CV
Education
- 2011 – 2019: Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München (LMU), Germany - Specialisation: Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology (major), Department of Sociology (minor), PhD - Title of thesis: The Changing Leadership Role of Dedes in the Alevi Movement from the 1990s to the Present (Doctoral supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Sökefeld)
- 2003 – 2007: Ankara University (AU), Ankara/Turkey - Department: International Relations, Master's Degree - Title of Master's Thesis: The Vision of the European Union in Europe - Original in Turkish Avrupa'nın Avrupa Birliği Vizyonu (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gökçen Alpkaya)
- 2005 – 2006: Roskilde University (RUC), Roskilde/Denmark - Specialisation: Interdisciplinary Academic Programme (Political Science and Sociology), Erasmus Exchange Student
- 2003 – 2006: Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Specialisation: Sociology, Master's degree - Title of Master's thesis: The Changing Perceptions of Gender Roles among Two Cohorts of Women: A Case Study in Ankara (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hatice Ayşe Gündüz-Hoşgör)
- 08/2000 – 09/2000: European Humanities University (EHU) , Minsk/Belarus - Specialisation: Sociology and Cultural Studies - Exchange Programme/ Summer School
- 1996 – 2002: Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Specialisation: Sociology, Bachelor
Academic education
- 2011 – 2019: Doctoral student at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich (LMU) - Task: Attending the compulsory seminars, conducting field research in Germany and Turkey and writing the doctoral thesis at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at LMU
- 06/2006 – 09/2006: Lecturer at the Karacan Academy (courses for exam preparation), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Course "Introduction to Sociology"
- 05/2006 – 09/2006: Project Assistant at the Medical Centre, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Reports and analyses of health research at METU, Ankara
- 04/2003 – 05/2003: Project Assistant - The Flying Broom (Uçan Süpürge), Women's NGO, Ankara/Turkey - Task: Participation in the research and analysis in the project "Introduction of a database for the women's organisations of Turkey"
- 04/2002 – 05/2002: Research Assistant - UNICEF - the Ministry of Health - Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Participation in the research and analysis in the project "The Use of Iodised Salt in Turkey" by UNICEF
- 02/2002 -04/2002: Research Assistant - World Bank - Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Participation in the research and analysis in the project "Household Survey"
- 03/2001 – 06/2001: Research Assistant - UNICEF - The Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Participation in the research and analysis in the project "Maternal and Child Health in Turkey"
Work experience
- 2016 – 2020: Counsellor at AWO (Arbeitswohlfahrt), Migration and Integration Specialist Service, Munich, Germany - Task: Migration counselling for adult immigrants (MBE - migrants over 27), initiating, steering and accompanying the integration process for migrants through a temporary (maximum three-year), needs-oriented, individual counselling service
- 2015 – 2016: Research at Clevis Research, Munich, Germany - Task: Freelance work, preparing surveys using qualitative and quantitative methods as well as analysing the survey and translating the notes from Turkish into English or German
- 2008 – 2009: Employee at IG (InitiativGruppe), Interkulturelle Begegnung und Bildung e.V. Munich, Germany - Task: Participation in a women's project, promoting social integration, equal opportunities and improving the quality of life of women with a migration background in Germany
- 2006 – 2007: Consultant in Yenima Hall Youth Centre, Youth and Sports Association, Ankara/Turkey - Task: Preparation and implementation of the public enquiries. Planning the contents for the meetings with the NGOs, public and private institutions on the active participation of youth in the negotiations with the EU (title of the project: The Active Participation of Youth to the EU Negotiation Process)
- 2006 – 2007: Advisor at the Turkish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, Ankara/Turkey - Task : Reports and analyses of child labour in Turkey
- 11/2001 – 12/2001: International Supervisor at the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Ankara/Turkey - Task: Training in Greece and supervision of a group of employees in elections in Kosovo
- 06/2000 – 07/2000: Intern at the Turkish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, Ankara/Turkey - Task: Reporting of meeting minutes and translation of documents in connection with the project "Child Labour"
- 07/1999 – 10/1999: Intern at Turk-İş (trade union) and United Nations (UN), Ankara/Turkey - Task: Reporting of meeting minutes and translation of documents and voluntary teaching in IPEC (Title of the project: The International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour)
Scholarships
- 2019: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Seminar Scholarship
- 2018: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Seminar Scholarship
- 2018: Alevi Educational Association "Şah Ibrahim Veli" e.V., Workshop Scholarship
- 2018: Ruhr University, Bochum, Workshop Scholarship
- 2017: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Conference Scholarship
- 2016: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Conference Scholarship
- 2015: University of Vienna, Research Platform Mobile Cultures and Societies, funding for the travels
- 2015: Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Research Fellowship
- 2015: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Conference Scholarship
- 2011: Goethe-Institut and Ernst Reuter Initiative, Workshop Scholarship
- 2007: The Turkish Institute for Scientific and Technological Research (TÜBITAK), Conference Scholarship
- 2005: Erasmus Exchange Scholarship
- 2002 - 2003: Scholarship from The Association for the Support of Contemporary Living in Turkey
- 1999 - 2001: Scholarship from the Prime Minister of Turkey