, ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁the ▁Hom eless ▁NY C , ▁Good will ▁Indust ries ▁of ▁NY / N J , ▁the ▁End omet rios is ▁Foundation ▁of ▁America , ▁City Me als - On - W he els , ▁New ▁York ▁Car es , ▁and ▁UN ICE F . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁holds ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁an ▁M . Ph il ▁in ▁International ▁Trade ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁Middle ▁East ▁ge opol it ics ▁& ▁conflict , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁media ▁comment ator ▁on ▁emer ging ▁market ▁econom ies , ▁Turkey , ▁and ▁U . S .- T ur key ▁relations . ▁He ▁is ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁Spanish ▁and ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English , ▁Turkish ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁Mur at ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁has ▁completed ▁five ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mar ath ons , ▁two ▁Bos ph orus ▁Sw im ▁Compet itions , ▁three ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Bay ▁Sw im ▁Compet itions , ▁[ and , ▁most ▁recently ], ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Mountain ▁Olympic ▁Tri ath lon ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Top ▁Fund ra iser ▁Award ▁hon oring ▁the ▁highest ▁Fund ra iser ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mar athon ▁for ▁Team ▁NY ▁Rot ary ▁in ▁ 2 0