About me

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I am a third-year doctoral candidate in marketing at the Rotterdam School of Management.
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My specialization is consumer behavior, and I am very much interested in the concept of technology and how it affects the way consumers behave. As a side research interest, I also study moral behavior.
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I completed my undergraduate studies (BSc) in Management at Bilkent University with a major in marketing & innovation and a minor in social psychology. I graduated cum laude in 2017 from Erasmus University's research master (MPhil) program with a specialization in marketing. For more information please see below.

​Research can take you to many places. Mine has taken me to Rotterdam (where I currently live), Vancouver (University at British Columbia), and Ithaca (Cornell University). I am looking forward to adding more to the list!

If I am not working, I like reading, singing, painting, and taking photos. Sometimes I also dare myself to do things that I've never tried like stand-up comedy about consumer behavior. In case you have too much time in your hands, here is its link: Science Upside Down.
EDUCATION 
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
  • PhD in Marketing (2017 – 2022 expected July)
  • Advisory team: Stefano Puntoni (advisor), Anne-Kathrin Klesse (daily supervisor)
  • Dissertation title: Men versus Algorithm: Unraveling the Dynamics Between Humans and Algorithms in Consumer Behavior
SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, USA
  • Visiting Scholar, May 2019
  • Supervisor: Stijn van Osselaer
Sauder School of Management, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Visiting Scholar, September – December 2018
  • Supervisor: Darren W. Dahl
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
  • MPhil (research master), Business and Management, 2017, cum laude (GPA: 4.0/4)
  • Major: Marketing Management
Bilkent University, Turkey
  • Bachelor of Science in Management, 2015, summa cum laude (GPA: 3.96/4)
  • Major: Marketing and innovation (GPA: 4.00/4)
  • Minor: Psychology (GPA: 4.00/4)​
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND HONORS
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants
  • Talent Placement Award, (around €30,000), 2020
  • AMA Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2020 (scheduled)
  • Beattie Award, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, 2019
            Jane Beattie Memorial Scholarship ($750)
  • Research Visit Grant (€750), Erasmus TrustFonds Association, 2018
  • Professor Bruins Prize for the best research student, Erasmus University, 2017
            Trustfonds Grant (€4,500), Erasmus TrustFonds Association
  • European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management Scholarship (€750), 2016
  • ERIM Grant (€550), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), 2016
  • Erasmus University Scholarship (€30,500), 2015-2017
  • ERIM Achievement Grant (€10,000), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), 2015
  • Comprehensive Scholarship (tuition fee, stipend, accommodation), Bilkent University, 2011-2015
  • Fulbright Scholarship ($70,000), 2014 (I rejected the scholarship)
Honors
  • High Honor student, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2015-2017
  • High Honor student, Bilkent University, 2011-2015