Ayça Tekin-Koru received her BSc and MSc degrees in Economics from Middle East Technical University in 1994 and 1997, respectively, and completed her PhD in Economics at Purdue University in 2001.

Between 2001 and 2003, she served as a visiting faculty member at the Krannert Graduate School of Management, where she taught in executive MBA and economics programs. She subsequently joined the Department of Economics at Oregon State University, where she worked as a faculty member from 2003 to 2011. In 2011-2012, she conducted research at the Turkish Statistical Institute under a TÜBİTAK-funded reintegration grant.

From 2012 to 2016, Dr. Tekin-Koru served as the founding chair of the Department of Business Administration at TED University. In 2017, she joined the Department of Economics. Between 2023 and 2026, she held senior administrative responsibilities leading the institutional transformation of the Graduate School of TED University. She has also served for many years on the University Senate and Executive Board.

Dr. Tekin-Koru has taught courses at various levels; including international economics, game theory, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the economics of social issues.

In the early stages of her academic career, her research focused on the organizational structure of multinational enterprises, the impact of economic integration on the location choices of foreign firms, and the interaction between corruption and foreign direct investment. She later conducted firm-level empirical analyses of services trade and examined the effects of sustainable development and trade policies on firm productivity. More recently, her research agenda has evolved toward interdisciplinary work at the intersection of disaster management and sustainability.

Dr. Tekin-Koru’s scholarly work has been published in leading academic journals and by internationally recognized academic presses. In addition, she regularly writes opinion and commentary pieces on the Turkish and global economy for print and online media.

She is currently a faculty member in the Department of Economics at TED University and serves as the Vice Rector for Research. She is also a founding member of the Initiative for Women in Economics (İktisat Biliminde Kadın İnisiyatifi, İBKİ) and serves on its Steering Committee.

Thesis Documents

1997 - 2001

Doctorate

Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics, United States Of America

1997 - 1999

Postgraduate

Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics, United States Of America

1994 - 1997

Postgraduate

Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of Economics, Turkey

1990 - 1994

Undergraduate

Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of Economics, Turkey

2017 - Present

Professor

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics

2012 - 2017

Associate Professor

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics

2003 - 2011

Assistant Professor

Oregon State University, College of Liberal Arts, Economics

2002 - 2003

Assistant Professor

Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, Economics

1999 - 2002

Research Assistant

Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, Economics

1997 - 1999

Research Assistant

Purdue University, College of Science, Statistics

2021 - Present

Manager of Research and Application Center

TED University, Vice Chancellor, Trade Research Center

2012 - Present

Faculty Academic Council Member

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences

2023 - 2026

University Executive Board Member

TED University, Graduate School

2023 - 2026

Dean

TED University, Graduate School

2023 - 2026

Member of the Senate

TED University, Graduate School

2023 - 2024

Erasmus Program Department Coordinator

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics

2021 - 2022

Member of Strategic Plan Theme Group

TED University, Rectorate

2020 - 2021

Academic Performance D. Board Member

TED University, Rectorate

2015 - 2021

Assistant Manager of Research and Application Center

TED University, Vice Chancellor, Trade Research Center

2020 - 2020

Erasmus Program Department Coordinator

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Economics

2016 - 2019

TEDU Undergraduate Research Support Committee Member

TED University, Vice Chancellor (Provost)

2016 - 2019

Education and Curriculum Board Member

TED University, Vice Chancellor (Provost)

2017 - 2017

Member of Strategic Plan Theme Group

TED University, Rectorate

2012 - 2017

Member of the Faculty Board

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences

2012 - 2016

Erasmus Program Department Coordinator

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Business Administration

2012 - 2016

Member of the Senate

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences

2012 - 2016

Head of Department

TED University, Faculty of Econ. and Administ. Sciences, Department of Business Administration

2012 - 2015

Ethics Committee Member

TED University, Rectorate

2012 - 2014

Head of Ethics Committee

TED University, Rectorate

2023

Tekin Koru A.

in: Yüzyılın Ekonomisi, Ömer Faruk Çolak, Editor, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.483-544, 2023

2021

Tekin Koru A.

in: İktisatçıların Gözünden Yerli Üretimin Politik Ekonomisi, Murad Tiryakioğlu, Editor, İstanbul Bigi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2021

2020

Tekin Koru A.

in: Salgın Ekonomisi, Ömer Faruk Çolak, Editor, Efil Yayınevi, 2020

2020

Tekin Koru A.

in: Devletle Kalkınma, Murad Tiryakioğlu, Editor, İletişim Yayınları, 2020

2018

Dinçer N. N., Tekin Koru A.

in: Turkey in the North Atlantic Marketplace, , Editor, Brookings Institution Press, pp.167-198, 2018

2017

Tekin Koru A.

in: Globalization: Strategies and Effects, , Editor, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp.147-182, 2017

2010

Sayan S., Tekin Koru A.

in: Global Exchange and Poverty: Trade, Investment and Migration, , Editor, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.158-196, 2010