2002 - January 2008
University of Virginia, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics
Doctor of Philosophy, Foreign Affairs
Dissertation Committee: David Waldner (chair), Gerard Alexander,
William Quandt, Daniel Lefkowitz
Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations
Dissertation Title: Military Rule and Democracy in Greece and Turkey
2000 - January 2002
University of Virginia, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics
Master of Arts, Foreign Affairs
Thesis Title: Turkish Elite Unity & Its Consequences for Social Movements
1996 - June 2000
Koç University
College of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations