Education
PhD., Anthropology, New York University
Advanced Certificate in Culture and Media, New York University
MA, Near Eastern Studies, New York University
BA & BS, Bogazici University & SUNY Binghamton
Selected Publications
Competing Futures: Turkey's Dramas On and Off Screen (in progress, book manuscript invited by Stanford University Press)
“‘They don’t care what we watch’: on ratings and culture-making in the Dizi industry,” Visual Anthropology Review, Vol: 40 (2) (2024)
“'Not Essential': The Controversial Status of Turkish Dizis.” In Media Industries in Crisis, V. Mayer, M. Banks, and N. Lavi, eds, Routledge (2024)
“The Dizi Industry’s Geographic Imaginaries and Narratives of Global Success,” International Communication Gazette, Vol: 85 (3-4) (2023)
Courses Designed and Taught
- Media and the Middle East
- Media, Culture, and Society
- Global Media
- Race and Gender in Documentary Filmmaking
- Race and Representation in Documentary Filmmaking
- Human Rights: Language, Culture, and Power