My work centers on rhythm perception, production, and synchronization, with a pull toward practices that fall outside regular metrical structures. This page collects what I've done so far: my thesis, conference presentations, funding, and outreach. For more on the questions behind the work and where I want to take them, see the About page.
Thesis
The Effect of Rhythmic Context on Synchronization With an Isochronous Pulse (MA thesis, Boğaziçi University, defended June 2026)
An exploratory, mixed-methods sensorimotor synchronization study grounded in a Gestalt perspective. Fifty participants tapped along with a steady pulse while one of several rhythms played alongside, paired with a semi-structured interview. It suggested that the surrounding rhythm leaves its trace in the fine timing of synchronization, and that participants' first-person accounts open up experiential dimensions the timing measures cannot reach on their own. [Thesis, summary, and poster]
Conference Presentations
Accepted paper for presentation (with Esra Mungan). Rhythm under the Microscope II: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Microrhythm and Tempo Variability in Popular Music. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, October 22–24, 2026.
"The Effect of Rhythmic Context on Synchronization With an Isochronous Pulse: Figure-Ground and Whole-Part Dynamics?" (with Esra Mungan). Poster, 12th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, TED University, Ankara, 2026.
"The Phenomenal Experience When Listening to Ambiguous Rhythmic Structures: Figure-Ground and Grouping Dynamics?" (with Esra Mungan). Poster, 10th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 2024.
Teaching & Outreach
"Ritim, zihin ve olasılıkların izinde" [On the trail of rhythm, mind, and possibilities]. Talk and interactive workshop on rhythm perception, Arkhe Music Camp (Arkhé Projesi), Şirince, İzmir, June 2026.
"Fragments and Experiments from the History of Psychology." Seminar for high school students, school club event, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2025.