Senior Consultant- Energy and Health Policies for Turkey

• Jan 2020 - Present

HEAL is a leading European NGO addressing how the environment affects health in the wider European Union with the support of more than 80 member organizations and offices in Belgium, Poland and Turkey. As HEAL's Turkey representative I'm responsible for strengthening the engagement of Turkish health sector with energy policies, air and pollution problems.

Consultant- Energy and Energy Policies for Turkey

• May 2016 - Dec 2019

Member of IUCN World Protected Areas

• 2018 - Present

Project Based Researcher

• Nov 2019 - Jan 2020

Updated plant-specific data for operating and planned coal power plants in Turkey. Updated plant-specific data for operating and planned coal power plants in Turkey.

Project Based Researcher- Co-Benefits Project

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

I co-leaded the "co-benefit research" to estimate the benefits of the increased share of renewables in Turkey’s energy mix from air pollution and health perspective with academicians from Bogazici University. Co-Benefits is a multi-disciplinary research project in several countries including Turkey, South Africa, India and Korea. I co-leaded the "co-benefit research" to estimate the benefits of the increased share of renewables in Turkey’s energy mix from air pollution and health perspective with academicians from Bogazici University. Co-Benefits is a multi-disciplinary research project in several countries including Turkey, South Africa, India and Korea.

Project Officer- Climate & Energy Program

• Sep 2014 - May 2016

I carried out researches and projects that analyse international climate change regime, energy policies, climate change economics and low carbon development.-2015 > Co-author of “Turkey’s Low Carbon Development Pathways and Priorities” report by Ümit Şahin, Erinç Yeldan, Ebru Voyvoda, Mustafa Özgür Berke and Funda Gacal, Istanbul Policy Center (Sabancı University Stiftung Mercator Initiative) and WWF-Turkey (English, Turkish).-2015 > Co-author of “Climate and Civil Society: Local Effects of Climate Change" report by Funda Gacal, Selin Peker, Musa Capur. TEMA Foundation and WWF-Turkey (Turkish).- 2014> Co-editor of “Turkey’s Renewable Power” report, WWF-Turkey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Philantrophy Manager - Climate & Energy Program

• Oct 2013 - May 2014

Invisible Army was a social entrepreneurship that was in China, Turkey and the United States. I managed its sustainability program to fund the projects on climate change and environmental conservation. Invisible Army was a social entrepreneurship that was in China, Turkey and the United States. I managed its sustainability program to fund the projects on climate change and environmental conservation.

Young Fellow- Climate & Energy Program

• Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

Under the WWF Youth Volunteer Program and with the support of WWF fellowship, I analyzed spatial, atmospheric and socio-economic effects of climate change on South America, Amazon and Pantanal regions by GIS program and field studies. Under the WWF Youth Volunteer Program and with the support of WWF fellowship, I analyzed spatial, atmospheric and socio-economic effects of climate change on South America, Amazon and Pantanal regions by GIS program and field studies.

Project Coordinator- Renewable Energy

• Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

Coordinated environmental permitting and planning process of Kayseri Yahyalı and Izmir Adares windpower plants of 92.50 MWe capacity in total and pre-tender stages of solar energy facilities in Opex Energy-Turkey, a branch of Deenma International Group based in Spain. Coordinated environmental permitting and planning process of Kayseri Yahyalı and Izmir Adares windpower plants of 92.50 MWe capacity in total and pre-tender stages of solar energy facilities in Opex Energy-Turkey, a branch of Deenma International Group based in Spain.

Project Coordinator

• Jun 2011 - Sep 2012

Coordinated environmental governance, public participation and disaster mitigation projects in Kentsel Strateji, an urban and regional planning office that provides advisory services on regional development by for-profit and non-profit programs. Coordinated environmental governance, public participation and disaster mitigation projects in Kentsel Strateji, an urban and regional planning office that provides advisory services on regional development by for-profit and non-profit programs.