Stories

I have always been interested in social and economic inequalities as someone raised in a poor family in an underdeveloped city in Turkey.

It means being involved in a lot of aspects of the campus, not just things that affect me and my students.

Graduate students are excited about history and self-motivated in a way that makes them a pleasure to work with.

I’m so grateful to the people who listened to me and paid attention to me that I’ve adopted a pay-it-forward approach. I literally would not be here if folks hadn’t taken the time to know me.