Merve Kütük Kuriş

Assist. Prof.
Ph.D.: 
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Office: 
PSB 202
E-Mail: 

merve.kkutuk@bogazici.edu.tr

Phone Number: 
+90 (0) 212 359 73 15
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Areas of Interest: 

Political Theory

Social Theory

Gender

Sociology of Islam

Islam and Secularism

Middle Eastern Studies 

Political Ethnography

Social Movements

Courses Taught: 

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology; SOC 462 Sociology of Gender

Research Projects: 

“Between New Conservatism and Ritual Economy of Marriage: Being a Newlywed Bride in Turkey.” This project is supported by Şirin Tekeli Research Award -Gender and Women's Studies Center of Excellence- Sabancı University, 2018-2019.

Selected Publications: 

With Sertaç Sehlikoglu. (2024). “Locating Women and the Expansion of Islamic Morality in the New Turkey: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives,” in Caroline Tee, Fabio Vicini, and Philip Dorroll (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Turkey. Oxford University Press.

Kütük-Kuriş, M. (2022), "The Rise and Fall of Support for the Istanbul Convention: Understanding the Case of KADEM", Women's Studies International Forum, 93(July-August).

Kütük-Kuriş, M. (2021b), "Muslim Fashionistas in Contemporary Turkey: Devoted Mothers, Benevolent Philanthropists, and Leisure Enthusiasts", Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, 17(3): 395-422.

Kütük-Kuriş, M. (2021a), "Moral Ambivalence, Religious Doubt and Non-Belief Among Ex-Hijabi Women in Turkey", Religions, 12 (1), 33.