Profilo di Turan
Curriculum di Tolga Turan
EDUCATION
BİLKENT UNIVERSITY Ankara, TURKEY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES February 2011-Present
Honors: Full Scholarship, Assistantship
Degree: Phd on Finance
Selected Coursework: “Investment Analysis”, “Futures, Options and Other Derivatives”, “Mathematics for Economists”, “Corporate Finance”, “Probability”, “Econometrics”, “Real Analysis”.
GPA: 3,03/4,0
BİLKENT UNIVERSITY Ankara, TURKEY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES September 2010-February 2011
Honors: Full Scholarship, Assistantship
Degree: Phd on International Relations
Selected Coursework: US Foreign Policy.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS-SIPA New York, USA
Honors: 1- Recipient of Turkish Government scholarship May 2010
2- Recipient of Columbia University fellowship
(As Departmental Research Assistant in Economics Department-
Under the supervision of Prof. Emanuale Gerratana)
Degree: Master of Public Administration-MPA
Concentration: International Energy Management and Policy
Selected Coursework: International Energy Systems and Business Structures, Energy Economics, Risk and Scenario Analysis in Energy Value Chain, Petroleum Markets and Trading, Electricity Markets, Oil Rights and Development, Corporate Finance, International Finance.
Workshop Project: Turkish Electricity Market and its Relevance to Its EU Accession
GPA: 3,5/4,0
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Ankara, TURKEY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES May 2008
Degree: Master of Science in International Relations
Selected Coursework: Political Economy of International Oil, Political Economy of the Middle East, European Security.
Master Thesis: Turkish Foreign Policy towards Israel: The Implications of Turkey’s Relations with the West
GPA: 3,8/4,0
ANKARA UNIVERSITY Ankara, TURKEY
FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE April 2002
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
Selected Coursework:Economics, Environmental Politics, Financial Accounting, Administrative and Corporate Law, Political Science and Public Finance.
GPA: -
EXPERIENCE
BİLKENT UNIVERSITY Ankara, TURKEY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES September 2011-Present
Department Assistant
Working closely with Deputy Director of the University Prof. Kürşad AYDOĞAN and help him in his research and lecture management including grading exams and problem sets, tutoring and holding office hours.
ENERGY MARKET REGULATORY AUTHORITY 2010-Present
OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (EMRA)
Energy Expert-Department of Strategic Analysis
Conducting research regarding the operations of international energy markets as well as the domestic market. Briefing to top management about the most recent developments in Turkish energy markets, contributing to the preparation of their presentations. Preparing policy papers for the top management and EMRA as an institution. Monitoring the energy-related operations of international organizations such as G20, BSEC, EU and IEA.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2009-2010
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Spring Semester
Departmental Research Assistant-Department of Economics
Responsible for grading exams and problem sets, tutoring and holding office hours.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY June-September
CENTER FOR ENERGY, MARINE TRANSPORTATION
AND PUBLIC POLICY (CEMTPP)
Internship
During the summer of 2009 I was selected as the intern to conduct research that would lay the foundation for the Eurasian Energy Governance Program at CEMTPP under the supervision of Prof. Albert Bressand. The research focussed on “Turkey’s Role in the Eurasian Gas Politics”. I was also paid a stipent during the internship period.
ENERGY MARKET REGULATORY AUTHORITY 2006-2010
OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (EMRA)
Energy Expert-Department of Auditing and Supervision
Solely responsible for conducting the supervisory activities regarding the petroleum products market in six Turkish provinces. Performed the investigations of over one hundred petroleum companies operating in Turkey including multi-nationals. Gave lectures to over two hundred field auditors about the fundamentals of Petroleum Market Law and its implementation as far as the auditing activities concerned. Delivered oral presentations to the various public agencies outlining the structure of petroleum products market in Turkey and the investigations conducted by EMRA. Contributed to the composing of several regulations and by-laws regarding petroleum products market in Turkey which are being implemented countrywide today.
ENERGY MARKET REGULATORY AUTHORITY 2003-2006
OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (EMRA)
Assistant Energy Expert-Department of Auditing and Supervision
Participated in an intensive job training program including petroleum, electricity and natural gas markets. Assisted the auditing and investigation activities that had been conducted country-wide regarding the energy markets by EMRA. Participated in an intensive 3-month training program at the University of Houston’s Institute for Energy, Law and Enterprise (now Center for Energy Economics at the
UT-Austin). The program focused on energy value chain economics, regulation and deregulation in energy markets, market restructuring, value chains of electricity, natural gas and petroleum markets, and geopolitics of energy. Study visits included the Department of Energy, FERC, Texas Railroad Commission and various public agencies and energy companies in the U.S. Prepared a thesis for energy expertise named “The Structure the Auditing of the Newly Liberalized Petroleum Products Market in Turkey” (In Turkish) and submitted to EMRA Board.