Nursen Tekgöz

Nursen Tekgöz graduated from the Department of Sociology at Istanbul University with a minor in the Faculty of Law. She got her master’s degree from the Migration Studies Program at the Department of Sociology with her thesis titled “The Reflections of the Migration Process of Syrian Origin in Turkey” at the same university. In 2021, she began her doctoral studies within the same department. Her areas of scholarly research and interest covers urbanization, migration, volunteerism, and civil society. Tekgöz has several published books, book chapters, articles, presentations, and reports. Since 2014, she has been an active field researcher, participating in numerous projects conducted by prestigious institutions such as TÜBİTAK and TÜBA, as well as various universities, public entities, and private organizations. From 2017 to 2021, Nursen Tekgöz held the position of Coordinator at Istanbul University’s Volunteer Academy. Currently, she serves as a researcher at Institute Social.