Ebru Akarçay

Assistant Professor Ebru Akarçay is a political scientist with expertise in comparative political institutions and transitional justice at Yeditepe University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Holding a PhD from Boğaziçi University (2003) and a Master's from the University of Essex (1996), her academic career spans 20+ years with significant contributions to political science education.

Her research focuses on presidentialism, ethnic conflict in democratic consolidation, transitional justice mechanisms, and historical memory politics. She has published extensively on these topics, particularly examining Spain's autonomous communities and Latin American political systems, with recent work analyzing populist movements across Europe and the Southern Cone.

Ebru's 15 most recent publications demonstrate expertise in comparative political systems (7 articles), transitional justice (4 studies), and presidential governance (3 papers), with methodological emphasis on case study analysis and comparative institutional research.

She has served as thesis advisor for 10 graduate students, covering topics from Turkish theater modernization to migration management accountability across Turkey and Spain. Her administrative roles at Yeditepe University include Director of Research Applications Center (2016) and various deputy positions (2010). Teaching responsibilities span 18 undergraduate courses including Comparative Political Systems, Political Sociology, and Research Methods in Political Science, plus 5 graduate seminars in comparative politics.