Melisa Celik

Melisa Celik is a University Lecturer in Sociology at the ZTS Institute for Sociology and Sustainability at the University of Münster. Her research focuses on migration, gender, and socio-economic integration through ethnographic and sociological theory approaches. She holds a Master of Science in Sociology from Middle East Technical University and a Bachelor's degree from the same institution, with semesters abroad at Bielefeld University and the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Her professional background includes an internship at the SGDD-ASAM in Ankara and membership in the German Academic Scholarship Foundation since 2023. Key research topics include migrant entrepreneurship, intercommunal relationships between Turkish-origin residents and newer Muslim immigrants in Germany, and sociological analyses of integration dynamics.

Celik has presented at conferences such as the Migration Conference (University of Greenwich, 2025) and the IMISCOE Annual Conference (Lisbon, 2024). Her work bridges theoretical frameworks like figurational sociology with empirical studies on migration and gender, emphasizing lived experiences in transnational contexts.

Her scholarly contributions span academic articles and conference lectures, addressing themes like socio-economic integration through small businesses and the social dynamics between established and newer migrant communities in Germany.