Projects

🟣 Women Are Strong Together (2024–Present)

Funded by: Netherlands Human Rights Fund, the Dutch Embassy in Ankara

Themes: Women’s empowerment, Gender equality, Violence prevention, Civil society capacity building

Focus Country: Turkey

Fieldwork: Field survey, Awareness groups

Partners: KAMER Foundation

🌍 Ethnic Diversity, Social Contact, and Trust among Natives and Migrants in the Netherlands (2022–Present)

Funded by: TUBITAK, Maastricht University, Marmara University
Themes: Trust, Contact, Migration, Integration
Focus Country: Netherlands
Fieldwork: Field experiment
Partner: Devrim Dumludag (Marmara University), Z. Emel Ozturk (Tilburg University)

🇳🇱 Social and Economic Inclusion: Leadership and Competition of Children and Adoloscents from Disadvantaged Groups (2022–Present)

Funded by: TUBITAK, Maastricht University, YTB, HOTIAD, Istanbul University
Themes: Leadership, Competition, Children, Disadvantage
Focus Country: Netherlands
Fieldwork: Field experiment
Partners: Devrim Dumludag (Marmara University), Z. Emel Öztürk (Tilburg Unversity)

🤝 EU–Turkey Civil Society Cooperation on Refugee and Migrant Integration (2019–2021)

Funded by: European Union
Themes: Refugee integration, Migration policy
Focus Countries: Turkey, Europe
Fieldwork: Field survey & Interviews
Partner: KAMER Foundation

👷 Youth Employment in Turkey (2017–2018)

Funded by: FBN Consultancy
Themes: Employment, Youth, Labor market
Focus Country: Turkey
Fieldwork: Field survey
Partner: Devrim Dumludag (Marmara University)

🛡 Safe Spaces for Women and Girls (2017)

Funded by: EU, KAMER
Themes: Syrian women, Protection, Empowerment
Focus Country: Turkey
Fieldwork: In-depth interviews
Partners: KAMER, Fulya Kama (Sabancı University)

🏙 Life Satisfaction of Immigrants Living in Istanbul (2015–2016)

Funded by: Istanbul University
Themes: Subjective well-being, Income, Urban migration
Focus Country: Turkey
Fieldwork: Field survey
Partner: Songül Gül (Marmara University)

💡 Postdoc: Income Comparisons and Subjective Well-being (2012–2014)

Funded by: Turkish MFA, TUBITAK, YÖK, NWO, Maastricht University
Themes: Relative income, Happiness, Turkish migrants
Focus Country: Netherlands
Fieldwork: Field survey
Partners: Maarten Vendrik (Maastricht University), Devrim Dumludag (Marmara University)

👩 Life Satisfaction of Women in Northern Cyprus (2011–2012)

Funded by: Istanbul University
Themes: Domestic violence, Income, Women's well-being
Focus Country: Northern Cyprus
Fieldwork: Field survey
Partner: Emine Tahsin (Istanbul University)

🎓 PhD Project: Relative Income and Life Satisfaction (2009–2011)

Funded by: TUBITAK, Istanbul University, Erasmus University, World Database of Happiness
Themes: Income inequality, Well-being, Turkish immigrants
Focus Country: Netherlands
Fieldwork: Field survey
Partner: Ruut Veenhoven (Erasmus University)