CV
EDUCATION
2010 – 2011
University of Exeter, Exchange Program in Politics and International Relations
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2009 – 2015
Sabancı University, PhD in Political Science with full doctoral scholarship
Thesis: The Balancing of Human Rights and Counterterrorism: A Comparative Analysis of Turkey and the UK Committee: Prof. Meltem Muftuler-Baç (advisor), Dr. Brooke Luetgert, Dr. Ateş Altınordu, Prof. Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Dr. Bahar Rumelili.
2007 – 2008
University of Essex, MA in Theory and Practice of Human Rights as a Chevening/OSI Scholar (Dissertation supervisor Dr. Yasemin Nuhoğlu Soysal)
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2004 – 2007
Middle East Technical University (transfer in 2004)
Major: Sociology Department
Minor: International Relations Department, European Studies Program)
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2003 – 2004
Marmara University, Sociology Department
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1996 – 2003
Uskudar American Academy, Highschool
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Theories of International Relations, Security Studies, Theory and Practice of Human Rights, Migration Studies, Turkish Politics, Qualitative Research Methods, Woman and Gender in the Middle East, and Political Philosophy.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2015-2017- Joint Research Project by Sabanci University and KU Leuven “Assessing interdependence between the European Union and Turkey: Policies and cooperation in regional and global governance,” Postdoctoral Researcher.
2013-2014- University of Otago National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Visiting Researcher as a TUBİTAK Fellow (Supervisor Prof. Richard Jackson).
2009 – 2015- Sabancı University Social and Political Sciences, Law and Ethics Course (SPS 303), Teaching Assistant.
2011- Sabancı University Social and Political Sciences, Humanity and Society Course (SPS 102), Teaching Assistant.
2006 – 2007- European Commission 6th Framework Project VEIL: Values, Equality and Differences in Liberal Democracies, Research Assistant.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2018- Global TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language Grade A 40 Hour Introductory Certificate
2012- Koç University, Graduate Summer School in Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences
2007- Bilgi University, Open Society Institute Pre-Academic Summer School
WORK EXPERIENCES
2009- Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), Translation/Interpretation Services
2008 – 2009- UNDP Private Sector Partnership Office, Internship
2006- AIESEC Jaipur/India, Project SYNERGY Internship, Cultural Sensitivity Team Leader
GRANTS & AWARDS
2015-2017- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Postdoctoral Fellowship
2013-2014- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey International Research Fellowship
2009-2014- Sabanci University, Full Doctoral Scholarship
2008- Open Society Foundations Human Rights Internship Grant
2007-2008- Chevening / Open Society Foundations Scholarship for MA in Theory and Practice of Human Rights at the University of Essex
2007- High Honor Degree from Middle East Technical University
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Languages
Turkish (Native)
English (Excellent)
Italian (Advanced)
German (Beginner)
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office
STATA
ATLAS.ti
Qualtrics