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Hakan ARIKAN serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Kırıkkale University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has been Head of the Department of Sociometry since 2008, ERASMUS Coordinator since 2009, and External Relations Coordinator since 2011. He teaches courses including Introduction to Sociology, Political Sociology, and Social Structure of Turkey, and has participated in Erasmus exchanges with universities in Romania, Latvia, Portugal, and Italy.
His academic background features:
- BA in Sociology, Hacettepe University (1992), 5th in department
- MA in Sociology, Hacettepe University (1995), 1st in department
- PhD in Sociology, Southern Illinois University (2004), 1st in department
Dr. ARIKAN specializes in Political Sociology, Sociology of Law, and Turkish Society, with additional expertise in Gender Studies, Sociology of Crime, and European Union Studies. His research investigates Turkish national identity formation, political parties' EU approaches, and socio-cultural dynamics. He has published 16 academic works (13 international, 3 national) and presented at numerous conferences. His PhD thesis examined domestic and international dynamics on Turkish national identity.
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He has supervised two Master's and one Doctoral thesis by 2016, and currently guides five Master's students and approximately fifteen undergraduate theses per semester. His project experience includes leading the 'Work Study and Reorganization Field Study' (1992-1993), consulting for the 'International Women Leadership Exchange Program' (1999-2000), and assisting as Director for the TÜBİTAK-funded study on street children (2006-2007).
Dr. ARIKAN founded and advises the Social Life and Solidarity Student Community and organized the 2016 National Social Sciences Student Symposium at Kırıkkale University. He is an active member of the Midwest Sociological Association and the Sociology Association in Türkiye.
