Instructor, Bilkent University, Department of History, Ankara (2025-present)

Courses taught:

HCIV 101: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION I (2026-27, Fall Semester)

3-credit undergraduate course offered for students from any faculty/school covering the history of the world from the earliest human settlements to the emergence of early modern capitalism.

HCIV 102: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION II (fall and spring terms, 2025-2026)

3-credit undergraduate course offered for students from any faculty/school covering the history of world from the 1500s to 1850. It specifically focuses on themes revolving around early modern globalizations such as the Columbian Exchange.

Teaching Assistant, Sabancı University, Foundations Development Directorate, Istanbul (2016-18; Spr. 2020)

Description: Leading weekly discussion sections; preparing questions for exams as well as in-class quizzes; grading exams and term papers; attending lectures, managing classroom organization (e.g., keeping records of attendance), and taking extensive lecture notes for instructors

Courses assisted during the appointment:

HUM 202: MAJOR WORKS OF WESTERN ART (spring terms of 2017, 2018, 2020)

3-credit undergraduate course offered for students from any faculty/school covering the basics of the history of Western Art through a selection of works of arts and architecture over the ages—from Ancient Greece to the Modern era. (Instructor: Prof. Bratislav Pantelić)

HUM 203: MAJOR WORKS OF OTTOMAN CULTURE (fall terms of 2016 and 2017)

3-credit undergraduate course offered for students from any faculty/school covering the basics of Ottoman culture through a selection of themes/works of arts, literature, music, and architecture. (Instructor: Prof. Tülay Artan)

Teachers’ trainings and certificates:

Teacher Training Certificate, European University Institute, Florence (June-July 2022)

Description: Intensive training for teaching and learning in higher education (20 hours of theoretical work and 20 hours of reflective practice)

Academic Practices and Development, Sabancı University, Istanbul (September 2016 -June 2017)

Description: This training, composed of two courses (GR501 and GR502), intended to introduce the graduate students to the principles of undergraduate teaching & learning. It involved theoretical training as well as weekly practical work in undergraduate teaching.