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 Hello! I am a Ph.D. student in Political Science at Duke University, specializing in Political Economy and International Relations (Security, Peace, and Conflict). Before beginning my Ph.D. studies, I earned an MA in Political Science from Sabancı University (2022), where I focused on the interaction of conflict, ethnicity, and electoral behavior, and a BA in Political Science and Public Administration, with a minor in International Relations, from Bilkent University (2020).

My research interests include comparative and historical political economy, focusing on economic, social, and ethnoreligious inequality and conflict. Specifically, I study the political behavior of ethnoreligious minorities, the impact of inequality on distribution, and the historical processes of nation-building and domestic conflict in the Middle East. I conduct archival research and apply quasi-experimental analysis, working with original datasets.

My work has been recognized with several awards, including the APSA Class & Inequality Section Best Paper Award and the APSA Religion & Politics Section The Weber Best Paper Award in 2024. I currently serve as an Editorial Assistant at the American Political Science Review and have contributed to research projects at the World Health Organization and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.”