Welcome! I am a first-gen PhD Candidate in Political Science at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Since August 2024, I am working as the inaugural graduate research assistant at Syracuse University’s recently established Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship in Washington, D.C.

I am a student of American Politics, Comparative Politics and Methodology. I enjoy teaching and collaborating. I believe in exposure through collaboration, in the value of interdisciplinary work, and I am a proponent and practitioner of establishing strong connections with students. I try to be active in the conference circuit. In addition to Turkish, I speak Russian.

Outside of the work that I love, cars, travelling, and archaeology are three primary things that continue to fascinate me. Specifically, I am interested in late-model classic cars, the transition from paleolithic to neolithic eras, and civilizations of the Old World.

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