Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classics, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, 2012. Thesis title: The Resources and Economy of Roman Nicomedia (İzmit-Turkey) - Master of Arts (MA) in Ancient History, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2006. - Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001. - ANS Graduate, 60th American Numismatic Society Summer Seminar, New York, USA, 2012. Previous Position Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of History, Department of Ancient History, University of Cologne, 15 February 2017 – 31 March 2019 (Alfried Krupp Stiftung Stipendium). Projects - Project Director, The Economy and Connectivity of Central Anatolia during the Roman Period, Aarhus University, Denmark, 2019-present. - Project Director, Eskişehir Province Mihalıççık, Alpu, Beylikova, Çifteler, Mahmudiye and Sivrihisar Counties Epigraphic Survey Project, Eskişehir, Turkey, 2014-present. - Numismatist and Researcher, Kocaeli and Its Districts Archaeological Survey Project conducted by Prof. Ayşe Çalık Ross, Department of Archaeology, Kocaeli University, Turkey, 2006-2012. Recent Conference Presentations - “Different Grave Types from Northeast Phrygia”, 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, 22 – 26 May 2018, Cologne/Bonn, Germany. - “The Impact of Migrant Communities from Asia Minor in the Balkan Provinces during the Roman Period: The cases of Bithynia and Galatia”, 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, 22 – 26 May 2018, Cologne/Bonn. - “New Inscriptions from Choria Considiana”, International Epigraphy Congress, 28 August-2 September 2017, University of Wien, Austria. Selected Honours and Awards 2008-2011 Exeter Research Scholarship for PhD Program in Ancient History. 2008-2011 College of Humanities Maintenance Award for PhD Program in Ancient History. 2001 Ranked first (the highest honour) in the Department of History, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. 2001 Ranked second in Faculty of Science and Letters, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. .