I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology at Temple University. I grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. I obtained my BA in Psychology from Bogazici University, Istanbul and MA in Developmental Psychology from Koc University, Istanbul.
I am currently working at Temple University Infant Lab. I am also affiliated with Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC). I primarily study early language development in a cross-linguistic perspective under the directions of Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Roberta M. Golinkoff.
My main research questions center on the relationship between language and cognitive development: What are the perceptual and conceptual precursors in events that are fundamental to learning verbs and prepositions? How do children in different language environments learn to talk about events? How do infants and children perceive and express causal events? Please see the Research page for more detailed descriptions of current and past projects.
Here is my most recent CV in .pdf format: 
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