Meriç KIRMIZI

Meriç KIRMIZI is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Sciences and Humanities, Ondokuz Mayıs University (Turkey). She specializes in post-industrial urban change, gentrification, and urban commons across Japanese and Turkish cities. Her research integrates comparative analysis of urban planning practices in France, Turkey, and Japan.

• PhD in Humanities, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
• Master's in Sociology, Middle East Technical University

Her work explores gentrification, area revitalization, and mobility, with a focus on gender dynamics in urban neighborhoods. Articles span topics like retail gentrification, squatter movements, and critical urban theory.

Key awards include the FFJ/Michelin Foundation Chair (2020) for studying French urban revitalization and the MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship. She collaborates with the Urban Research Plaza (Osaka) and The Circle Lab (as a visiting researcher).