Completed MA Thesis

StudentTitleSupervisorYear
İsmail ArafaThe Rise of Therapeutic Culture in Egypt: A Qualitative Study of University Students and Graduates in Cairo and AlexandriaProf. Alev Erkilet2026
Enes Malik AktaşPerceptions of Turkish Citizens About International Migrants: The Ansar-Muhajir Case in BaşakşehirProf. Alev Erkilet2026
Betül UzunWhen the Graves Are Gone: Cemetery Destruction and the Transformation of Memory among Syrians from South HomsAssist. Prof. Rahime Arzu Ünal2026
Dhilruba İbrahimUnacknowledged Presence: The Kutchi Memon Community and Their Contributions to Kochi, India.Prof. Irfan Ahmad2026
Sara GhalayiniThe Mosque, the Street, and the Ballot Box: Modes of Civic and Political Participation Among Lebanese Sunnis in Time of Crisis.Assist. Prof. Tesnim Khriji2026
Beyzagül ÖztürkMemory, Sense of Belonging and Home Making: Stories of Uzbeks from Afghanistan in İstanbulProf.Ramazan Aras2026
Evin BulutIdentity, Sense of Belonging and Agency: Being Woman in the Yezidi Society in RussiaProf.Ramazan Aras2026
Afife ErenIntellectuals, Academia and Silence: The Case of Palestine after October 7th, 2023Assist. Prof. Merve Reyhan Ceylan2026
Ghena RahmanGathering Knowledge, Shaping Selves: Ethnographic Insights Into Young Arab Women’s Informal Learning Experiences in İstanbulAssist. Prof. Tesnim Khriji2025
Wayej KuruniStigmatization of Islamic Symbols in Bangladesh’s Public UniversitiesProf. Dr. Irfan Ahmad2025
Heba S. A. AttaallahDecolonzing the Self Through Embracing Islam: Narratives of Muslim Reverts Based in Istanbul and Beyond.Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad2025
Bushra Feroza TurkVeiled Discriminations- A Sociological Study on the Perceived Marginalizations Experienced by Veiled Teachers at Private Educational Institutes in TürkiyeAssist. Prof. Tesnim Khriji2025
Dima FaressCoping Strategies of Aleppian Elder Parents from an Intergenerational Perspective: Aleppo and IstanbulAssist. Prof. Tesnim Khriji2025
Ayesha FayyazModernity and the Politics of Food Insecurity in PakistanProf. Alev Erkilet2025
Pınar Şen ZenginWomen Narratives in Hakkari Between The Militarist and State Feminism Prof. Alev Erkilet2025
Abdussamet AydınUnderstanding Changes in Urban Dynamics and the  Discussions Surrounding Reconstruction Process in Post Earthquake AntakyaProf. Alev Erkilet2025
Karam AlhafianThe Role of Religion in the Cohesion of Taliban Movement in Afghanistan (1994-2021)Prof. Alev Erkilet2025
Hibatuallah BensaidDialectics of Faith and Global Governance: The Vision of the Organization of Islamic CooperationProf. Ramazan Aras2025
Akbar M. KahrizehThe Politics of Religiosity and Secularism: Narratives from the West Azerbaijan, IranProf. Ramazan Aras2025
Rahma WaleedArchaeology of De-Democratization: Mobilizing the Pharaonic Past in Post-2013 Counterrevolutionary EgyptProf. Irfan Ahmad2025
Serra Deniz ArazRethinking the Production of Space and Migration: The Case of Istanbul Fatih DistrictProf. Alev Erkilet2025
Thuraya Al-NaseriLegal Pluralism Among Muslims in Contemporary Baghdad: An Ethnographic ApproachProf. Ramazan Aras2024
Ilham IbrahimClans and Comrades: Exploring the Secular Contours of Socialist SomaliaProf. Alev Erkilet2024
Nesma ElsayedDigital Media and the Religious Literacy Process: Narratives of Muslim American Female YouthProf. Ramazan Aras2024
Halima BensaidMuslim Western Diaspora: Finding Home and Belonging in IstanbulProf. Ramazan Aras2024
Shahrukh BurkiHunger and Help: A Case Study of a Civil Society Organization in Urban PakistanProf. Alev Erkilet2024
Yakubu AliConceptualization of Romantic Love in Gana: A Probe within the Zongo SocietiesProf. Ramazan Aras2023
Nesibenur ŞatıroğluYou Wake Up Each Day with Four Stranger Kids “ An Ethnographic Research with Children Living in Children Homes”Prof. Ramazan Aras2023
Zahide Şeyda KarabatakChanging Experiences of Marriage and Masculinity in Turkey: Turkish Men’s Transnational Marriages to Indonesian Women in the Black Sea RegionProf. Ramazan Aras2023
Saiyid Ashraf Husain Jafri(Uni)versalism for Philistines and Lconoclasts: The scope of Post-Sectarianism among the Indian Muslims.Prof. Alev Erkilet2023
Muhammad Akbar AngkasaSoft-Power of Turkey and Non-Governmental Organizations: The Case of IDDEProf. Alev Erkilet2022
Mariam Agha“The Ones Who Walk Away”: An Ethnography of Exiled Egyptian Expatriates in IstanbulAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2022
Afnan AbdallaAlternative Learning Spaces in Cairo: the Making and Re-making of Space and Real LifeAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2022
Neven AboueldahabThe Influence of International School’s Western Culture on Egyptian Muslim Students’ IdentityProf. Alev Erkilet2022
Büşra CoşkunReligion, Memory, and Sense of Belonging: Tradition of Memorization of Qur’an in Turkey 1923-1950Prof. Ramazan Aras2022
Ruhul AminBetween State and Religion: The Marginalization of Aliya Madrasa Students in BangladeshProf. Ramazan Aras2021
Ibtissem ChattaMemory and Emotions in the Identity Construction: The Algerian Descendants in AdanaAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2021
Abdirashid KalmoyHopes in Transition: An Etnography on Sub-Saharan African Migrants in IstanbulAsst. Prof. Ramazan Aras2021
Salma Al-ZamelThe Muslim Malay Diaspora in Canada: The Case of Muslim Agency and Global CivilityAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2020
Nesibe DemirThe Role of Space and Emotions in the Experiences of Muslim Women: Hanımlar İlim ve Kültür Derneği (HİKDE)Asst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2020
Ayşenur ÖgcemAn Outside Look at the Turkish Reform: The Medeniyet NewspaperAsst. Prof. Üyesi Mehmet Özay2020
Nesibe ŞahinThe Context of Civil Society: Analyzing the Muslim Women’s Participation in the Institutionalization Process in TurkeyAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2020
Betül TozluDigital Community, Fan Spaces and Gendered Emotions: An Analysis on Korean Pop Music (K-POP) Fandom in TurkeyAsst. Prof. Nursem Keskin Aksay2020
Haktan TursunThe Making of an Order: An Ethnography of Romani Sufis in UskudarProf. Ramazan Aras2019