Alumni & Students
Anna Brashear | UNC Alumni 2017 | Living in Berlin and practicing her Turkish
“When I’ve been asked why I learn Turkish, it’s always given me an opportunity to talk about my research, and many people have no idea about the expansive Turkish diaspora throughout the world, or that Turks make up an important immigrant community in Germany and across Europe. ….”
Rachel Anderson | Duke Alumni 2016 |
MA student in Economics program at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
Incoming PhD Student in Economics Ph.D. at Princeton University
“Even now as an economics graduate student in Barcelona, I continue to use my Turkish language skills with my Turkish classmates and in my travels (and, of course, keeping up with my favorite Turkish diziler)….”
Liam Deering | UNC Alumni 2017 | Intern, European Union, Washington DC
“I am very glad that I chose to pursue Turkish Studies at UNC during my time in the Transatlantic Masters (TAM) Program and am confident that my experiences in both Chapel Hill and Istanbul will prove to be very beneficial throughout my life…”
Liz Colavatia | Duke Alumni 2016 | Sub-editor at The Business Year (Istanbul)
Report Development Consultant at UN Women Europe and Central Asia (Istanbul)
“My office building had a cafe in the lobby, and one of the best ways to practice my Turkish was talking to the barista. It was really great because I got the practice my Turkish and I got free coffee!…”
Michael Mcdonough | UNC Economics Student
“Thanks to the small size, you quickly become friends with all of your classmates… I am interested in working in the field of Middle Eastern affairs, and many Washington DC based think tanks focused on the Middle East request that applicants speak Turkish or Arabic…”