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Neyir
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Turkey
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Sept. 2012- Present Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Middle East Technical University
Sociology Department
PhD Qualifying Exam: Successful
2009-2011
Master’s degree (MSc) in Sociology, University of Amsterdam,
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Specialization in Gender, Sexuality and Society
Honors: Examination in sociology passed Cum Laude (with distinction)
Masters’ Thesis: Officers of the Judicial System or Guardians of Morality Norms: Examination of Police Brutality towards Trans Sex Workers in Istanbul (supervised by François Bonnet and Gert Hekma)
Oct. 2016- Present Project Coordinator, SPoD (Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Assocation)
SPoD Municipal Equality Index Project, co-founded by US Embassy, Açık Toplum Vakfı (Open Society Foundations), Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Sept. 2013- Sept. 2015 Project Executive, Social Research Institute
Ipsos Public Affairs, Istanbul
Focus on social projects conducted for ministries, academic groups, universities and NGOs
Design, management, coordination, analysis of high scale qualitative and quantitative research
“Reasons for Divorce in Turkey” conducted for the Ministry of Family and Social Policies (2015)
Role: Researcher
“Impact Analysis of the Law no. 6284: Law to Protect Family and Prevent Violence against Women” conducted for the Ministry of Family and Social Policies (2014)
Role: Qualitative Project Coordinator
“Perception on Business Environment in Turkey” conducted for IRI (International Republican Institute) (2015),
Role: Project Manager
“Family Structure in Turkey, Findings and Recommendations” conducted for the Ministry of Family and Social Policies (2014),
Role: Researcher
“Youth and Social Media” conducted for the Ministry of Youth and Sport (2013),
Role: Researcher
“Population Studies” for the Ministry of Family and Social Policies (2013).
Role: Researcher
Nov. 2016 “LGBTI+ Rights in Turkey: Spectacular Pride Parades”, Keynote Speech at Spectacular Now: Politics of the Contemporary Spectacle Conference, organized by Institute of English and American Studies of Dortmund Technical University, Dortmund, November 11th -12th 2016
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Apr. 2015 Academic Seminar Organization :6th SPoD (Social Policies Gender Identity and Sexual Orientations Studies Association) Spring Seminars
“Seeking for Solidarity and Security in Queer(ed) Circles in Istanbul” Paper Presentation at 33rd International Geographical Congress organized by IGU, Beijing, August 21st – 25th, 2016
Presentation at Prides Out There Event Organized by the Lutheran Church in close cooperation with COC Nederland, Hivos, Human Rights Watch, Pride Fonds and Stichting Art. 1, Amsterdam , August 3rd 2016
“Spatial negotiations in Istanbul LGBTIQs’ place in Urban Istanbul space”
Paper presentation at Proud In Europe? LGBTI Emancipation in Comparative Perspective organized by ARC-GS, Amsterdam, August 4th-5th, 2016
Academic Seminar Organization :5th SPoD (Social Policies Gender Identity and Sexual Orientations Studies Association) Spring Seminars
“Explaining Police Violence towards Trans Sex Workers in Istanbul” Paper Presentation at the event of Lambda Organization
Porous Borders: LGBTI’s Place on Urban Space
Paper Presentation at ESA (European Sociological Association) 12th Annual Conference “Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination”, Oral Presentation, Prague, August 25th-28th
Geçişken Sınırlar: LGBTI’nin Kentsel Mekandaki Politik Talepleri (Porous borders: LGBTI’s political demands on Urban Space)
Paper presentation at Urban Policy and Local Governments Student Conference
Ankara, Turkey, April 29th-30th
May 2014 LGBTI’nin Kent Hakkı (LGBTI’s Right to the City)
Paper presentation at Spring Seminars, organized by SPoD, Istanbul, Turkey, May 10th - 11th
LGBTI’nin kentsel mekandaki yeri (LGBTI’s Place on the Urban Space)
Paper presentation at Gender Congress (Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları) organized by KASAUM (Kadın Sorunları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi) (Women’s Studies Center), Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, April. 24th – 25th
Aug. 2013 “Explaining Police Violence towards Trans Sex Workers in Istanbul”
Paper presentation with François Bonnet at ASA (American Sociological Association) Annual Meeting, Regular Session Presentation, New York, August 10th-13th
Feb. 2011 Assistant at the conference “Sexual Nationalisms” Conference organized by ARC-GS in Amsterdam