The Department of Sociology is excited to introduce the Al-Biruni Award, celebrating the pioneering scholarship of Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Biruni (d. 1050). This award aims to underline the presence and richness of an anthropological-sociological approach in non-western traditions long before the rise of anthropology in the western/modern world.
Award Highlights:
Eligibility: The thesis nominated for the award will be selected by the faculty members of the Department of Sociology from among the undergraduate graduation theses submitted during the 2024-2025 academic year. The selection will be made exclusively from the theses they have personally supervised.
Jury Composition: A committee of three jury members will review the nominations, focusing on academic excellence as the criterion for the award.
The Jury
Dr. Intissar Kherigi – Visiting Scholar, Ibn Haldun University
Asst. Prof. Şeyma Ayyıldız – Boğaziçi University
Asst. Prof. Merve Reyhan Baygeldi - Police Academy, Ankara
| Year | Award Winner | Thesis Title | Supervisor |
| 2024 | Yunus Yeşil | Identity Construction in the Relation of Trauma and Community Building: The Example of ‘Little Palestine’ in the Context of Chicago | Prof. Ramazan Aras |
| 2023 | Oumaru F. Sheriff | An Exploratory Study of Post-War Challenges Hindering Reintegration into Civil Society: The Case of Former Child Soldiers in Liberia | Prof. Ramazan Aras |
| 2022 | Rahma Waleed Al-Sayed | Pharaonism and Ideological State Apparatuses in Post-Coup Egypt | Prof. Alev Erkilet |
