FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES OF GRADUATES
Our graduates can work in various positions in the private sector, public institutions and non-governmental organizations, or have an academic career.
Some of the public institutions that offer career opportunities to sociologists are Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Development Agencies, TÜBITAK, YÖK,and TRT. In the private sector, companies operating in the fields of media, advertising, public relations, human resources, marketing, research, consultancy and strategy development are institutions that provide employment opportunities for sociologists. Moreover, international and transnational organizations such as United Nations and United Nations Development Program, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Health Organization, World Bank, International Labor Organization, Food and Agricultural Organization and the International Organization for Migration offer career opportunities for sociologists.
Our alumni have been employed in the following institutions and companies:
ERA Recruitment & Outplacement Agency, IKEA, Antalya Akev University, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Pozitive Life Association, Webhelp Türkey, Bostanlı Dipol Family Counseling Center, Association for Solidarity with Refugees and Immigrants, Delphi Technologies, Medical Park Hospital, Janoschka Silindirleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Ekvator Energy, PsikoBornova Family Counseling Center, TGS-İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Akdeniz University, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.
Some of the universities where our alumni continue their academic studies:
Frankfurt Goethe University, Gran Sasso Science Institute, University of Minnesota, University of Lund, Koç University, Boğaziçi University, Middle East Technical University, Ege University, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir University of Economics, Kadir Has University, Justus Liebig Universität, University of Siegen, University of Tampere, University of Plymouth.
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Book Presentation and Talk: Visual Sociology
Department of Sociology invites you to the Book Presentation and Talk event with Gülbin Özdamar Akarçay, the author of “Visual Sociology". Date:
Book Presentation and Talk: Painting the Revolution
Department of Sociology invites you to the Book Presentation and Talk event with Dr. Bengü Aydın Dikmen, the author of “Painting the
We welcomed ethnomusicologist Onur Sönmez.
We held our sociology seminar where we hosted ethnomusicologist Onur Sönmez. We thank him very much for this detailed and interesting presentation.
Cover Culture: Pleasure, Power, and Self-Imagination in İzmir’s Repetitive Music Scene
You are cordially invited to the Sociology Seminar where we will host Dr. Onur Sönmez. Onur Sönmez has a PhD in ethnomusicology
II. IUE GENDER STUDIES DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (EKOKAM- Gender and Women’s Studies Research and Application Center)
Research Assistant Helin Kardelen Kavuş attended the “II. IUE Gender Studies Development Workshop” on March 8, 2024, International Women's Day. Organized by EKOKAM, the workshop
Women’s Cooperatives and Gender Equality
You are cordially invited to "Women's Cooperatives and Gender Equality", which will be co-organized by IUE EKOKAM, the Department of Sociology, and
Welcoming Our New Faculty Member: Professor Deniz Yükseker
We are proud to welcome and introduce our newest faculty member: Professor Deniz Yükseker. We wish her all the best and success
Sociology Seminar: Social Origins of Regime Change in Turkey: 1908 -2023
Department of Sociology cordially invites you to a seminar on "Social Origins of Regime Change in Turkey: 1908 - 2023" by Dr.