Dilge Iris Girgin
Chicago,IL
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Doctoral Fellowship Coordinator
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
Chicago, Illinois
08.2025 - Current
STO Assistant
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
Ankara, Turkey
2023 - 2023
Assisted the ODIHR election observation mission in Turkey.
Research and Partnership Intern
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP IICPSD)
Istanbul, Turkey
2021 - 2022
Worked for Skills for an Inclusive Future (S4IF). Conducted mixed-methods research on SDGs 4 and 8; drafted reports, recommendations, and concept notes on using impact tech and innovative financial instruments (e.g., SIBs, blockchain) in skills development.
Developed a theoretical framework for skills development in migration crisis response (Ukraine), and supported S4IF operations through due diligence and impact assessment tasks.
Intern
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs Strategic Research Center
Ankara, Turkey
2019 - 2019
Conducted research to support the goals and objectives of the Middle East and South Asia departments.
Education
Ph.D. - Political Science
University of Chicago
Chicago, USAMPhil - Politics and International Studies
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK01-2021
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
Ankara, Turkey01-2020
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Anadolu University
Remote01-2023
Skills
R and Stata
LaTeX, Tidyverse and MS Office
WordPress and KUMU
Canva
Working Papers
Carson, A., & Girgin, D. I. (Forthcoming). The United States: An Overlooked History of Transnational Repression. In Cambridge Handbook of Transnational Repression. Cambridge University Press.
Girgin, D. I. (pre-registered survey experiment). “How Do Private Actors Mediate State Repression? Micro-Level Effects of Enforcement versus Protection.” Pre-registered survey experiment.
Works in Progress
Girgin, D. I. (in development). “The International Relations of Transnational Repression.”
Teaching
Teaching Assistant (at the University of Chicago)
Liberalism and American Foreign Policy, John J. Mearsheimer, Winter 2025
Additional Reseach Experience
Research Assistant, University of Chicago (with Austin Carson on intelligence infrastructure), Chicago, USA, 2022–2023
Research Affiliate, Ihsan Doğramacı Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research (grant writing, research on constitutional reform processes with Gudlaug Olafsdottir), Ankara, Turkey, 2022–2023
Research Assistant, Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University (with Eliza Rodica Gheorghe on nuclear non-proliferation), Ankara, Turkey, 2020
Research Assistant, Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University (with Berk Esen and Şebnem Gümüşçü on competitive authoritarianism), Ankara, Turkey, 2019
Research Assistant, Ihsan Doğramacı Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research (with Prof. Çağlar Kurç on military industrial complex and innovation in Turkey), Ankara, Turkey, 2018-19
Research Intern, Ihsan Doğramacı Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research (with Prof. Ersel Aydınlı on liberalism and internationalization of education), Ankara, Turkey, 2018-19
Certification
Harris Data Analytics Credential
Summer Institute in Computational Social Sciences
LSE Middle East in Global Politics Workshop
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Turkish
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Limited
Honors And Awards
Research Grant on Freedom of Expression, University of Chicago
International House Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2023–2024
Residential fellowship for intercultural engagement.
Dean’s High Honor List, Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2016–2020
Best Project Award, GE-400 Transdisciplinary Senior Project, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University, 2019
Merit-Based Grant, Bridge to Türkiye Fund, 2018–2019
Recognized for academic promise and community impact.
Full-Tuition Scholarship for Academic Distinction, Bilkent University, 2016–2020
Awarded for ranking in the top percentile in national university entrance exam.
Affiliations
Volunteer, ISA, 2024
Student Ambassador, University of Chicago 2023-24
Founding and Board Member, Bilkent University Sociology Society 2017 – 2018
Volunteer work
Volunteer, Bridge to Turkiye Fund, 2023 – Present
Volunteer, Buddha's Light International Association, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2022
Fundraising Volunteer, HAÇIKO (Animal Welfare), 2022
General Secretary, Bilkent University THT (Promoting a Smoke- and Addiction-Free Campus), Ankara, Turkey, 2018 – 2020
Volunteer, Ankara International Charity Organization, Ankara, Turkey, 2018 – 2020
Timeline
Doctoral Fellowship Coordinator
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
08.2025 - Current
STO Assistant
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
2023 - 2023
Research and Partnership Intern
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP IICPSD)
2021 - 2022
Intern
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs Strategic Research Center
2019 - 2019
Ph.D. - Political Science
University of Chicago
MPhil - Politics and International Studies
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Anadolu University