| Ph.D. | University of California at Berkeley | 1989 | Philosophy |
| M.A. | University of California at Berkeley | 1982 | Philosophy |
| B.A. | Bosphorus University at Istanbul | 1979 | English Literature |
| 1996-1997 | East Carolina University | Assistant Professor (tenure track) |
| 1993-1996 | East Carolina University | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| 1991-1993 | Graduate Center/ CUNY | Visiting Scholar |
| 1989-1991 | Towson State University | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| 1987-1989 | De Anza College | Instructor |
| Epistemology |
| Metaphysics |
| Philosophy of Mind |
| Published | ||
| Supervenience: New Essays | Cambridge University Press | 1995 |
| "Skepticism and Perceptual Content" | Philosophical Papers | 1997 |
| "The Nature of Basic Beliefs and the Regress of Justification" | The Southern Journal of Philosophy 31 (219-226) | 1993 |
| "Skeptical Arguments from Underdetermination" | Philosophical Studies 68 (1-34) | 1992 |
| "On Why Philosophers and Social Scientists Should Talk To Each Other" | Berkeley Journal Of Sociology 34 (137-159) | 1989 |
| Ongoing |
| “Relational Relativism” |
| “Armstrong on the Relation Regress” |
| “Armstrong on Instantiation” |
| “Which Content Externalism, Which Transparency, Which Knowledge” |
| “A Tale of Four Minds” |
Contact Information
| Department of Philosophy
East Carolina University A-337 Brewster Hall Greenvillle, NC 27858 (919) 328-1015 (phone) (919) 328-0361 (fax) 
e-mail: pyyalcin@ecuvax.cis.ecu.edu
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visits since September 1997