I’m a political eco-nomist from Turkey and currently living in Switzerland. Throughout my academic career, I have focused specifically on the interactions between nature and the economy; in my master's thesis I analysed the economic effects of 'natural' disasters from an economic development perspective, and later completed my PhD thesis on the location decisions of polluting industries in developed and developing countries and relationship between international trade and environmental pollution (i.e. pollution havens).

As an activist, I’ve taken part in various social justice initiatives campaigning for labour rights, academics' unionisation, veganism and LGBTI+ rights.

Currently my research is focused on transforming the food system to end the exploitation of animals in order to reach a sustainable post-capitalist future within ecological boundaries. My research interests include international economics, political ecology, animal liberation, and degrowth policies.