Kadir Has University Gender Studies Doctoral Program - Current Students
Ebrar Begüm Üstün, the Women's Studies Ph.D. candidate, has published an article titled 'Femicides covered Istanbul Newspapers of the Early Republican Period (1923-1945)' in the January 2024 issue of Toplumsal Tarih. The article scrutinizes femicides featured in newspapers of the era, including Cumhuriyet, Son Posta, and İkdam. Her research delves into the factors and commonly used expressions of the femicides while examining how those news texts approached these crimes from the gendered perspectives of perpetrators and victims.
https://tarihvakfi.org.tr/dergiler/toplumsal-tarih-sayi361/
Ebrar Begüm ÜSTÜN
Entry cohort: Fall 2021
Area(s) of Interest
Feminist historiography, violence against women, gender and the body, medicalization of women’s body
Current Research
Thinking Towards the De-Medicalization of Births in Contemporary Turkey: Developing an Understanding for normalized episiotomies with an Intersectional Approach, TÜBİTAK Project 3005, Doctorate Boursier
Education
Sociology, MA, Yıldız Technical Universityi
Sociology, BA, Süleyman Şah Üniversitesi
Publications
Awards and Mentions: 2020 Dicle Koğacıoğlu Article Award - Honorable mention
Gonca ŞAHİN
Entry Cohort: Fall 2021
Area(s) of Interest
Political ecology, human-nonhuman relations, sociology of climate change, sociology of disasters, migration studies, queer migration, gender and space, food and gender
Current Research
“Earthquakes and Women: Determining the Factors for a Social Vulnerability Sensitive Earthquake Disaster Planning for Istanbul- Diagnosis, Analysis and Solutions” TUBITAK 1001 Project, Doctorate Boursier
Education
International Migration and Ethnic Relations, MA, Malmö University, Sweden
Political Science, MA, Sabancı University
International Relations, BA, Bilkent University
Publications
Şahin, G. (2023). Making Home(s) in Displacement: Critical Reflections on a Spatial Practice, by Luce Beeckmans, Alessandra Gola, Ashika Singh, and Hilde Heynen (eds.). Gender, Place & Culture, DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2023.2225340
Şahin, G. (2022). Ties that Matter: Queer Ways of Surviving a Transit Country. In: Cammingas, B. & Marnell, J. (eds). Queer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora. London: ZED.
Şahin, G. (2021). Everyday Struggles of Queer Refugees for Homemaking. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies, 6(1), 41-63.
Awards and Mentions
2023 ASR Prize for Best Africa-focused Anthology or Edited Collection (as contributor to Queer and Trans African Mobilities: Migration, Asylum and Diaspora, 2022, ZED)
Yigit Bahadir KAYA
yigitbahadir.kaya@stu.khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2021
Area(s) of Interest
New media, technology studies, social media, communication studies, cultural studies, masculinity, gender and representation
Current Research
“The Analysis of Turkish Youth's Mate Selection Practices via Location Based Mobile Dating Applications”, TUBITAK 3501 Project, Doctorate Boursier
Education
Communication Studies, MA, Kadir Has University
New Media, BA, Kadir Has University
Publications
Awards and Mentions
Elif Bestenigar MERT
elifbestenigar.mert@stu.khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2020
Area(s) of Interest
The psychology of gender, violence against women, labor market participation of battered women
Current Research
Mert, E. B. and Cindoğlu, D. (2023). From Shelters to Labor Market: Not An Easy Journey. The Role of Women Shelters to Battered Women's Labor Market Participation (to be published)
Nursoy-Demir, M., Mert, E. B., and Kılıç, H. (2023). "Mental Health in Turkey" .In Awaad, R. and colleagues (Eds.) Muslim Mental Health. Washington, USA: American Psychological Association (to be published)
Mert, E. B. and Nursoy Demir, M. (2023). Music Therapy Implementations in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Era: Contributions and Writings of Doctor Hasan Suuri Efendi (? - 1693-1694) (to be published).
Mert, E. B. (2023). Natural Disaster Traumas: Definition, Response Principles and Techniques. In Arıcı-Özcan, N., Çekici, F., Aydın-Sünbül, Z. (Eds.). Trauma and Crisis Response Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Professionals, Nobel Academic Publications (to be published).
Education
Clinical Psychology, MA, Ibn Haldun University
Psychology, BA, Istanbul Şehir University
Publications
Başer-Baykal, N. & Mert, E. B. (2023). "Postmodern Group Psychotherapies". In Ergüney-Okumuş, E. (Ed.), Introduction to Group Psychotherapies: Theories and Implementations, Nobel Academic Publications
Mert, E. B. (2022). "Positive Psychotheraphy". In Başer-Baykal, N. (Ed.), Post-Modern Psychotheraphies and Case Implementations, Nobel Academic Publications
Görmez, V., Kılıç, H. ... Mert, E. B., Mahlouta, B. and colleagues (2017). Evaluation of a school-based, teacher-delivered psychological intervention group program for trauma-affected Syrian refugee children in Istanbul. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, United Kingdom.
Görmez, V., Kılıç, H. ... Mert, E. B. (2016). School-Based Psychosocial Support Program for War Affected Children (MODP):A pilot study. VI. Ulusal PDR Uygulamalar Kongresi Bildiri Özetleri, Gaziantep: Turkey.
Awards and Mentions
Ayşe Berre ÖZDEMİR
ayseberre.ozdemir@stu.khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2021
Area(s) of Interest
The representation of women in cinema and TV series, gender and representation, media studies, fan culture, cultural Studies
Current Research
Education
Cultural Studies, MA, Istanbul Şehir University
Turkish Language and Literature, BA, Istanbul University
Publications
Awards and Mentions
Yağmur YILDIRIM
yagmur.yildirim@khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2020
Area(s) of Interest
Space and society, gender and space, spatial justice, contemporary debates on design and architecture, critical historiography
Education
Architecture and Urban Studies, MA, Kadir Has University
Architecture, BA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Publications
Yıldırım, Y. (2023) ‘Barın(a)ma(ma)nın Kadın+ Hali: Türkiye’de Güncel Mücadeleler ve Tahayyüller’, Reflektif 4(1), doi: 10.47613/reflektif.2023.94 pp. 85-97.
Yıldırım, Y. (2023) ‘Feminist Öznellikle Kentte Dolaşmak: Kavramsal Bir Çerçeve’, Sanat Dünyamız 195, pp. 36-40.
Yıldırım, Y. (2022) ‘Feminist International: How to Change Everything', Gender, Place, and Culture, 29 (7) doi: 10.1080/0966369X.2021.1981635 pp.1047-50.
Gümüş, M., Yıldırım, Y. (2022) ‘Gençlik Katılımında Sivil Toplum, Yerel Yönetimler ve Üniversiteler Arasında İş Birliği ve Muhtemel Yeni Yaklaşımlar’, IPA Istanbul 7, pp.48-51.
Yıldırım, Y. (2021) ‘Mimarın Dilindekiler: Anahtar Kavramlar—Beden’, Arredamento Mimarlık 344, p. 58.
Yıldırım, Y. (2020) ‘The Fourth Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools’, International Journal of Islamic Architecture 9 (1) doi: 10.1386/ijia_00010_5 pp. 217-21
Yıldırım, Y. (2020) ‘Kurda, Kuşa, Aşa: Feminist Bir Mekânsal Pratik Olarak Aslıhan Demirtaş’, Arredamento Mimarlık 341, pp. 37-38.
Yıldırım, Y. (2020) ‘Bölünmüş Ekran’, Ege Mimarlık 107, pp. 50-63.
Yıldırım, Y. (2019) ‘Pasifik Okyanusu’ndan İstanbul’a Yedinci Kıta’, Arredamento Mimarlık 337, pp. 100-105.
Yıldırım, Y. (2019) ‘Yaşanabilir Yaşamlar için Bedensel Talepler’, Arredamento Mimarlık 330, pp. 107.
Yıldırım, Y. (2019) ‘Hasar Görmüş Bir Gezegende Yaşanabilir Gelecek Tahayyülleri’, Sanat Dünyamız 171, pp. 80-88.
Yıldırım, Y. (2018) ‘Okullar Okulu’ndan Ne Öğrendim?’, Arredamento Mimarlık 326, pp. 100-103.
Yıldırım, Y. (2018) ‘Feminist Mekânsal Pratikler ve Üç Konuk’, Arredamento Mimarlık 324, pp. 65-67
Yıldırım, Y., Batuk, A., Ulusoy, Z. (2018) ‘EAAE 2018 Konferansı: Mimarlık Eğitimini Tasarım Stüdyosu Üzerinden Düşünmek’, Mimarlık 404, pp. 25-27.
Yıldırım, Y. (2017) ‘İstanbul’da Bir “Sis Çanı”: Biz İnsan Mıyız?’, Mimarlık 393, pp. 36-39.
Awards and Mentions
TSMD Türk Serbest Mimarlar Derneği (Turkish Association of Architects in Private Practice) 14th Awards for Architecture, Press-Publication Award (Medyascope-Şehir Hepimizin program), October 2021
İlkay BALİÇ
Entry cohort: Fall 2021
Area(s) of Interest
Labor Market, Gender Discrimination in the Workplace, Motherhood, Gender and Space, Gender Equality in Education, Childhood Studies, Masculinity Studies
Current Research
QNB Finansbank Gender Equality Plan and Guidelines (2022-23)
Project Manager: Prof. Dilek Cindoğlu
Education
Sociology, MA, Bogazici University
Urban and Regional Planning, BA, Yildiz Technical University
Publications
Cenk Özbay and İlkay Baliç, “Erkekliğin Ev Halleri” [Masculinity at Home]. Toplum ve Bilim 101, İstanbul, September 2004.
Awards and Mentions
Eylem MERCİMEK
eylemmercimek.gogus@stu.khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2020
Area(s) of Interest
Gender and body, medicalization of birth, obstetric violence, reproductive justice
Current Research
Thinking Towards the De-Medicalization of Births in Contemporary Turkey: Developing an Understanding for Normalized Episiotomies with an Intersectional Approach, TÜBİTAK Project 3005, Doctorate Boursier
Education
Social Project and Management of Non-Governmental Organizations, MA, Istanbul Bilgi University (2019)
Sociology, BA, Marmara University (2015)
Publications
Awards and Mentions
Emek AYDIN
Entry cohort: Fall 2020
Area(s) of Interest
Disasters, property, gender, agriculture
Current Research
“Earthquakes and Women: Determining the Factors for a Social Vulnerability Sensitive Earthquake Disaster Planning for İstanbul- Diagnosis, Analysis and Solutions” TUBITAK 1001 Project, doctorate boursier
Education
Women’s Studies, MA, Istanbul University
International Relations, BA, Dogus University
Psychology, BA, Dogus University
Publications
Awards and Mentions
Ece ESMER
Entry cohort: Spring 2023
Area(s) of Interest
Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Youth Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Ethnography, Qualitative Research Methods
Current Research
Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe’s Future (CHIEF) , Horizon 2020 / 2018-2021/ MSGSU/ Financial and Technical Coordinator- Researcher
Building Gender Equality Through Gender Budgeting for Institutional Transformation (BUDGET-IT), Horizon Europe / 2023- / KHAS/ Project Assistant/ Researcher
Asia Regional Representative- (2023-2027) International Sociological Association, Gender and Women in Society Research Committee
Education
Sociology, MA, Boğaziçi University
Sociology, BA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Publications
Oral A and Esmer, E (2022) The Nightingales: The Tactical Positioning of Young Middle- Class Pious Muslim Women in Turkey,in Seukwa L. H, Marmer, E, Sylia, C. (eds.), The Challenge of Cultural Heritage and Identity for Inclusive and Open Societies, Peter Lang.
Esmer, E (2022), ‘Helal Dairesi’nde Kadın Kadına Müzik: Türkiye’de Kentli Dindar Genç Kadınların Kültürel Pratikleri’ in Şentürk, Y., Uçarol, A. B. And Ezik, A. (eds.), Türkiye’de Gençlik Tartışmaları [Debates on Youth in Turkey], Heretik Publisher.
Şentürk, Y., Kurban, S.B, Uçarol, A.B., Oral, A.,Esmer, E and Mete, H. (2018) National Cultural/Educational Literature Review (Turkey), European Commission.
Oral, A and Esmer, E. (2021) Hobgoblin Game Club- PAR Ethnography Case Studies, European Commission.
Esmer E, Chatterjee C, Gohad P, Oral, A, Stasulane, A. (2021) Engagement with Young People’s Cultural Practices: : Cluster Analysis of Ethnography with Young People, European Commission.
Awards and Mentions
TÜBİTAK - BİDEB - 2224-A International Scientific Events Support Program - 1st Term Scholarship for 2023.
Asia Regional Representative- (2023-2027) International Sociological Association, Gender and Women in Society Research Committee.
Shima Tadrisi HASSANI
Entry cohort: Fall 2022
Area(s) of Interest
Social Movements in the Middle East, Women in Informal Economy, Political Participation of Women, Women and Resistance in the Middle East
Current Research
Education
Social Sciences, MA, Iran Academia Online Institute, The Netherlands
Executive Management with a focus on Strategic Management, MA, Islamic Azad University of Science and Research Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
English Literature, BA, Azad University of Rasht, Rasht, Iran
Publications
Tadrisi, Sh. (2023). [Review of the book Revolutionary Life, by A. Bayat]. The Journal of Resistance Studies.
Roshandel, J., Sadeghi, F. & Tadrisi, Sh. (2019). Gender Equality and Empowerment in Iran: A Comparison between Ahmadinejad’s and Rouhani’s Governments. Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 42(3), 35-53.
Tadrisi, Sh. (2018). Investigating how men and women perceive, experience, and react to corruption. Iran Academia Journal, 2, 150-178.
Abedi, H. & Tadrisi, Sh. (2015). Enhancing Women’s political participation via Positive Discrimination. The Second Conference on Women, Moderation, and Development, 355-380.
Awards and Mentions
Duygu DALYANOĞLU
duygudalyanoglu@std.khas.edu.tr
Entry cohort: Fall 2020
Area(s) of Interest
Theater and performance studies, gender studies, memory studies, feminist theater, Ottoman and Armenian theater and literature.
Current Research
Education
Cultural Studies, MA, Istanbul Şehir University
Political Science and International Relations, BA, Boğaziçi University
Publications
Author: Zabel (French), Kontr Éditions, 2022 (ISBN: 978-2-4912210-7-2)
Editor: Bercuhi Berberyan, İster Ağla İster Gül: Sahne Tozlu Anılarım [Cry or Laugh: My Dusty Memories of Theater] BGST Publishing House, 2021 (ISBN: 978-625-7696-00-5)
Editor: Nesim Ovadya İzrail, Osmanlı ve Türkiye Tiyatrosunda Şahinyanlar [Şahinyan Family in the Ottoman and Turkey Theatre], BGST Publishing House, 2018 (ISBN: 978-975-6165-88-1)
Author: Zabel (Turkish), BGST Publishing House, 2018 (ISBN: 978-975-6165-84-3)
Translator: Vasili Toporkov, Stanisvaski Provada [Stanislavski in Rehearsal], BGST Publishing House, 2017 (ISBN: 978-975-6165-76-8)
Awards and Mentions
2022 Sivil Düşün European Union Programme - "Get Heard" Grant for Artists and Activists
2022 ArtsMap - Microsupport Grant for Artistic and Cultural Netherlands and Turkish Joint Projects
2022 Impact Hub Istanbul & Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Creative Activism Fellowship
2021 Sivil Düşün European Union Programme "Get Heard" Grant for Artists and Activists
2020 PRX Google Podcasts Creator Program - Fellowship
2020 University of York The Centre for Applied Human Rights - Arctivist Grant
2018 Turkish Theatre Critics Awards - Best Playwright of the Year
2018 Üstün Akmen Theatre Awards - Best Playwright of the Year
2015 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Short Term Grant for Armenian Studies
2015 Hrant Dink Foundation - Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant for Artists
2014 Istanbul Şehir University - Graduate Student Grant
2013 Sadri Alışık Acting Awards - Special Jury Award for Acting in Musical or Comedy
2009 Boğaziçi University - Mümin Tansever Club Activities Award
2009 Boğaziçi University - Cemil Köksal Award
Tuna ÖĞÜT
Entry cohort:Fall 2022
Area(s) of Interest
public sphere, urban studies, gender studies, human geography, knowledge production, spatial approaches to social sciences
Current Research
Education
Istanbul Technical University, M.Sc., Architectural Design
Istanbul Technical University, B.Arch., Architecture
Ankara Highschool of Science (Ankara Fen Lisesi)
Publications
Awards and Mentions
TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2211-E
TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2210-A
Öykü Deniz AYTEMİZ
Entry cohort: Spring 2022
Area(s) of Interest
Media studies, cultural studies, nations and nationalism, gender and culture
Current Research
“A Social History of Electrical Household Technologies in Turkey (1930-2020): Modernization in Women's Everyday Lives”, TÜBİTAK 1001, Doctorate Boursier
“The Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Plus Employees in Employment”, KaosGL Association
Education
Political Science, MA, Bilkent University
Political Communication, Pre-Master, University of Amsterdam
International Relations, BA, Bilkent University
Publications
Awards and Mentions
