Invited Lectures and Talks

  • Kalkınma Bakanlığı, “Kısa dönemli ekonomik büyüme tahmini - R ile Nowcasting” [In English: Ministry of Development, “Short-term economic growth forecasting - Nowcasting with R”], 12-21 April 2017.

  • VakıfBank, “R istatistiksel programlama diline giriş” [In English: VakıfBank, “Introduction to R statistical programming language”], 28-29 January 2016.

  • Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, “R ile paralel programalama ve büyük veri analizi” [In English: Turkish Statistical Institute, “Parallel programming and big data analysis with R”], 16-20 January 2016.

  • Türkiye İş Bankası, “R istatistiksel programlama dili” [In English: Türkiye İş Bankası, “R statistical programming language”], 13-15 August 2014.

Grants and Awards

  • [12.2018 - 07.2021] TUBITAK - The Support Program for Scientific and Technological Research Projects (1001): “Türkiye’de asgari ücretlerin işgücü piyasasına etkileri, 2005-2018” [In English: The effects of minimum wages on the labor market in Turkey, 2005-2018] (with İ. Tunalı, S. Polat and B.İ. Yanık)

  • [09.2020 - 03.2021] World Energy Council - Turkey & Istanbul Center for Regulation: “Decarbonizing Turkey’s energy provision 2050” (with D. E. Dalgıç-Tetikol, P. Deniz, M. Finger, İ. Gümüş, and E. Köksal)

  • [09.2019 - 02.2021] PMI IMPACT: “Analysis of the Illegal Trade of Alcoholic Beverages, Cigarettes and Tobacco, Fuel and Mobile Phones in Turkey” (with S. Gürsel and G.U. Kolaşin)

  • [09.2013 - 03.2015] TUBITAK - The Support Program for Scientific and Technological Research Projects (1001): “Türkiye’de firma verimliliği: evrimi, dağılımı ve faktör dağılımındaki etkinsizliklerin rolü” [In: English: Firm productivity in Turkey: its evolution, distribution and role in misallocation of factors] (with I. Atiyas)

  • [04.2013 - 12.2013] Ministry of Education & ERG & UNICEF: “Temel Belirleyicileri Açısından İlköğretimde Okula Devam ve Devamsızlık” [In English: Key Determinants of School Attendance and Absenteeism in Primary Education] (with B. Börkan, H. Levent, O. Dereli and S. Pelek)

  • [09.2010 - 02.2011] TÜBİTAK - Postdoctoral Research Grant (2219).

  • [09.2005 - 06.2006] Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) - Training Through Research Fellowship.

  • [10.2001 - 09.2002] EGIDE - Eiffel Graduate Scholarship.

  • [10.2000 - 01.2001] Robert Schuman Foundation - Undergraduate Scholarship.

Professional Activities

Referee for:

  • Journal of Public Economics
  • Economics of Transition
  • Applied Economics
  • Empirical Economics
  • Central Bank Review
  • İktisat İşletme ve Finans
  • Central Bank Review
  • TCMB Çalışma Tebliği Serisi

Postdoctoral research: Montreal University (2010, 8 months)

Conference and Workshop Presentations:

  • 2022-2023: Galatasaray University - Friday Seminar; Bogazici University - Economics Department Seminar, 6th Annual Istanbul Meeting on Human Capital (BAU & LSU & GIAM)

  • 2020-2021: ERF 27th Annual Conference - Webinar Sessions; Bahcesehir University - FEASS Research Seminar

  • 2019-2020: Sabanci University - Economics Seminar

  • 2018-2019: Istanbul Technical University Department of Economics - Department Seminar; 4th Annual Istanbul Meeting on Human Capital (BAU & LSU & GIAM)

  • 2016-2017: Özyeğin University-World Bank Workshop on “Poverty, Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility”

  • 2015-2016: 1st Annual Istanbul Meeting on Human Capital (Koc Uni & LSU),

  • 2013-2014: 34th Annual Meeting of the MEEA; GDRI DREEM Conference on “Evaluation of Economic Policies and Institutional Changes in Mediterranean Countries”; 12th International Conference of the MEEA

  • 2009-2010: 9th International Conference of the MEEA; GDRI DREEM Conference on “Inequalities and development in the Mediterranean countries”

  • 2006-2007: 16th International Input-output Conference

  • 2005-2006: 8th International Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare

  • 2004-2005: Workshop of FEMISE Research Group FEM21-39 (FEMISE III), 23-26 June 2005, Rabat, Morocco.

  • 2003-2004: METU Conference in Economics