Cihan Artunc

This was my favorite class that I have taken at Middlebury College because of the intense pace and interdisciplinary approach bridging development economics and political science. Professor Gumuscu brought her democratic backsliding research expertise from studying Türkiye and Artunc brought his Ottoman economic history expertise, which made every class incredibly engaging and meaningful. I had never taken a class on the Middle East and I had a crash course in the post Ottoman history of every country in the region.

This was my favorite class that I have taken at Middlebury College because of the intense pace and interdisciplinary approach bridging development economics and political science. Professor Gumuscu brought her democratic backsliding research expertise from studying Türkiye and Artunc brought his Ottoman economic history expertise, wh …Read more

This course was co-taught with Professors Artunç and Gumuscu. The interdisciplinary blend was cool because you examined the same topics/issues from both political science and economics angles. More history-heavy than I anticipated but I ended up loving it. Learned a lot and found all of the content interesting and complelling.

Artunc is a fantastic and highly engaging professor, and his ratings should definitely be higher! While the material can be tough, he offers amazing resources, including past practice exams, very easy quizzes, generous grading on the paper, and a dropped exam. The only downside is that he sometimes rushes through lectures and goes off on tangents, leaving a few important exam models a bit under-explained. To counter this, just go to his office hours and thoroughly review the problem sets. Overall, it's an excellent class.

Artunc is a fantastic and highly engaging professor, and his ratings should definitely be higher! While the material can be tough, he offers amazing resources, including past practice exams, very easy quizzes, generous grading on the paper, and a dropped exam. The only downside is that he sometimes rushes through lectures and goes of …Read more