About Me

I was born in Ankara in 1980 and grew up between Turkey and the United Kingdom, completing part of my primary education in London. I later continued my secondary and high school education at Gazi Anatolian High School in Ankara. In 2001, I graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University, an institution with a long-standing tradition in social sciences, where my interest in labour economics and social policy first took shape.

I completed my MSc in Labour Economics, Industrial Relations and Social Policy at Ankara University in 2004, with a thesis on the impact of post-1980 economic policies on income distribution in Turkey. In the same year, I began my PhD, focusing on the historical development of labour and production processes. My doctoral research, completed in 2010, examined the emergence of the modern factory system and its evolution over time.

Since 2002, I have been affiliated with the Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations at Ankara University, where I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both Turkish and English, including Introduction to Social Policy, Labour Market Analysis, Wage Theories and Policies, and the History of Social Policy. In 2013, I conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Tübingen with the support of a grant from the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK).

My academic interests include social policy, income distribution, wage theories and minimum wage policies, labour markets, and gender inequalities in employment, with a particular focus on Turkey.

Beyond academia, I have been living in the UK since 2019, where I have continued my career in the private sector. I enjoy literature, history, geography, archaeology, and mythology, and I also write poetry and fiction. I am a passionate Beşiktaş supporter and a long-time fan of science fiction and fantasy, including Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. Additionally, I have a deep interest in plants and bonsai, and I find cultivating them a rewarding and relaxing counterbalance to my professional life.