Seran Dogancay-Aktuna

Background

Dogancay-Aktuna, Seran was born on January 9, 1966 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Daughter of Celal and Sefika (Avkiran) Dogancay-Aktuna.

Education

Bachelor, University Essex, England, 1986. Master, University Pennsylvania, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1993.

Career

Teacher English Turk Maarif College, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1986-1988. Lecturer University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1991-1992. Assistant professor Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, since 1993.

Membership

Member International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, American Association for Applied Linguistics.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, ethnic food, reading, gardening, cinema.

Connections

Married Nuri Aktuna, September 2, 1994.

Father:

Celal Dogancay-Aktuna

Mother:

Sefika (Avkiran) Dogancay-Aktuna

Spouse:

Nuri Aktuna