Curriculum Vitae
CV
Academic appointments, education, research funding, and professional service. For the complete record of scholarly work, see the Publications and Presentations pages.
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Appointments
Academic & professional positions
08/2026–Today
DFG Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Researcher
BIM, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
01/2024–07/2026
Independent Researcher
No institutional affiliation · continued research and academic writing
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
Education
Academic background
2016–2023
Ph.D. in Educational Sciences
Middle East Technical University
2020–2023
Affiliated PhD Student & Visiting Researcher
Universität Hamburg
Research Funding
Grants
2026–2028
Educational Spillover Effects of Newly Arrived Migrant Students in Germany
Principal Investigator · DFG Walter Benjamin Programme, German Research Foundation · €227,042
2021–2022
Destination Language Learning of Newly Arrived Migrant Children in Türkiye and Germany (Phase 2, Hamburg)
Principal Investigator · Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) · €18,000
2020–2021
Destination Language Learning of Newly Arrived Migrant Children in Türkiye and Germany (Phase 1, Hamburg)
Principal Investigator · German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · €22,600
Total funding: €267,642
Recognition
Awards & honors
2024
Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University
2024
International Travel Award
American Educational Research Association
2018
Course Performance Award
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Middle East Technical University
Services
Editorial & professional services
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