For any inquiries regarding my academic work, research interests, or potential collaborations, you can find my detailed CV here.
Ali Çağan Kaya
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Email: ali-kaya@hacettepe.edu.tr, alicagank@icloud.com
Web: alicagankaya.com
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH IDS
ORCID: 0009-0007-9386-9766
EDUCATION INFORMATION
High School, Isparta Anadolu Lisesi, Türkiye 2018-2022 (Valedictorian)
B.A., Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, English Linguistics, Turkey 2022-2026
(Expected)
REFEREED CONGRESS / SYMPOSIUM PUBLICATIONS IN
PROCEEDINGS
I. Kaya, A. Ç. (2024, March). VowSpace: Bir ünlü formant analizi uygulaması [Oral
presentation]. 17th Student Conference of Linguistics, Ankara University, Ankara,
Türkiye.
II. Kaya, A. Ç. (2024, May). VowSpace: Bir ünlü formant analizi uygulaması [Poster
presentation]. 37th National Linguistics Congress, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli,
Türkiye.
III. Kaya, A. Ç. (2024, June). VowSpace: A vowel formant analysis application [Poster
presentation]. Student Conference on Linguistics 2024, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul,
Türkiye.
IV. Kaya, A. Ç. (2025, May). Praanscribe: A semi-automatic, AI-powered segmentation tool
for Praat [Poster presentation]. Student Conference on Linguistics 2025, Boğaziçi
University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
V. Kaya, A. Ç. (2025, May). Acoustic analysis of Turkish vowel formants: A methodological
perspective [Oral presentation]. 77th Studentischen Tagung Sprachwissenschaft
(StuTS), Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
VI. Kaya, A. Ç., & Yağlı, E. (2025, June). Türkçede ünlü formantlarının meta-analitik
incelenmesi: Yöntembilimsel farklılıklar ve etkileri [A meta-analytical study of vowel
formants in Turkish: Methodological differences and their implications] [Oral
presentation]. 38th National Linguistics Congress, Atatürk University, Erzurum,
Türkiye.VII. Kaya, A. Ç., Bostan, B., & Uzun, İ. P. (2025, September). Eyes on the pupil size:
Pupillary sensitivity to morphophonological mismatches in Turkish [Oral presentation].
22nd International Conference on Turkish Linguistics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir,
Türkiye.
VIII. Kaya, A. Ç., & Yağlı, E. (2025, September). Acoustic analysis of Turkish vowel
formants: A methodological perspective [Oral presentation]. 22nd International
Conference on Turkish Linguistics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye.
PROJECTS & SCHOLARLY HELP
TÜBİTAK 2209-A: “The Vowel Space of Standard Turkish”
Role: Executive and Researcher
TÜBİTAK 1002-A: “Acoustic Phonological Aspects of the Production Processes of Turkish
Compound Words in Spoken Language”
Role: Scholar (Data Collection & Analysis)
INTERNSHIP & SUMMER SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
Ankara University Brain Research Center (AUBAUM / AU-BRC), Phonetics Laboratory
& Ankara University Linguistics Laboratory — Ankara, Türkiye
Intern | Nov-Feb, 2024-2025 | Supervisor: Dr. İpek Pınar Uzun
– Trained in psycholinguistic research methodologies, including the use of the
EyeLink 1000+ eye-tracking system and pupillometry.
– Assisted in acoustic data analysis using Praat, contributing to projects on
phonetic analysis.
– Gained hands-on experience in pupillometry preprocessing and conducted LMM
and GAMM analyses for psycholinguistic research.
36th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI 2025)
— Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Participant | July 28 – August 8, 2025
– Attended intensive courses on logic, linguistics, data science, and computation.
– Engaged in interdisciplinary training at the interface of linguistics, philosophy,
and mathematics, made connections with an international academic community.
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Editor-in-chief at Hacettepe University Linguistics Community’s Website: https://
hulinguistics.com/SKILLS
Languages: Python, R, JavaScript
Web & Typesetting: HTML, CSS, LaTeX
Linguistic Tools: Praat, ELAN
SOFTWARE & CORPORA
VowSpace (https://github.com/alicagank/VowSpace/)
VowSpace is an open-source desktop application designed with the aim of
acquiring, visualizing, normalizing, and linguistically analyzing vowel sounds from
audio files and datasets.
Praanscribe (https://github.com/alicagank/praanscribe/)
Praanscribe is an open-source Python application developed with the aim of
automizing the process of segmenting parts of speech as much as possible using
Praat.
Meta-analysis of Turkish vowels (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UA465) [Data]
A meta-analysis of 22 studies on Turkish vowel formants, examining how
methodological differences affect acoustic measurements of F1 and F2. The dataset
was shared on the Open Science Framework platform.
Acoustic analysis of Turkish vowel formants (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/GRJTX)
[Data]
An acoustic analysis introducing a new, transparent methodology for
describing the vowels of Standard Turkish. Our primary aim is to establish a
reproducible framework by providing a systematically constructed word list, detailed
data collection procedures, and clear analytical steps. In doing so, the project seeks
to contribute a standardised approach to the study of Turkish vowel acoustics. This
repository contains the dataset of the collected and analysed recordings.
EDUCATIONAL & ACADEMIC TALKS
Ali Çağan Kaya, Esperanto Education Module at Hacettepe University Linguistics
Community (add date and link)
Ali Çağan Kaya, workshop “Dilbilim ve Yazılım” (Linguistics and Software) at
Linguistics Student Platform (add date and link)RELEVANT COURSEWORK & CERTIFICATES
Certificate: Deneysel Psikodilbilime Giriş (Introduction to Empirical
Psycholinguistics), 10/10/2024, CogIst, Gülfem Sarı
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Turkish – Native
English – C1 (Advanced)
Esperanto – B2 (Intermediate)
German – B1 (Intermediate)
French – B1 (Intermediate)
Mandarin Chinese – A2 (Beginner)
MEMBERSHIPS & SCHOLARLY AFFILIATIONS
Hacettepe University Linguistics Community
– President, 2025–present
– Academic Coordinator, 2024–2025
– Member, 2022–present
Member, Generative Linguistics in the Old World (GLOW) (2024–)
Member, Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA) (Universal Esperanto Association)
(2024–)
Member, Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Organizo (TEJO) (World Esperanto Youth
Organization) (2024–)
Member, World Cube Association (2018–)
NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Book review, ”Esperanto kaj plurlingva estonteco”, Turka Stelo #63 Marto 2021
Co-Host & Producer, Hacettepe University Linguistics Community “Ders Çıkışı
Dilbilim” Podcast
Volunteer, Rode Kruis Nederland, Ready2Help (2024)