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Zeynep Banu Dalaman

Known For: Sociologist; Political Scientist; Politician
Country: Turkey

About

Zeynep Banu Dalaman is a sociologist, political scientist, and politician.  Currently, she is the head of the Center for Turkish Studies and Women Studies at Aydin University in Istanbul.

Ms. Dalaman graduated from the Department of Sociology at Bogazici University in 1994. She received her M.A. degree in the department of International Relations Middle-East Politics at the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris (Sciences Po-Paris). She has worked with well-known Middle East specialist Prof. Dr. Gilles Kepel for her Master Thesis, “Propagation of Official Ideology in Turkey in the years of 80’s and 90’s: Neo-Kemalistes Movements.” This will soon be published in Turkish. Ms. Dalaman is currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of International Relations and Political Sciences at the Graduate School of Social Sciences at Fatih University. Her PhD thesis is on “Religious Women’s Behavior in Public Sphere: Turkish and American Case.”

Ms. Dalaman first ventured into politics while assisting Professor Dr. Nilüfer Göle. She ran as a Democratic Left Party (DSP) candidate in Beyoglu’s 2009 mayoral elections. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a political adviser to the mayor of Sisli, Mustafa Sarigül.

Ms. Dalaman speaks English and French fluently.

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