Alpkan Birelma

Dr. Alpkan Birelma is an Assistant Professor at Özyeğin University's Faculty of Applied Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Social Policy and Labor Movements from Boğaziçi University's Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History in 2016 and has previously taught modern Turkish history at Boğaziçi University while working as a researcher at its Social Policy Forum.

Education:

• Doctorate (2016), Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History, Boğaziçi University
• Master's (2007), Atatürk Institute, Boğaziçi University
• B.Sc. (2005), Political Science, Boğaziçi University
• High School (2001), İstanbul Erkek High School

Research Interests focus on the sociology of work, social movements, and labor dynamics in contemporary Turkey, particularly examining intersections with social class and Islamism. His ethnographic book Struggle for Bread and Dignity (İletişim Yayinlari, 2014) analyzes worker mobilizations through anthropological and sociological frameworks.