EDUCATION

Higher Education:

Ph.D. in Economics | University of Bologna, Italy | 2014

• Awarded Full Research Scholarship by the Italian Ministry of Education & University of Bologna.

• Dissertation: "Essays on the Axiomatic Theory of Matching"

M.Sc. in Economics | İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey | 2010

• Awarded Academic Scholarship by İstanbul Bilgi University.

• Thesis: "Individual cost, benefit, and efficiency of manipulation: A comparative study of social choice correspondences."

B.Sc. in Mathematics (Hons) | Bilkent University, Turkey | 2006

• Awarded Full Academic Scholarship by Bilkent University (Ranked in the top 0.1% nationwide).

Secondary Education:

Edremit High School: Graduation, 1999.

Balıkesir Science High School (ZBFL): Inaugural Cohort Member, 1996 – 1998.

• Admitted to the national Science High School program (Ranked in the top 0.3%).

• Selected as one of the top 96 students in the region for the founding year of the first Science High School in Balıkesir.

Academic Rankings & Honors:

• Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES - Quantitative): Ranked 89th among 166,346 candidates nationwide (Top 0.05%).

• National University Entrance Exam (ÖSS): Ranked 2,199th among 1.8 million candidates.

• National High School Entrance Exam (LGS): Ranked 5,500th among 1.5 million candidates.