Education

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