CV
Academic appointments, education, research funding, and professional service. For the complete record of scholarly work, see the Publications and Presentations pages.
Download full CV (PDF) →08/2026–Today
DFG Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Researcher
BIM, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
10/2020–12/2023
Affiliated PhD Student & Visiting Researcher
DivER, Universität Hamburg, Germany
01/2010–09/2020
Lecturer
School of Foreign Languages, Kocaeli University, Türkiye
2016–2023
Ph.D. in Educational Sciences
Middle East Technical University
2020–2023
Affiliated PhD Student & Visiting Researcher
Universität Hamburg
2026–2028
Educational Spillover Effects of Newly Arrived Migrant Students in Germany
Principal Investigator · DFG Walter Benjamin Programme, German Research Foundation · €227,042
2024
Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University
2024
International Travel Award
American Educational Research Association · Stipend for emerging scholars, AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
2021
Doctoral Student Workshop Travel & Accommodation Grant
Uppsala Forum on Democracy, Peace, and Justice, Uppsala University
2021–2022
Destination Language Learning in Türkiye and Germany (Phase 2, Hamburg)
Scholarship · Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) · €18,000
2020–2021
Destination Language Learning in Türkiye and Germany (Phase 1, Hamburg)
Scholarship · German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · €22,600
2018
Course Performance Award
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University · Best overall performance in the PhD Program of Curriculum and Instruction
2018
Grant Program for Participation in Scientific Meetings Abroad
2224-A International Scientific Meetings Fellowship Program · TÜBİTAK
Conference Peer Review: ECER, EARLI, AERA
Journal Peer Review: American Educational Research Journal, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Journal of Language, Identity, & Education, Frontiers in Education, Frontiers in Sociology, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Editor: Refugee Review, Emerging Scholars and Practitioners on Migration Issues (ESPMI) Network, 2019–2022