Project Title: Violence Against Women in Türkiye - 2024

Supporting Institution: Ministry of Family and Social Services

Project Coordinator: Mehmet Fatih Aysan

Team members: Abdurrahman Aydemir, Asil Özdoğru, Aslıhan Nişancı, Ayşe Sena Sezgin, İbrahim Demir, M. Fuat Kına, M. Tahir Kılavuz, Nursem Keskin Aksay, Z. Selen Artan

Time: 2024-2026

This project is a continuation of the Research on Domestic Violence Against Women in Turkey conducted in 2008 and 2014. The aim of the project is to take steps towards the promotion of gender equality in Türkiye, the protection of women's human rights, and the more effective fight against violence against women. In order to achieve this goal, it is aimed to develop strategies that will contribute to national policy development processes and improve existing systems by analyzing quantitative and qualitative data by following a scientifically based approach to combat violence against women.

Project Title: Social Policies in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Supporting Institution: European Commission-ERASMUS-JMO-2022-HEI-TCH-RSCH 

Project Coordinator: Mehmet Fatih Aysan

Team members: Mehmet Fatih Aysan, Talip Küçükcan, Nuri Tınaz, Aslıhan Nişancı, Ayşe Yetiş-Bayraktar, Muhammet Tahir Kılavuz, Zübeyir Nişancı

Time: 2022-2025

The impact of this action will contribute to improving Turkey-EU relations by promoting and facilitating the EU’s influence in improving social policies in Turkey. Based on this, the main aim of this project is to create awareness about the EU’s contribution as a global actor in social policy making in Turkey. This aim will be reached by providing courses where students can have the option of choosing the European Union Module courses amongst others which specifically focuses on subjects such as varying social policies in Europe, contemporary challenges and risks to European social policies, and population. The outcome of these courses will be combined with seminars and workshops organized throughout the project, and student seminars at the end of each term where students can present their research papers. These workshops will bring university students, academics, policy makers, and experts together to encourage constructive discussions on social policies in Europe.