Assistant Professor of Finance, Bilkent University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Corporate finance, banking, regulation, mergers, endogeneity in event studies
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2007- Assistant Professor of Finance, Bilkent University
2006-2007 Assistant Professor of Finance, Southern Illinois University
1999-2006 Graduate Assistant, Boston College
1997-1999 Graduate Assistant, Middle East Technical University
EDUCATION
2000-2006 Ph.D. in Finance, Boston College; Dissertation Title: Unpleasant shocks or welcome surprises? An empirical study of merger announcements; Committee: Edward J. Kane (chair), Philip E. Strahan, Hassan Tehranian
1999-2002 M.Sc. in Finance, Boston College; Magna Cum Laude
1997-1999 Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering
1993-1997 B.Sc. in Management, Middle East Technical University; Cum Laude
PAPERS UNDER REVISION
- "Financial Transparency and Sources of Hidden Capital: A Study on Turkish Banks"
- "Unpleasant shocks or welcome surprises? An empirical study of merger announcements" (with Marcia Cornett and Hassan Tehranian)
WORKING PAPERS
- "Silent Runs in the Mutual Fund Industry" (with Meijun Qian)
- "Market Reactions to Turkish Bank Mergers" (with Aslıhan Salih-Altay)
- The decision to accept or reject applications for lines of credit from small businesses (with Edward Kane)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award, Boston College, 2005
- Research Grant, Boston College, 2005
- FMA Annual Meeting, Boston College Travel Grant, 2004
- Graduate Fellowship, Boston College, 1999-present
- Graduate Fellowship, Middle East Technical University, 1997-1999
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
- 2007 FMA Annual Meeting, Orlando
- 2007 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans
- 2007 Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, San Diego
- 2006 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, Chicago
- 2006 Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City
- 2005 FMA European Meeting, Doctoral Consortium, Siena
- 2004 FMA Annual Meeting, Doctoral Consortium, New Orleans
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-2008 Assistant Professor of Finance, Bilkent University
MAN322 Money and Banking
MAN321 Corporate Finance
2006 Assistant Professor in Finance, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
MF341 Financial institutions and markets
MF449 Management of financial institutions
2004 Instructor, Boston College Finance Department
MF021 Basic Finance
2000-2004 Teaching Assistant, Boston College Finance Department
MF820 Management of Financial Institutions
MF881 Corporate Finance Theory
MF891 Ph.D. Seminar in Corporate Finance
MF880 Fixed Income Analysis
MF021 Basic Finance
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