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Dr. Goktepe's CV

• Ph.D. in Politics, New York University
• MA in Economics, Stanford University
• BA in Economics, Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey)

Courses Taught

• POL 240: State and Local Politics (undergraduate)
• POL 670: Foundations of Public Administration (graduate, online)
• POL 681: Public Sector Human Resource Management (graduate, on-campus and online) 

Biography

Dr. Gokce Goktepe joined Murray State University in August 2025 as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology. She teaches State and Local Politics, Foundations of Public Administration, and Public Sector Human Resource Management. 

Her research focuses on political economy, public governance, and quantitative methods, with particular attention to democratization and the role of military financial influence in politics. She has conducted comparative studies in Turkey, Thailand, and Pakistan. 

Dr. Goktepe earned her Ph.D. in Politics from New York University. Her dissertation, Democratic Transitions and Implicit Power: An Econometric Approach, examined the link between political transitions and economic influence. She holds an MA in Economics from Stanford University and a BA in Economics from BoÄŸaziçi University, Istanbul. 

Before joining Murray State, Dr. Goktepe served as an Assistant Professor at Izmir University and as a Lecturer at the Institute of International Studies (IBEI) in Barcelona. She has also held research and policy positions in the banking sector in Istanbul, Turkey. 

Selected Publications

• Goktepe, G., Satyanath, S. 2013. "The economic value of military connections in Turkey." Public Choice, Springer, Vol. 155 (3): 531-552.
• Goktepe, G. 2016. "Democratization and Military Financial Interests: Evidence from Thailand." Working paper, 2016. 

Conference Presentations

• Goktepe, G. and Satyanath, S. 2009. "Democratic Transitions and Implicit Power: An Econometric Approach." Workshop, Harvard Business School.
• Goktepe, G. and Satyanath, S. 2010. "Democratic Transitions and Implicit Power: An Econometric Approach." MPSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 
• Goktepe, G. 2016. "Democratization and Military Financial Interests: Evidence from Thailand." EBES Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. 

Awards and Honors

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Princeton University, 2010
• NYU Dean's Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 2009
• Nominated for Notre Dame Kellogg Award, Best Paper, MPSA, 2010
• Mac Cracken Fellowship, NYU, 2003-2009
• Stanford University, First Year Fellowship, 2000-2001
• Fulbright Fellowship, 2000-2001
• Highest Honors Certificate, BoÄŸaziçi University, 1999

Professional Memberships

• Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
• Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES)