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I teach political philosophy at Sabancı University. 

My research lies at the intersection of political philosophy, social epistemology and philosophy of science. I am interested in how social structures shape what we come to know and how what we know influences our opportunities for flourishing and exercising agency as free and equal citizens. 

In 2024, I was awarded the British Academy’s Brian Barry Prize for my paper "Learning From the Enemies of Freedom: Freedom of Expression and Collective Power". 

I am currently co-authoring a book with Gürol Irzık, provisionally titled Justice in the Distribution of Knowledge, under contract with Oxford University Press. 

I received my DPhil in Political Theory from the University of Oxford. Before that, I completed an MA in Political Philosophy at the University of York, and a BA in International Relations at Koç University.

For my curriculum vitæ, please click here.