The article "The Myth of Meritocracy: Does Meritocracy Promote Economic Growth? Evidence From Turkey" by our faculty members Prof. Barış Alpaslan and Res. Asst. Mevza Kurtulmuşlar, has been published in the "Review of Development Economics".

Our faculty member, Prof. Barış Alpaslan, has been selected as a finalist in the "Social Action" category of Study UK Alumni Awards 2025 by the British Council.

Our faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Burcu Uğur, gave a seminar titled “Child Care Models and Women's Participation in the Labor Force” organized by the Women's Rights Commission of Istanbul No 2 Bar Association.

Our faculty member, Assist. Prof. Ayşenur Karakaş Aydınbakar, participated the panel titled “Women’s Participation in the Economy: Practices, Challenges and Opportunities” organized by the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO (UTMK) as a panelist.

The first session of our EconTalks webinar series titled “Anadolu University Confidence Index” was held online on February 25th, 2025.

Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Burcu Uğur was deemed worthy of science awards in two separate categories at 2024 ASBÜ Academic Awards for her valuable scientific work and academic activities.

Our faculty member, Prof. Ömer Demir, has been selected as an Honorary Member by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). We congratulate him and wish him continued success.

Our faculty member, Prof. Barış Alpaslan, was a speaker in the event titled “Alumni as Changemakers: How Professional Networks Can Advance the SDGs” organized online by the British Council’s international alumni community Alumni UK on 11th-12th February, 2025.

Our faculty member and the Vice President of the Expert Committee for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals at the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO, Prof. Barış Alpaslan, moderated the panel titled “Inequality in the Digital World: Limits and Solutions”.

Our Students Participated in the Event Held at Ankara/Wyndham Hotel on 14-15 December, As Part of WomenUP 2 (Supporting Registered Women Employment Project)

Women-Up 2 is an important financial support program jointly financed by the Republic of Türkiye and the European Union and and run by the Social Security Institution of Türkiye.