Prof. Dr. Hacı Duran, Head of the Sociology Department, participated in a live seminar organized by the Morocco-based think tank, Merkezu Alhubera ve İstişarat. During the meeting, which was held via TikTok, the perspectives presented in Richard Nisbett’s book, The Geography of Thought, were discussed. Prof. Hacı Duran represented Turkey on the platform, which featured […]

The Department of Sociology at Istanbul Aydın University, in collaboration with the Berlin Democratic Arab Center and the Departments of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tripoli’s Faculty of Arts, is organizing an international joint scientific congress. Scheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from March 27 to 29, 2026, the congress has […]

Prof. Dr. Hacı Duran, Head of the Sociology Department at Istanbul Aydın University, participated as a speaker in a web panel titled “Mercenaries of the Sudan Civil War” on January 6. Subsequently, on January 11, Prof. Duran attended a virtual congress as a guest of honor, which included sociologists from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and […]

As part of the first academic visits of 2026, Prof. Dr. Hacı Duran, Head of the Sociology Department at Istanbul Aydın University, hosted Boudjidj Loubna Ahlem, a faculty member from Abbes Laghrour University, Algeria, on January 6, 2026. This was followed by a visit on January 19, 2026, from Dr. Widad Chouireb, a member of […]

An event titled “Career Management and Human Resources” was organized on December 26, 2025, by Assoc. Prof. Fatma Nur Şengül, a faculty member of the Sociology Department, and Sena Duman, Vice President of the Sociology Club. The program commenced with an opening speech delivered by Assoc. Prof. Fatma Nur Şengül, highlighting the significance of professional […]

Academic visits to Prof. Dr. Hacı Duran, Head of the Department of Sociology at Istanbul Aydın University, continue to bolster international relations. On December 24, 2025, Prof. Dr. Hacı Duran hosted Dr. Bahi Hichem, a faculty member from the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Biskra, Algeria. During the meeting, evaluations […]