Date of Birth: 9 December 1972
Permanent address: Ankara - TURKEY
Current address: Pittsburgh, PA 15217, U.S.A.
E-mail: yonca@itesm.mx

EDUCATION:

PhD in Public and International Affairs --> University of Pittsburgh, Grad. School of Pub. and Int. Affairs, Pittsburgh PA (01/98-pending dissertation)
MA in International Relations --> University of Delaware, School of Arts and Sciences, Newark DE (09/1996 - 09/2000)
MS in International Relations --> Middle East Technical University (METU), Social Sciences Institute, ANKARA (10/1995 - credits transferred to UD)
Conditional Program in International Relations --> Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, ANKARA (10/1994 - 06/1995)
B.Sc. in Management --> Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, ANKARA (10/1989 - 06/1993)
High, Middle, and Elemetary School --> T.E.D. Ankara College (09/1980-06/1989)

Research Papers and Projects

Politics of Inflation: The Case of Turkey -- dissertation research (work-in progress)
The Political Challenges Posed by the Economic Crises in Turkey and Argentina (work-in progress)
The Politics of the Last Turkish Financial Crisis (03/02)
Country Report: Brazilian Monetary Policy (04/00)
The Effect of Brazilian Devaluation on MERCOSUR Trade and Investment (02/00)
A Critique of the USAID Startegic Plan for Guatemala (12/99)
The Dutch Disease in Venezuela: Oil Dependent Development (12/99)
State of Development in Latin America [co-authored](12/99)
Domination in Latin America [co-authored](10/99)
The New Turkish Banking Law: Reform or Politics? (7/99)
A Critical Approach to Customs Union between Turkey and the European Union (4/99)
Politics and Sociology of Science in International Political Economy (4/99)
The Consolidation in the Turkish Banking System: An Anamolous Case (12/98)
Transition of Turkey from Import Substitution Industrialization to Export Oriented Industrialization: The Role of Military (05/98)
Foreign Direct Investment and International Migration: The Turkish Case in an Attempt to Find a Link (04/98)
Implications of European Economic and Monetary Union for Social Policy (04/98)
The Kurdish Migration and its Effects on Turkish Foreign Relations (01/1997)
Democracy in the Middle East - A Literature Review (10/1996)
Russian Arms Industry and Arms Trade in the Post-Soviet Era (06/1996)
The Last Enlargement of the European Union (06/1996)
Arms and Stability in the Middle East (05/1996)
Arms Trade in the Post-Cold War Era (02/1996)
Privatization of Telecommunications Sector Around the World (07/1994)

CERTIFICATE COURSES AND SEMINARS:

Spanish Course --> TOMER, Ankara-TURKEY (February 2001 - June 2001)
Spanish Course --> Amauta, Cusco-PERU (August 2000 - September 2000)
Spanish Course --> Academia Guatebuena, Antigua Guatemala-GUATEMALA (1 June 1999 - 26 June 1999)
French Course --> Alliance Francaise, Paris-FRANCE (1 Aug. 1998 - 31 Aug. 1998)
Intermediate Systems Acquisition Course --> DoD, Defense Systems Management College, Virginia - USA (8 Jan. - 8 Feb. 1996)
Management Trainee Course --> Yapi Kredi Bank, ISTANBUL (5 Sept. - 22 Nov. 1993)
French Course --> Institute of French Studies, ANKARA (16 Nov. 1992 - 4 July 1993)
European Community Seminar --> Turkish European Community Foundation, ANKARA (11 May - 22 June 1993)
Time Management Seminar --> Middle East Technical University, ANKARA (22 May 1993)
German Course for Guests in Austria --> Cultura Wien, Vienna - AUSTRIA (3 Aug. - 4 Sept. 1992)
German Course --> Göethe Institute, ANKARA (3 Mar. 1990 - 8 Feb. 1992)

WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2002 - present --> University of Pittsburgh, UCIS, Pittsburgh PA - USA (Graduate Assistant)
July 2001 - May 2002--> Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM), Dept. International Relations, Monterrey - MEXICO (Visiting Professor)
January 2001 - June 2002--> Atilim University, Dept. International Relations, Ankara - TURKEY (Instructor)
January 2000 - August 2000--> University of Pittsburgh, UCIS, Pittsburgh PA - USA (GIANT Project staff)
January 1998 - December 1999 --> University of Pittsburgh, GSPIA, Pittsburgh PA - USA (Graduate Assistant)
February 1997 - May 1997 --> University of Delaware, Dept. of Political Science, Delaware-USA (Teaching Assistant)
August 1994 - September 1996 --> Ministry of National Defense,Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, ANKARA (Assistant Specialist in Credits Department)
Sept. 1993 - March 1994 --> Yapi Kredi Bank A.S. Head Office, ISTANBUL (Area Officer in International Relations Department)
August 1993 --> Garanti Investment Bank, ISTANBUL (Assistant Research Analyst)
July 1991 - Sept. 1991 --> Port of Helsinki Authority, Helsinki - FINLAND (Assistant in Administrative and Financial Department)

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Computer: Turbo Pascal programming language, all versions of Windows and its applications, Word for Windows, AmiPro, WordStar, PowerPoint, Excel, Lotus 123, D-Base, Minitab, Soritec.
Languages: Turkish (native), English (fluent), Spanish (good), French (intermediate), German (basic)

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS:

Turkish-American Student Association (University of Pittsburgh)
Cosmopolitan Club (University Of Delaware)
Turkish-American Student Association (University of Delaware)
Management Club (METU)
Political Science Club (METU)
French Conversation Club ( METU)

Voluntary Assistant in Strategic Research Foundation

INTERESTS:

Politics
Reading, Writing
Classical and Ethnic Music
Traveling
Riding
Tennis, Badminton, Step Aerobics and Jogging