Awards
- Best Teaching Assistant Award, UCLA - Spring 2021
- Best Teaching Assistant Award, Bilkent University - Fall 2017
Instructor
- Econ 1: Principles of Microeconomics, UCLA - 2021 Summer
Teaching Assistant
- Econ 1: Principles of Microeconomics, UCLA - 2019-2023
- Econ 2: Principles of Macroeconomics, UCLA - 2020
- Econ 102: Macroeconomic Theory, UCLA - 2020-2022
Student Testimonials
- "This teaching assistant truly cares about his students' comprehension of the course material rather than just focusing on delivering information. He also expands on the concepts mentioned during lecture and works through questions in a manner that communicates each step of his logic. He is also a friendly, funny, and relatable guy; no weaknesses!" [Principles of Microeconomics, 2020 Winter]
- "I think Fatih did a great job with providing us with materials necessary for success (the weekly lecture notes and handouts), but also with making himself accessible as a resource to answer questions, both through email and after section. Additionally, he did a great job of explaining concepts during section and I really liked how he structured each class, with brief concept review in the beginning and practice problems after to apply the knowledge. Overall, Fatih was a really good Econ TA and I really felt like going to discussion section helped solidify the knowledge I had learned during class earlier that week. Thanks for being a great TA!" [Principles of Microeconomics, 2021 Fall]
- "I really got the sense that Fatih wanted us all to succeed when attending his sections, as he always checked for student understanding, took student input in scheduling his office hours, and showed great concern in presenting the material in a way that would be most helpful for us. Fatih encourages active student participation in solving problems during discussion section, which helped me stay engaged and really test myself to see if I understood the material. He is approachable, dedicated, and clearly knowledgeable on the subject material. I could tell Fatih continually strives to be a better TA, and as a result I felt well-supported taking his section." [Principles of Microeconomics, 2021 Spring]
- "Fatih was an awesome TA - super knowledgable of what he was teaching and really cared about his students! I had him as my TA for Econ 1 and Econ 102, both were amazing and I learned A LOT from his OH and sections :)" [Macroeconomic Theory, 2022 Spring]
- "Fatih is an excellent teacher. His discussion sections took the concepts that we learned in the lecture and applied them to practice problems and real-world scenarios in a way that made them easy to understand and relatable to our real lives. Without his help, I do not believe I would have understood the concepts in this class." [Macroeconomic Theory, 2022 Winter]
- "My TA Fatih has been my favorite by for at UCLA so far, very helpful in teaching the course content and very engaging with his section. Made it very easy to grasp the subject that I had no previous knowledge on. 10/10" [Principles of Microeconomics, 2023 Winter]