- Tübitak (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), Ph.D. Fellowship, 2010-2013
- Sabancı University, scholarship 2009 – 2015
- Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, 1 year scholarship, for Dutch Ph.D. students abroad, 2009-2010
- VSB Fonds, 2 year scholarship, for Dutch Ph.D. students abroad, 2009-2011