Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics

    University of Delaware, USA
    Advisor: Prof. Dr. James L. Butkiewicz
    Thesis: The Impact of International Trade and Capital Flows on Economic Growth

    1997 - 2001

  • M.A. in Economics

    University of Delaware, USA
    Thesis: The Impact of Trade-Based Real Exchange Rates on Turkey's Agricultural Exports

    1995 - 1997

  • B.A. in Economics

    Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye

    1989 - 1993

Academic Experience

  • Professor

    Department of Economics, Gebze Technical University

    2010 - Present

  • Associate Professor

    Department of Economics, Gebze Institute of Technology

    2008 - 2010

  • Associate Professor

    School of Applied Sciences, Celal Bayar University

    2005 - 2008

  • Assistant Professor

    School of Applied Sciences, Celal Bayar University

    2004 - 2005

  • Research Assistant (Dr.)

    Department of Economics, Celal Bayar University

    2001 - 2004

  • Instructor / Research Assistant

    Department of Economics, University of Delaware, USA

    1999 - 2000

Administrative Duties

  • Head of Department, Department of Economics, Gebze Technical University (2011 - Present)
  • Head of Department, Department of Foreign Languages, Gebze Institute of Technology (2009 - 2012)
  • Vice Head of Department, Department of Economics, Gebze Institute of Technology (2008 - 2011)
  • Board Member, Continuing Education Center, Gebze Institute of Technology (2010 - 2015)
  • Board Member, Turkic World Scientific and Technological Cooperation Center (2010 - 2015)
  • General Assembly University Representative, East Marmara Development Agency (2009 - 2015)

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

  • Introduction to Economics
  • International Economics
  • Growth Theory
  • Development Economics
  • Economic Planning

Graduate (M.A. & Ph.D.)

  • Growth Theory (MA)
  • Development Economics (MA)
  • Import and Export Management (MA)
  • Managerial Economics (MA)
  • Philosophy of State (MA)
  • Institutional Economics (PhD)
  • Competition Theory and Industrial Economics (PhD)

Awards

  • Best Paper Award, Economic Research Forum, 32th Annual Conference (2026)
  • Best Paper Award, Economic Research Forum, 30th Annual Conference (2024)
  • Educator of the Year Award, Gebze Technical University (2022)
  • Best Paper Award, International Conference on Eurasian Economies (2022)
  • Best Paper Award, Economic Research Forum, 28th Annual Conference (2022)
  • Review of the Year Award, in memory of Örsan Öymen, Milliyet (2005)
  • Outstanding Young Scientist Award, TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) (2007)
  • Honorable Mention Award, Center for Urban Studies (2008)
  • Science Award, Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (2008)

Memberships

  • Omicron Delta Epsilon National Economics Honor Society
  • Turkish Economic Association
  • Canadian Economic Association
  • Eastern Economic Association
  • European Economic Association
  • TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences), Associate Member, 2015 – 2025.

Supervised Theses

Has supervised numerous completed and ongoing theses at the Master's and Ph.D. levels. (Examples: Over 20 graduate theses on growth, foreign trade, institutional economics, and development, conducted at Gebze Technical University and Celal Bayar University.)