Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2013-present                      Ph.D., Political Science, Sabanci University, Istanbul, TURKEY

2010-2012                          M.Phil., Advanced International Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna at the University of Vienna, Vienna, AUSTRIA Thesis Title: Empires and Power: An Application of Power Cycle Theory to the Ottoman Empire (Advisors: Prof.Thomas Row, Prof.Markus Kornprobst)

2006-2010                         B.A., International Relations and Affairs, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA (Minor: Critical Approaches to Leadership)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Formal and Informal Institutions, Global Governance, International Relations Theory, Political Theory, Research Methods.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013-present                      Research and Teaching Assistant, Sabanci University, Istanbul, TURKEY

2012-2013                           Strategic Consultant, Baytok Consultancy, Istanbul, TURKEY

2011-2012                            Assistant Political Advisor, European Union Force Commanders’ Office EUFOR/ALTHEA, Sarajevo and Vienna, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA and AUSTRIA  Assistant Advisor specializing in the political spectrum of Turkish involvement in the Balkan region. Writing and analyzing reports and conducting research on the political, economic and historic trajectories. Attending meetings and briefings, observing the overall strategy of the decision making process.

2010-2011                            D.A.S.I. Conference Committee Officer, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna at the University of Vienna, Vienna, AUSTRIA Overseeing the financial, thematic, conceptual and operational aspects of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Annual Conference (topic: Immigration and Integration in the European Union).

2007-2010                          Research Assistant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA  Team leader for Project Near Crises in World Politics: overseeing the research, analyzing data and providing briefings in meetings. Heavily involved in organizing the team: distribution and assessment of tasks.

2006-2007                          Assistant, Pacific Council on International Policy, Los Angeles, USA  Attending meetings and preparing briefings on behalf of the Council.

PROJECTS

2010-present                      Volunteer at John’s Hopkins Anadolu Medical Center, Istanbul, TURKEY

2008-2010                          School on Wheels Tutor and Volunteer Tutor Coordinator, Los Angeles, USA

SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS

2013-present                     Tuition Waiver, Stipend and Dormitory Scholarship, Sabanci University, Istanbul, TURKEY

2010                                     Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work, Certificate of Participation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

2007-2010                         Stipend, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages:                   English and Turkish (Bilingual), French – B1 (DELF), Latin – (Beginner)

Computer Skills:       STATA (Beginner), MacOS X and Microsoft Windows 7 (Advanced), Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Advanced), LaTeX (Beginner)

REFERENCES

Patrick James – Professor at the School of International Relations and the Director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California

Andrew Manning – Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California