Welcome,
I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. My research examines how contemporary geopolitical and environmental risks reshape strategic behavior in international politics, with a focus on territorial disputes, energy/climate politics, and corporate political activity.
Methodologically, I combine computational text analysis, survey experiments, and quantitative models to capture how citizens, states, and firms adapt to shifting distributions of power, risk, and regulation. My research has previously appeared in Economics & Politics and Turkish Studies.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Taking Sides: Corporate Social Responsibility and Political Ideology
Turkey's Isolation from the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum: Ideational Mechanisms and Material Interests
Working Papers
Losing Territorial Sovereignty and Resource Access: Computational Text Evidence from Turkiye
Territorial Loss Aversion and Energy Security: Public Support for the Use of Force
How Oil Fuels Maritime Conflict: Presence, Prices and Volatility
Corporate Political Activity, Partisanship, and Foreign Firms
MNCs, Climate Self-Regulation, and Public Demand for Stringent Regulation
Work in Progress
- Oil Trade Dependency and the Resource Discovery–Territorial Conflict Nexus
- Climate Risk Perceptions and Corporate Political Activity: Evidence from 10-K and 20-F Statements
- Geopolitical Risk and Energy Investment: Field-Level Evidence from Oil and Gas Projects
Teaching
Instructor of Record
- International Security DIPL630 · Graduate · Spring 2026 Seton Hall University, School of Diplomacy and International Relations
- Strategy in International Relations 790:322 · Fall 2025 Rutgers University
- Oil and International Politics 790:253 · Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 Rutgers University
- Introduction to International Relations 790:102 · Summer 2023, Summer 2025 Rutgers University
Teaching Assistant
- Issues in American Foreign Policy 790:319 · Spring 2026 Rutgers University
- Nature of Politics 790:101 · Fall 2023, Spring 2024 Rutgers University
- Introduction to International Relations 790:102 · Fall 2022, Spring 2023 Rutgers University
- Energy Security and Foreign Policy Spring 2020 Bilkent University
CV
A full CV is available as a PDF.
Get in Touch
Mailing Address
Department of Political Science, Rutgers University,
89 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA