I am an assistant professor of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. I specialize in International Political Economy with a specific focus on economic statecraft and development finance. In terms of regional expertise, I have published on Turkey, Russia and the post-Soviet space. I am currently a co-editor of Review of International Political Economy (2023-26) and the IPE Section Program Chair of the International Studies Association for 2024-25. My research has been published in journals such as RIPE, Foreign Policy Analysis, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Global Policy, Third World Quarterly, Europe-Asia Studies and other outlets. I have been awarded the Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA-GEBİP) in 2023, the Young Scientist Award of The Science Academy (BAGEP) in 2023, the Incentive Award of The Turkish International Relations Council in 2022, and the Distinguished Teaching Award of Bilkent University in 2021. I am events coordinator at the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research in Ankara. I received my Ph.D. degree (2016) in Political Science from McGill University, and MA (2010) and BA (2008) degrees in International Relations from Bilkent University.