Öykü Yücel graduated from Bilkent University, Faculty of Business Administration with a BS degree in Management. Upon completing her thesis on Capital Asset Pricing Models, she received her MS degree from Ankara University Business Administration Department. She completed her Ph.D. at Ankara University Faculty of Political Science, Business Administration Department. Her research interests are green energy, renewable energy applications, electricity market pricing, ESG investing, sustainable finance, economic & financial aspects of smart cities.