Research

Research

Publications

“Multiple Perspectives on Surrogacy and In-Vitro Fertilization in Turkey” (with Sertac Sahin Atabay). 2022. Turkish Journal of Bioethics 9(1):13-20.

Abstract: In November 2018, all types of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) involving third parties, including surrogacy, were prohibited in Turkey. In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) methods for married heterosexual couples, however, are highly promoted by the official-legal framework despite the fact that the number of people seeking surrogate mothers abroad has been increasing dramatically. This reveals not only several ethical questions about the practice of surrogacy but also legal debates both in Turkey and in the world. Thus, this article presents a conceptual and legal framework for the practice of surrogacy in Turkey. It aims to make a basic examination of surrogacy and introduce some of the ethical questions and their implications for law in this area.

Working Papers

“Draining the Swamp? Partisan Bias in the Prosecution of Former Latin American Leaders.” Co-authored with Gretchen Helmke, YeonKyung Jeong, Jae Eun Kim, Emily VanMeter and Adriana Tobar.

Work in Progress

  • "The Role of Female Judges in the European Court of Human Rights"
  • Abstract: Although the European Court of Human Rights adopted a new policy in 2004 to balance gender, women are still underrepresented in the Court. Women's representation in the international courts is crucial not only because half of the population in the world is female but also women's ability to act as a kind of bridge for other underrepresented groups such as older people, children, racial and religious minorities. This paper studies the effect of gender of judges in the ECHR. It focuses on whether female judges decide differently than male judges and whether the European Union membership plays any role in the selection of judges. I will use causal inference methods to present this effect.

  • "Does gender matter for local policy outcomes? Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Close Mayoral Races in Turkey"
  • "Judicial Bias in the European Court of Human Rights Decisions: Evidence from Turkey, Poland and Hungary"
  • “Separation in Tobit Models with Application to European Extremism.” With Curtis Signorino and Agabek Kabdullin.
  • "Sentiment Analysis on Turkish Politicians' Tweets"