Since 04/2021: Doctoral Researcher at GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies and at GIGA Doctoral Programme
09/2019 - 02/2021: Research and Teaching Assistant at the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities (GSSSH), Koç University
01/2019 - 12/2019: Researcher at the MERCATOR Stiftung project TRIANGLE, Middle East Technical University, Center for European Studies
01/2019 - 05/2019: Project Assistant at the EU Commission’s Horizon2020 project FEUTURE, Middle East Technical University, Center for European Studies
01/2019 - 05/2019: Public Consultant, Public Sector Consulting, Ecorys Consulting, Netherlands-based Consulting Company
08/2017 - 05/2018: Intern, Public Sector Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers - PwC, UK-based Consulting Company
Education: Doctorate Degree in Political Science and International Relations, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Germany (April 2021–Ongoing); M.A. in Conflict, Security and Development, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; ERASMUS Exchange Program, Free University Berlin, Germany (10/2013 - 07/2014); B.A. International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Current Research
The Political Economy of AKP's Foreign Aid:
A Regional Assessment of Middle East and North Africa
