# Onur Bal — Writing CV

I write about psychology, literature, research, and technology. My background also includes academic writing, editing, and translation.

## Writing and publication

### 2025 — Theory of Mind Performance of Large Language Models

Computer Speech & Language

Contributed to research, writing, and analysis comparing theory-of-mind performance in Turkish and English large language models.

### 2022–2025 — MA Thesis

Yeditepe University

Wrote and completed a study of the relationship between literary readership, mentalisation, and empathy.

## Literature and thought

### 2016–2020 — English Language & Literature

Yeditepe University

Studied literature, psychoanalytic theory, and narrative across disciplines; graduated as department valedictorian.

### Ongoing — Writing

I write essays and notes about clinical work, research, systems, and everyday life.

## Languages

### 2019 — Chinese Language and Culture Summer School

Nankai University

Studied Mandarin Chinese and Chinese culture. I work in Turkish and English, with Chinese, French, and German.