My Research Area

  • Global Justice and the Philosophy of Human Rights:
    As part of my doctoral project, I am working on developing a new theory of human rights. My research focuses on constructing a multi-categorical rights system based on a pluralistic foundation, aiming to address the practical shortcomings of current global justice theories. These studies are progressing with the support of my advisors from the Faculties of Law and Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and the University of Oxford.
  • Autonomy, Liberalism, and Freedom:
    In my master’s project, I examined the differences among the emerging factions of modern liberalism and analyzed the responsibilities that an autonomy-based liberalism would impose on the state. Additionally, I continue to work on the Republican Model of Freedom. I had the opportunity to explore the practical implications of this model through the “State Theories: Republicanism” course I attended at the Department of Political Science at Princeton University.
  • Success, Ethical Competition, and the Ethics of Power:
    As a subfield under the broader themes of freedom and identity, I am researching the nature of success, its modern reflections, its gendered aspects, and its historical evolution. I aim to develop original conceptualizations by integrating my personal studies on game theory into this research. My initial academic engagement with these themes was sparked by the “Gender and Race” course I took at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
  • Rational Thinking and Behavioral Psychology:
    I am particularly interested in how individuals’ decisions are influenced by external factors across different dimensions and to what extent they can preserve their free will. My research also covers social movements, forms of societal change, ethical communication, and effective yet ethical propaganda. I have diversified my research by drawing upon the content of courses such as Behavioral Psychology, Propaganda, and the History of Social Movements, which I attended at the Departments of Political Science at the University of Oxford and History at Princeton University.

Publications

  • “The Worth of Human Life: A Multidimensional Foundation for Human Rights.” Human Rights Review (2026)
  • “Imaginative Injustice as a Distinct Form of Epistemic Injustice.” Hypatia (forthcoming)

Under Revision & Under Review

  • “‘You Are One of Them’: Stereotype-Based Incrimination and Justificatory Equality.” Philosophy & Public Affairs (revise and resubmit)
  • “What is Achievement?” Philosophical Studies (major revision)
  • “Neither Reform, Nor Revolt: Epistemic Distancing as a Third Way of Resistance” (under review)

Book

  • The Route of Freedom (2024) (Published in Turkish)

Book Reviews

  • John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present. Mizanu’l Hak (2022)
  • Francis Macdonald Cornford, From Religion to Philosophy. Mizanu’l Hak (2022)

Theses

  • Priority View in Human Rights: Core and Non-Core Rights. PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow (in progress)
  • The Problem of Determinism in History within Karl Popper’s Philosophy. MA Thesis, Ibn Haldun University (2022)
  • Autonomy-Based Liberalism and Food Insecurity. MSc Thesis, University of Glasgow (2022)

Conference Presentations

  • “The Invisible Concept: The Structuring Power of Success in the History of Philosophy.” British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Conference, King’s College London (April 2026)
  • “Justice Before Knowledge: Imaginative Inequality and the Political Limits of Imagination.” Political Studies Association Annual Conference (PSA26), Oxford (April 2026)
  • “Between Utopia and Political Utility: Reclaiming the Meaning of Human Rights.” Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Annual Conference, Edinburgh (January 2026)
  • “Why We Need a New Branch of Philosophy: Philosophy of Success.” Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference, Gdańsk (June 2025)

Other Presentations

  • “What is Achievement?” Philosophy Graduate Seminar, University of Glasgow (October 2026)
  • “Imaginative Injustice as a Distinct Form of Epistemic Injustice.” Philosophy Graduate Seminar, University of Glasgow (May 2026)
  • “The Moral and Unified Definition of Success.” Philosophy Talk Shop, Harvard University (October 2025)
  • “One Truth is Not Enough: On the Limits of Monist Human Rights Theories.” DPhil Philosophy Seminar, University of Oxford (May 2025)