Awards

• 2025 – 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy, Washingtonian, Washington, DC.
• 2024 – 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy, Washingtonian, Washington, DC.
• 2019 – First Freedom Award, The Hellenic American Leadership Council, Chicago.
• 2016 – Stefanus Prize for Religious Freedom, The Stefanus Alliance, Oslo.
• 2014 – Distinguished Fellow, Oxford Centre for the Study of Law and Public Policy.
• 2014 – Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Political, Legal, and Governmental Affairs, Junior Chamber International, Turkey.
• 2013 – Future International Leaders Programme, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London.
• 2013 – Aspen Leadership Seminar, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO.
• 2013 – Aspen Scholar, The Aspen Institute, Aspen, CO.
• 2013 – Munich Young Leader – Munich Security Conference, Körber Stiftung, Hamburg.
• 2012 – International Leaders Forum, National Democratic Institute, Washington DC.
• 2009 – Germany Meets Turkey: A Forum for Young Leaders, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin.
• 2002-2004 – Doctoral Fellow at Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
• 1996 – Halide Edip Adıvar Award for Excellence in Turkish Language and Literature, Robert College, Istanbul.