PhD Students

Buse Koca
Research Areas:Deneyimsel Pazarlama, Yapay Zeka, Gerçeklik Teknolojileri, Yeni Medya, Sosyal ve Kültürel Teori (Experiential Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Reality Technologies, New Media, Social and Cultural Theory)
E-mail: buse.koca02@bilgiedu.net / buse.koca2175@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Didem Toy
Research Areas:Medya Sanatları, Kentsel İletişim, Kentsel Medya (Media Arts, Urban Communication, Urban Media)
E-mail: didem.toy@bilgiedu.net
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Esra Yıldız


Onur Aker
Research Areas: Dijitalleşme, Yapay Zekâ, Popüler Kültür, Görsel-İşitsel Sanat ve Medya, Siyasal İletişim (Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, Popular Culture, Audiovisual Art and Media, Political Communication)
E-mail: onur.aker@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Mehlika Özge Esirgen
Research Areas: Film Çalışmaları, İletişim ve Felsefe, Yapay Zeka, Sosyal ve Kültürel Teori (Film Studies, Communication & Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Social and Cultural Theory)
E-mail: ozge.esirgen@bilgiedu.net / ozgesirgen@gmail.com 
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Rana Ekin
Research Areas: Film ve TV Çalışmaları, Güney Kore Sineması (Film and TV Studies, South Korean Cinema)
E-mail: rana.ekin@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor:Prof. Erkan Saka


Tuba Ergün
Research Areas: Toplumsal Cinsiyet Karşıtı Hareketler, Popülizm, Dijital Medya (Anti-gender movements, Populism, Digital Media)
E-mail: maide.ergun@bilgiedu.net / tubargun@gmail.com 
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Ömer Can Saroğlu
Research Areas: Oyun Çalışmaları, Anlatıbilim, Yeni Medya (Game Studies, Narratology, New Media)
E-mail: cansaroglu02@bilgiedu.net
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Rahmi Uysal
Research Areas: Digital Culture, Cultural Localization, Humor Studies, Human–Chatbot Relationships (HCRs), Sensory Studies, AI Governance
E-mail: rahmi.uysal@bilgi.edu.tr or rahmiuysal2@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Murat Dursun

Research Areas: Göç, Sanat, İletişim (Migration, Art, Communication)

E-mail: murat.dursun02@bilgiedu.net

Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Cansu Koç

Research Areas: Feminist Çalışmalar, Seks İşçiliği, Dijital Medya (Feminist Studies, Sex Work, Digital Media)

E-mail: cansu.koc04@bilgiedu.net / cnsukoc95@gmail.com 

Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Sahire Arslan 
Research Areas: Çeviri Çalışmaları, Yapay Zeka, Kültürel Antropoloji, Yeni Medya (Translation Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Anthropology, New Media)
E-mail: sahire.arslan@bilgiedu.net /sahirea@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Ezgi Altınöz

Research Areas: Hayvan Çalışmaları, Posthumanism, Belgesel Çalışmaları, Gündelik Hayat İncelemeleri (Animal Studies, Posthumanism, Documentary Studies, Studies of Everyday Life)
E-mail: ezgi.altinoz@bilgiedu.net / medezgialtinoz@gmail.com / ezgi.altinoz@ostimteknik.edu.tr 

Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Zubeyde Karagoz
Research Areas: Kürt Çalışmaları, Siyasal İletişim ve Siyasal Partiler, Toplumsal Hareketler, Karşılaştırma Çalışmaları, Azınlık Gruplar ve Medya (Kurdish Studies, Political Communication and Political Parties, Social Movements, Comparative Studies, Minority Groups and Media)
E-mail: zubeyde.karagoz@bilgiedu.net / zubeydekaragoz@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Berna Çelikkaya
Research Areas: Performans İncelemeleri, XR Teknolojileri ve Sanat, Dramaturji (Performance Studies, XR Technology and Art, Dramaturgy)
E-mail: berna.celikkaya@bilgiedu.net / bernacelikkaya@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Filiz Dağ
Research Areas: Teknoloji İletişimi, Akıllı Şehirler, Kültürel Çalışmalar, Yapay Zeka, Tasarım; (Technology Communication, Smart Cities, Cultural Studies, AI, Design)
E-mail: filiz.dag@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Aslı Tunç, Prof. Şebnem Yalınay Çinici


Serra Evci
Araştırma Alanları: Social Sustainability, Public Relations, Corporate Communication
E-mail: serra.evci@bilgiedu.net / serraevci@gmail.com
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Başak Uçanok Tan


Elvin Aydoğdu
Research Areas: Film ve Tiyatro Kuramları, Performans İncelemeleri, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği Çalışmaları, Feminist Film ve Feminist Tiyatro Kuramları, Tiyatro Oyunu ve Senaryo Yazarlığı, Dramaturji (Film Theory, Theatre Theory, Performance Studies, Gender Studies, Feminist Film and Feminist Theatre Theories, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Dramaturgy)
E-mail: elvin.aydogdu@bilgiedu.net / elvinaydogdu@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Nurhak Atar
Research Areas: Yapay Zeka, Siyasal İletişim, Şehir Çalışmaları, Yeni Medya ve Kriz İletişimi (Artificial Intelligence, Political Communication, Urban Studies, New Media and Crisis Communication)
E-posta: nurhak.atar@bilgiedu.net / atarnurhak@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Nur Aleyna Sakoğlu
Research Areas: Game Studies, Video Game Design, Narratology, Philosophy.
E-mail: aleyna.sakoglu@bilgiedu.net
Advisor: -


Didem Ermiş
Research Areas: Feminist Art, Care, Art History, Feminist Ethnography, Feminist STS, , Object-Oriented Ontology, New Materialism, Art and Cultural Management
E-mail: didemermis3@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Selin İrem Çağlar
Research Areas: Sports Oriented Marketing Communication, Consumer Behavior, Communication Studies During Crisis, Communication Studies Focused on National Values in Brand Creation
E-mail: irem@hezz.com.tr
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Erkan Raşitoğlu
Research Areas: Research Areas: Algorithms, AI, and Digital Culture, Digital Anthropology, Artificial Intelligence and Society, Anthropological Approaches to AI and Machine Learning, Risk Society, Responsible AI and Ethics
E-mail: erkan.rasitoglu@stu.bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Utku Fişek
Research Areas: Game Design, Game Balance, Digital Analysis
E-mail: utku.fisek@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: -


Talin Büyükkürkciyan
Research Areas: Turkish Contemporary Dance History, Contemporary Dance, Improvisation, Choreography
E-mail: talinbuyukkurkciyan@gmail.com
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Meltem Gülçin Saroğlu
Research Areas: Game Studies, Critical Game Design, Interactive Media, New Media
E-mail: gulcin.saroglu@bilgiedu.net
Advisor: -


Mehmet Onur Kalkan
Research Areas: Game Design Studies, Game Engines, Game Engine Communities, Serious Games
E-mail: mehmet.kalkan03@bilgiedu.net / mehmetonur.kalkan@bau.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


Miran Bulut
Research Areas: Digital Performance, Bodies and Technologies, Posthuman Dramaturgies, Feminist and Decolonial Epistemologies
E-mail: miran.bulut@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Aslı Tunç


Duygu Özkan
Research Areas: Visual Culture, Visual Ethnography, Documentary and Experimental Film, Film Aesthetics, Temporality, Cultural Memory
E-mail: duygu.ozkan05@bilgiedu.net
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka


İlayda Nur Güç
Research Areas: Game Studies, Post-Apocalyptic Narratives, Surveillance and Control, Ludomusicology
E-mail: ilayda.guc@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Nazan Haydari Pakkan


Atanur Memiş
Research Areas: Author – Text – Reader Relations, Identity Production, New Media and Literature, Semiotics, Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, Language Acquisition, Fine Arts and Reception Aesthetics
E-mail: atanur.memis@bilgi.edu.tr
Advisor: Prof. Erkan Saka