Our department head, Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz, appeared as a guest on the podcast titled "Europe: The Great Demographic Decline," broadcasted by the French news channel RFI. In the podcast, she shared her insights on demographic trends in Turkey, discussing the implications of Europe's demographic shifts and their reflections in Turkey. You can listen to the episode here.
The article titled "Feminization of Labour Migration from Uzbekistan to Turkey: The Role of Neoliberal Policies, Patriarchy and Social Networks" by Prof. Dr. Şebnem Akçapar, one of the faculty members of our department, has been published in the SSCI-indexed journal Central Asian Survey.
You can access the article through this link.
During the first week of the 2024-2025 academic year, a meet-and-greet was held with first-year students as part of the Introduction to Sociology course. The department chair, Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz, along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuba Duman and research assistants Doğucan Bayram and Ozan Çetiner, attended the meeting and provided information about the department.
Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz, Head of the Sociology Department at Ankara Social Sciences University, discussed with VOA the decline in life expectancy and the rise in the elderly population in Turkey. He emphasized that access to healthcare, lifestyle, and economic conditions contribute to this trend, stressing the importance of focusing on healthy life expectancy. He also noted that Turkey lags behind EU countries in this regard, and the demand for elderly care services is growing.
As part of the "Research on Suicide Cases in Ankara Province," conducted in collaboration with the Ankara Governor’s Office, the Department of Sociology at Ankara Social Sciences University held a focus group discussion with personnel from Social Service Centers affiliated with the Ankara Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Family and Social Services. The study is led by the Head of the Sociology Department, Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz, with support from Research Assistants Ceylin Özyurt and Ozan Çetiner.
Ankara Social Sciences University’s (ASBU) Sociology Department recently concluded an 8-week RStudio workshop, which took place from July 10 to August 28, 2024. The workshop, facilitated by Research Assistant Ozan Çetiner, involved three master's students—Burak Ayar, Ömer Tahir Öztürk, and Sümeyye Elif Herdem—analyzing global migration trends from 2015 to 2019 using OECD data.
The Sociology Department at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU) proudly announces the successful completion of the master's programs by our students:
Karamo Faruk Konneh – Migration Studies (Master's with Thesis)
Thesis Title: Turkey as a Transit Country for West African Immigrants: The Case Study of Mano River Union Countries
Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz, the Chair of the Sociology Department at Ankara Social Sciences University, provided significant insights into the new population projections of the Turkish Statistical Institute in an interview with Haber Global.
Dua’a Al-Namas, our graduate student in the Sociology Department at ASBU, has successfully completed her thesis defense in the Migration Studies (English) Master's program!
Date: 22.07.2024
Thesis Title: "Syrian Refugees Between Turkey and Europe: Analysis of Syrians Moving or Staying"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Sutay Yavuz
Congratulations, Dua’a! We wish you continued success!
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