Biography
I have received PhD degree from Department of International Economics and Economic Development, Istanbul University. I am currently working as a researcher and lecturer at Anadolu University, Turkey as well as chair of economy department. My research interests focus on two related areas. The first is sustainable development, natural resources and environmental economics, green, blue and bio-economics, and energy and water economics. The second is mountain and rural economics, circular economics and innovation-entrepreneurship economy.
I have attended many international conferences, workshops, and summer-winter schools as a presenter, chair, and participant. I have been involved in some international research projects which is related to ecological and environmental issues, water and energy economics, climate change, green deal, economic geography, eco and agro-tourism Erasmus, Eramus+, PAGES (Past Global Changes) and IGBP (The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and SOLAS (The International Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study project ).
I have been in UK as a visiting professor at University of Exeter, University of Birmingham, University of Southampton, as well Research Fellow at the Regional Science Association International and was awarded FeRSA status. Also I have hold research positions in some Baltic Countries Universities.
I have more than published 50 articles, in international peer-reviewed journals, and SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) and SCI (Science Citation Index), 5 books and reports.
I have served as an editor and member of editorial boards of more than 20 international journals as well as a reviewer. I have been assigned to serve as an international project review by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation Council) and ESF (The European Science Foundation), the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) and The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Poland, The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia recently (SFRS), Denmark Innovation Fund.
I am still serving as an independent assessor for EUROKA (Globalstars, Eurostars and Clusters programmes), Canadian Mountain Assessment (CMA), Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), The CETPartnership Call Management as Nordic Energy Research, Expert Evaluator for the EIT Culture & Creativity as well (TÜBİTAK), the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.
Location
Eskişehir, Türkiye
