientific conferences, and academic book chapters. In addition to her teaching and research activities, she has held various academic leadership and administrative positions.