Areas of Interest:

• Macroeconomics
• Monetary Economics
• Macro-Finance
• Applied Econometrics

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, Selcuk University, Turkey, 2008
• M.A., Economics, Gazi University, Turkey, 2004
• B.A., Economics, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2002

Experience:

• Department Chair, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey, August 2019 – present.
• Professor, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey, July 2018 – present.
• Associate Professor of Economics (with tenure), Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, April 2013 – 2018.
• Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Sep. 2012 – Dec. 2012.
• Vice Director, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2016.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Banking, School of Banking and Insurance, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, May 2010 – April 2013.

Latest Publications:

• “Importance and Role of Technological Progress on Job Creation: An Evidence for Turkey”, (with Sibel Cengiz), Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi, 45, Spring, 2020: 160-172.
• “Loom of Symmetric Pass-Through”, Economies, Vol. 7, No. 11, 2019: 1-25.
• “Asymmetric Effects of Central Bank Funding on Banking Sector Lending”, (with Hakan Berument), Economic Research, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2019: 128-147.
• “Staying Vigilant of Uncertainty to Velocity of Money: An Application for Oil-Producing Countries”, OPEC Energy Review, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2018: 170-195.
• “The Effects of Non-Performing Loans Ratio and Deposits on Bank Embezzlement”, Sayıştay Dergisi, Vol. 109, 2018: 161-182.