Faculty members of the Department of Sociology at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University participated in the international conference organized by the Italian Sociological Association, held in Palermo, Italy, on April 16–17, 2026.
The book chapter “The Case of Ankara Etlik City Hospital in the Context of Accessibility and Density Relationship” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Aydın and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Köse has been published.
Scholars from the Department of Sociology at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University contribute to the edited volume “Disasters and Resilience: Social and Spatial Perspectives,” which examines disasters from social and spatial perspectives.
With the main theme “Urban Development: Processes, Problems, and Solutions,” the 10th Urban Studies Congress was held this year in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, hosted by the International Balkan University.
AYBU Department of Sociology Ranked in the 801–1000 Band in the THE 2025 World Rankings and 12th Among Sociology Departments in Türkiye
Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yahya Aydın participated in the ISA 5th Sociology Forum held in Rabat, presenting his paper titled “Empty or Low Use Homes in Istanbul.”
The Sociology Department 2024–2025 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony was held enthusiastically on May 26, 2025, at the university campus with a large turnout of students and their families.
On Thursday, May 8, our alumni Batuhan, İrem, Hande, and Zeynep—who currently work in various fields within the public and private sectors—shared their professional experiences and insights with our 4th-year students.
Dr. Bahattin Cizreli, participated in the 2nd International Filyos Sustainable Development and Logistics Congress held on April 18, 2024.
The “7th Sociology Days” event, jointly organized by the Department of Sociology and the Sociology Student Community at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (AYBU), was held at the Conference Hall of Block A on the Esenboğa Campus.
As a result of the applications made within the scope of 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program, 2024/1 period, 4 projects were accepted from our department.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2025, as the AYBU Department of Sociology, we organized an iftar dinner at the staff dining hall on the Esenboğa Campus.
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Sivil Savunma ve İtfaiyecilik Programı öğrencileri, 19 Şubat 2025 tarihinde Esenboğa Yerleşkesinde yangından korunma konusunda kapsamlı bir eğitim verdi.
Prof. Dr. Mustafa ORÇAN, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin TUTAR, Dr. Bahattin CİZRELİ and Research Assistant Mesut ARSLAN contributed to the symposium titled “City Culture and Cultured City”.
Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Yahya Aydın participated in “The Lisbon Early-Career Workshop in Urban Studies Governing the City: Polity, Politics, Policy” held at the University of Lisbon on November 18-20.
Yahya Aydın, one of the faculty members of our department, gave a seminar at Manas University on 25 September.
Bölümümüzün öğretim üyelerinden Bahattin Cizreli, 4-6 Temmuz, Inssburck Üniversitesi'nde gerçekleşen Adorno'da Sosyoloji isimli Konferansa katıldı.
Bölümümüzün öğretim elemanlarından M. Mustafa İyi, 13 Haziran , İngiltere Durham'da gerçekleşen "Diasporas from the Middle East and Muslim World" Konferansı'na katıldı.
Ayşe Nur Leblebicier, one of the lecturers of our department, attended the 16th European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference in Porto, 27-30 August.
Yahya Aydın, one of the faculty members of our department, completed his research at the University of Sheffield-Urban Studies and Planning.
The ‘Palestinian Literature’ events within the scope of the ‘3rd Ankara Literature Festival’, of which our university is one of the organisers, took place on 15-17 October.
‘Disaster Preparedness Seminar’ was organised at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (AYBÜ). Ankara Studies Application and Research Centre, AYBU Search and Rescue and First Aid Club and AYBU Sociology Society contributed to the seminar.
Turkey's first Social Sciences Festival, of which we are a corporate stakeholder as Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, will be hosted by Karabük University on March 2-3, 2024.
