Areas of Interest:

• Young Unemployment
• Mental Health and Risky Health Behaviors of Youth
• Early Childhood Development and Health

Education:

• Associate Professor of Economics, Turkish Higher Education Committee, May 2020.
• Ph.D. Economics, Middle East Technical University, 2010-2015
• M.A. Economics, Bilkent University, 2007-2009
• B.A. Economics, Bilkent University, 2003-2007

Experience:

• Professor of Economics, Gebze Technical University, March 2026-Present
• Associate Professor of Economics, Gebze Technical University, September 2021-March 2026
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Gebze Technical University, June 2019- September 2021
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Bahcesehir University, September 2016-May 2019
• Part-Time Instructor, Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics, September 2015-February 2016
• Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics, December 2011-September 2015
• Teaching Assistant, Bilkent University, Department of Economics, September 2007-September 2009.

Latest Publications:

• Caner, Asena, Deniz Karaoglan and Gülbiye Yenimahalleli-Yasar (2025) “Does Health Reform Reduce Inequalities? Primary Healthcare Utilization of Young Children in Turkey” in “"Transforming Health in Turkey: An Evaluation of Two Decades of Reform" (eds. Dilek Basar and Selcen Ozturk) Routledge. UK.
• Aydilek, Gokben and Deniz Karaoglan (2024) “The Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Ramadan on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey”, Journal of Population Economics 37, 65.
• Karaoglan, Deniz, Meltem Dayıoglu, D.Sirin Saracoglu and Serap Sagir (2024).“ Unlevel Playing Field: Socioeconomic Determinants of Early Childhood Development in Turkiye”,Child Indicators Research. 17: 1741-1770.