Our New PhD Graduates & Job Replacement
Aykut Mert Yakut
Short Bio:
I go t m y B . Sc. d e gre e i n Eco no mi c s fro m E ge U ni ver s it y i n
2 0 0 7 . R i g ht a ft er m y g rad u at io n, I j o i n ed i n an i nt e gra ted
P h.D . p ro gra m (d o c to r ate o n b ac h elo r) i n Mid d l e E as t
T ech ni ca l U n i ver si t y, Dep ar t me n t o f Eco no m ic s i n OYP
co n te x t . O n 5 t h o f S ep te mb e r 2 0 1 6 , I ear ned m y P h.D . d e gre e.
D ur i n g m y P h. D. s t ud ie s, I ’v e a lso s er ved as a res e arc h a nd
teac h i n g as s is ta n t i n t h e Dep art me n t o f E co no mi c s. I wi l l
co n ti n u e m y a cad e mi c c arrier i n U ni ver s it y o f Gaz ia nt ep , a s
a Dr . R es ear c h As si st a nt .
Zeynep Burcu Çevik
Short Bio:
I a m c urre n tl y As s is ta nt P ro fes so r o f P ub l ic Fi na n ce a t
Yil d ir i m B e yaz it U ni ve rsi t y. I ear n ed my B . S c. d e gree i n
Mat h e ma tic s a nd Mi no r P ro gra m C ert i fi cat e in S tat i st ic s
fr o m M id d l e Ea st T ec h ni ca l U ni v ers it y. T he n I d ecid ed to
ch a n ge m y p ro fes s io n t o Eco no mi c s a nd e ar ne d m y M.S c.
d egr ee i n E co no mi cs fr o m B i l ke n t U ni v er si t y. Dur i n g m y
Ma ster ’s ed uc at io n, I was a tea c hi n g a ss i sta n t fo r d i ffere nt
ki n d s o f eco no mi c s le s so n s. I n J u ne 2 0 1 6 , I rece i ved m y
P h.D . fro m Dep art me nt o f Eco no mi c s, Mid d le E as t T ec h ni cal
U ni ver s it y, wh er e I wa s a Re se arc h As si s ta n t at t h e s a me
ti me .
D ur i n g m y u nd er grad u a te year s, I k ne w I wa n ted to k no w
mo r e ab o ut Eco no mi c s, b ut d id no t d ec id e to ha ve a n a cad e mi c ca reer. So d ur i n g m y Ma st er ’s
ed u cat io n i n Eco no mi c s, I wo r ked a s a R es earc her at Va k i fb a n k i n E co no mi c R e sear c h
Dep ar t me n t. Af ter b eco mi n g a n E co no mi st at V ak i fb a n k a nd gr ad ua ted fro m B il ke n t U n i ver s it y,
I c ho s e to b e i n ac ad e mi c li f e, q u it m y j o b a nd s tart ed m y P h. D. ed u cat i o n.
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