Awards & Honors

  • BAGEP (the Science Academy's Young Scientist Award) given to promising young Turkish scientists, 2016.

  • TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) University Textbook Award given to the authors of the edited book Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset:Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar (Comparative Politics: Basic Subjects and Approaches), 2014.

  • TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) University Textbook Award for editing the book Avrupa Birliği'ne Giriş: Tarih, Kurumlar ve Politikalar (Introduction to the European Union: History, Institutions and Policies) with Ayhan Kaya, Senem Aydın-Düzgit and Özge Onursal, 2012.

  • State Scholarships Foundation (Iδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών -I.K.Y) of Greece, for the collection of research data for doctoral thesis, 2003-2004 (supervised by Dr. Dimitris Keridis, Macedonia University).

  • Gallatin Fellowship, Feris Foundation of America, Inc. and University of Virginia, for the collection of research data in Turkey and Greece, 2004-2005.

  • Department Fellowship Award, University of Virginia, Fall 2001 - Spring 2003, Fall 2005 - Spring 2007.

  • Nominated for the Seven Society Superb teaching award (by anonymous students), University of Virginia, Spring 2003.

  • Travel Grant, American Political Science Association, for participation to the Annual Meeting, 1-4 September 2005, 3-6 September 2009.

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) grant to present research at the the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Conference, October 2007.

  • Vehbi Koç Scholar, Koç University, Fall 1998 - Spring 2000.

  • Dean’s Honor Roll, Koç University, Fall 1997.

  • German Club Award for Outstanding Performance as the President, Koç University, Fall 1999.