Dr. Begüm Şeren Güler

Dr. Begüm Şeren Güler completed her undergraduate and master’s studies

in Economics at Middle East Technical University (METU). She began her

professional career at Ernst & Young in the Tax Consultancy Department.

Subsequently, she held positions at Aselsan, the Economic Policy Research

Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), and the European Commission. In 2011, as

one of the first recipients of the scholarship provided under the

coordination of the Secretariat General for EU Affairs with the support of

the private sector and civil society, she obtained a second master’s degree

in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe, Bruges. She

was awarded a PhD in 2016 from Ankara University with her dissertation

titled “The Impact of Reforms on Growth in the European Union.” Dr. Şeren

Güler has taught undergraduate courses as a part-time lecturer at

Hacettepe and Bilkent universities. She is currently serving at the İzmir

Office of the Directorate for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and

conducts research on European economic integration, economic criteria,

total factor productivity, and growth reforms. She is also a board member

of SEFiA (Sustainable Economics and Finance Association), a research-

oriented environmental NGO.