Zeynep Elif Koç

Zeynep Elif Koç is an independent researcher whose primary research areas are Turkish-American relations and American politics. She completed her doctoral studies in 2024 at the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University. During the 2021-2022 academic year, she served as a visiting researcher in the School of Communication at Northwestern University and also worked as a teaching assistant as a Fulbright scholar. She teaches courses on Turkish-American Relations, the U.S. Government and Politics, and World History. In addition to numerous research articles published in peer-reviewed journals, she has also authored book chapters on U.S. politics and Turkish-American Relations.