{"id":4394,"date":"2025-04-15T07:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4394"},"modified":"2025-04-16T05:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:40:29","slug":"turkish-economy-seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4394","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Economy Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025-2026<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
February 16, 2026<\/td>17:40<\/td>Refet G\u00fcrkaynak Serhat G\u00fcrleyen Hakan Kara \u015eant Manukyan<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>K\u00fcresel Piyasalardaki Paradigma De\u011fi\u015fimi ve T\u00fcrkiye Ekonomisine Yans\u0131malar\u0131<\/td>FF-B22<\/td><\/tr>
December 2, 2025<\/td>17:30<\/td>Ufuk Ak\u00e7i\u011fit<\/td>University of Chicago<\/td>Yeni Bir Ekonomik B\u00fcy\u00fcme Vizyonu: Mikro Verilerle Makro Hik\u00e2yeyi Yeniden Yazmak<\/td>FF-B22<\/td><\/tr>
October 21, 2025<\/td>18:00<\/td>\u00d6zlem K\u0131na<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.<\/td>C Block Amphitheatre<\/td><\/tr>
October 10, 2025<\/td>12:30<\/td>Ebru Voyvoda<\/td>Middle East Technical University<\/td>Facing Climate in the Shadow of Multiple Crises<\/td>A-130<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2024-2025<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
April 21, 2025<\/td>15:30<\/td>Banu Demir<\/td>Oxford University<\/td>Trade Wars 2.0: The Future of Global Trade and Its Effects on Turkey<\/td>C Blok Amphitheatre<\/td><\/tr>
April 16, 2025<\/td>16:30<\/td>Murat \u00dc\u00e7er<\/td>Global Source Partners\/Turkey Data Monitor\/Ko\u00e7 \u00dcniversitesi<\/td>Macroeconomic Outlook in the World and Turkey<\/td>A-130<\/td><\/tr>
November 19, 2024<\/td><\/td>Kamil Y\u0131lmaz<\/td>Ko\u00e7 University<\/td>Inflation Dynamics in Turkey: A Political Economy Perspective<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 22, 2024<\/td><\/td>\u00dcmit \u00d6zlale<\/td><\/td>Action\u2013Speech (In)Consistency in Economic Policy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 16, 2024<\/td><\/td>Arda Gitmez<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>2024 Economics Nobel<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2023-2024<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
March 19, 2024<\/td><\/td>Kerim Rota<\/td><\/td>Can the Central Bank of Turkey Finally Escape the Curse of Sisyphus?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 29, 2024<\/td><\/td>G\u00fcven Sak<\/td>TEPAV<\/td>Turkey\u2019s Post-Election Agenda: Moving Beyond Monetary Policy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 6, 2023<\/td><\/td>Fatih \u00d6zatay<\/td>TOBB ET\u00dc<\/td>Why Was It So Hard to Fight Inflation in the First Century?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 29, 2023<\/td><\/td>Refet G\u00fcrkaynak, Hakan Kara<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>Inflation and Monetary Policy in the First 100 Years of the Republic<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 21, 2023<\/td><\/td>\u00d6ner G\u00fcn\u00e7avd\u0131<\/td>Istanbul Technical University<\/td>Structural Transformation in the Turkish Economy, Income Distribution and Economic Populism<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 11, 2023<\/td><\/td>\u00c7a\u011fla \u00d6kten<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>2023 Economics Nobel<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2022-2023<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
April 25, 2023<\/td><\/td>\u0130nsan Tunal\u0131<\/td>Ko\u00e7 University<\/td>Labor Market Policies under the AKP Government and Their Consequences<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 1, 2023<\/td><\/td>Erol Taymaz<\/td>Middle East Technical University<\/td>Economic Growth, Industrial Policy and the Earthquake<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 7, 2022<\/td><\/td>\u015eamil Pi\u015fmaf, Tu\u011f\u00e7e Sayer<\/td>Turkish Competition Authority<\/td>Foundations of Competition Law and Current Practices on Digital Platforms<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 1, 2022<\/td><\/td>\u015eevket Pamuk<\/td><\/td>Politics and Economy in Turkey During the Multi-Party Era<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 11, 2022<\/td><\/td>Refet S. G\u00fcrkaynak<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>2022 Economics Nobel<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2021-2022<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
July 20, 2022<\/td><\/td>Asaf Sava\u015f Akat<\/td>Istanbul Bilgi University<\/td>Turkey\u2019s Never-Ending Inflation Story<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 12, 2022<\/td><\/td>G\u00fcl\u00e7in \u00d6zkan<\/td>King's College London<\/td>Reimagining Economic Policy in the Shadow of the Pandemic and Climate Crisis<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 8, 2022<\/td><\/td>Burak Salto\u011flu<\/td>Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University<\/td>A View on the Economy through the Lens of Behavioral Finance<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 1, 2022<\/td><\/td>\u015eebnem Kalemli-\u00d6zcan<\/td>University of Maryland<\/td>Turkey\u2019s Economic Problems: Policy Recommendations from the Perspective of International Economics<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 27, 2021<\/td><\/td>Hakan \u00d6zy\u0131ld\u0131z<\/td><\/td>Foreign Currency Deposits, Protected Lira Instruments and the Free Exchange Regime<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 8, 2021<\/td><\/td>Ceyhun Elgin<\/td><\/td>Turkey\u2019s Pandemic Economy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 1, 2021<\/td><\/td>Ufuk Ak\u00e7i\u011fit<\/td><\/td>The Turkish Economy in Light of Micro Data<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 10, 2021<\/td><\/td>Cevdet Ak\u00e7ay<\/td><\/td>Misconceptions in the Turkish Economy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 20, 2021<\/td><\/td>G\u00fcven Sak<\/td>TOBB ET\u00dc, TEPAV<\/td>Green Deal<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 15, 2021<\/td><\/td>\u015e. Pelin Akyol<\/td>Bilkent University, Economics<\/td>2021 Nobel Prizes<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2020-2021<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
June 9, 2021<\/td><\/td>Alvaro Ortiz<\/td>BBVA<\/td>Turkish Economy in Real Time and High Definition<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
May 11, 2021<\/td><\/td>\u015eant Manukyan, Refet S. G\u00fcrkaynak<\/td>\u0130\u015f Investment, Bilkent Economics<\/td>Crypto Assets: Buyer\u2019s Market or Bubble?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 25, 2021<\/td><\/td>\u00d6zer Karagedikli, A. Hakan Kara, Refet S. G\u00fcrkaynak<\/td>SEACEN, Bilkent Economics<\/td>Structural Change in U.S. Monetary Policy and Global Spillovers<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 21, 2020<\/td><\/td>Nuh Ayg\u00fcn Dalk\u0131ran<\/td>Faculty Member, Department of Economics<\/td>2020 Economics Nobel: Milgrom and Wilson\u2019s Contributions to Auction Theory<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2019-2020<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
March 4, 2020<\/td><\/td>Fatih \u00d6zatay, A. Hakan Kara, Refet S. G\u00fcrkaynak<\/td>TOBB ET\u00dc, Bilkent Economics<\/td>Turkey\u2019s Economy in Light of Global Developments and Policy Proposals<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 25, 2019<\/td><\/td>Daron Acemo\u011flu<\/td>MIT and Science Academy<\/td>The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Future of Freedom<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 23, 2019<\/td><\/td>\u015eule Alan<\/td>Bilkent University, Department of Economics<\/td>2019 Economics Nobel: Who, Why, What Did We Learn, and What Are We Doing in Turkey?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 16, 2019<\/td><\/td>Pelin Akyol<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>The State and Development of Education in Turkey: A PISA-Based Assessment<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
September 16, 2019<\/td><\/td>Yasin Uzun<\/td>Ministry of Trade<\/td>Applications of Behavioral Economics in Turkish Public Policy<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2018-2019<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
April 9, 2019<\/td><\/td>Gizem \u00d6ztok Alt\u0131nsa\u00e7<\/td>\u00d6zye\u011fin University \/ Chief Economist, Actus Portfolio<\/td>Swaps, CDS, Financial Instruments and Turkey\u2019s Examples<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 27, 2019<\/td><\/td>\u015eant Manukyan<\/td>Head of International Markets, \u0130\u015f Investment<\/td>What Happened on Friday, and What Comes Next?<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2017-2018<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
May 28, 2018<\/td><\/td>Bur\u00e7in K\u0131sac\u0131ko\u011flu, Burcu \u00dcn\u00fcvar, Erin\u00e7 Yeldan, Refet S. G\u00fcrkaynak<\/td>Bilkent Economics, TSKB<\/td>Interest Rates, Exchange Rates, and Inflation: What is Happening in Turkey?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 11, 2018<\/td><\/td>Cem Ba\u015f, Eseng\u00fcl Tanr\u0131kulu<\/td>Turkish Statistical Institute (T\u00dc\u0130K)<\/td>Experts Explain: Inflation Statistics in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 28, 2018<\/td><\/td>Enver Ta\u015ft\u0131, Meral Da\u015fk\u0131ran, Murat Karata\u015f<\/td><\/td>Labor Market Statistics in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 21, 2018<\/td><\/td>Burak Yitgin<\/td>King's College London<\/td>Turkish Electricity Market<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
January 31, 2018<\/td><\/td>T\u00fclay Korkmaz<\/td>Turkish Statistical Institute (T\u00dc\u0130K), Head of National Accounts Department<\/td>National Income Accounting in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 11, 2017<\/td><\/td>Emin Karag\u00f6zo\u011flu<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>2017 Economics Nobel: Behavioral Economics and Richard Thaler\u2019s Contributions<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2015-2016<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
November 18, 2015<\/td><\/td>Dr. Deniz Karao\u011flan<\/td><\/td>Health and Education<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2014-2015<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
April 22, 2015<\/td><\/td>Prof. Refet G\u00fcrkaynak, Assoc. Prof. Bilin Neyapt\u0131, Prof. Erin\u00e7 Yeldan<\/td>Bilkent University and Burcu \u00dcn\u00fcvar (Ya\u015far University)<\/td>The State of the Economy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 4, 2015<\/td><\/td>Vefa Tarhan<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>Economic Performance and Vulnerabilities: 2002\u20132015<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 10, 2014<\/td><\/td>A. Mete \u00c7akmak\u00e7\u0131<\/td>Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV)<\/td>Value Creation and Innovation in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 12, 2014<\/td><\/td>Necdet Pamir<\/td>Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, CHP Energy Commission<\/td>Energy Sector in Turkey: Problems and Policy Proposals<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 15, 2014<\/td><\/td>Volkan \u00c7etinkaya<\/td>Ministry of Health and Bilkent University<\/td>Health System in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2013-2014<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
May 7, 2014<\/td><\/td>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aylin S\u00f6nmez<\/td><\/td>Economics of Sports<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 9, 2014<\/td><\/td>Mustafa S\u00f6nmez<\/td><\/td>Politics and Economy in Turkey After the Local Elections<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
March 27, 2014<\/td><\/td>Assoc. Prof. Dr. \u00c7a\u011flar Manavgat<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>Law and Economics in Turkey: Recent Developments Affecting Financial Markets<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 27, 2013<\/td><\/td>Prof. Dr. Semih Koray<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>Evolution of the Game: A Perspective on Economic Theory<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 23, 2013<\/td><\/td>Asst. Prof. Dr. Ceyhun Elgin<\/td>Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University<\/td>Informal Economy in the World and in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2012-2013<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
May 8, 2013<\/td><\/td>Assoc. Prof. Ebru Voyvoda<\/td>Middle East Technical University<\/td>Environment and the Economy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
April 3, 2013<\/td><\/td>Yusuf I\u015f\u0131k<\/td><\/td>Knowledge Economy and Turkey\u2019s Development Perspective<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 27, 2013<\/td><\/td>Dr. Ays\u0131t Tansel<\/td>Middle East Technical University<\/td>Age Structure of the Population, Demographic Window of Opportunity and the Labor Market in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
December 19, 2012<\/td><\/td>Prof. Dr. Semih Koray<\/td>Bilkent University<\/td>The Role of Choice in Economic Design<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
November 28, 2012<\/td><\/td>Prof. Dr. Fatih \u00d6zatay<\/td>TEPAV and TOBB University of Economics and Technology<\/td>Where is the Turkish Economy Headed?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
October 31, 2012<\/td><\/td>Assoc. Prof. Aylin Se\u00e7kin<\/td>Bilgi University<\/td>Art Markets in the World and in Turkey<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

2011-2012<\/h3>
Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Topic<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
March 1, 2012<\/td><\/td>Prof. Dr. G\u00fcven Sak<\/td>TOBB University of Economics and Technology<\/td>The Transformation and Future of the Turkish Economy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
February 1, 2012<\/td><\/td>S\u00fcreyya Serdenge\u00e7ti<\/td><\/td>Where is Monetary Policy Headed?<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":50,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4394","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4394"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4397,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions\/4397"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econ.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}