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İbrahim Sirkeci (born 1972, Izmir,
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
) is a British Turkish social scientist, Professor at various British universities. He previously worked at the European Business School London,
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, and was the Director of Regent's Centre for Transnational Studies.


Biography

Sirkeci received his BA in
Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
and
Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit est ...
from Bilkent University,
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
and PhD in
Human Geography Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment. It analyzes spatial interdependencies between social i ...
from the
University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...
. Prior to joining the European Business School London of
Regent's University London Regent's University London (formerly Regent's College) is a private university located in London, England. It is part of Galileo Global Education, Europe’s largest higher education provider. Regent's University London was established in 1984 ...
, he worked as a Leverhulme Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship,
University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...
, and also as assistant professor at a private university in
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
, Turkey. He is editor of several international peer-reviewed scholarly journals including '' Migration Letters'', '' Transnational Marketing Journal'', and '' Goc Dergisi''. He authored several books including ''Cultures of
Migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...
'' published by
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in 2011, and ''The Environment of Insecurity in Turkey and the Emigration of Turkish
Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...
to Germany'', was published by Edwin Mellen Press in 2006.


Work

Sirkeci's research focuses on human mobility, remittances, transnational marketing, marketing of higher education, transnational consumers, ethnicity, segmentation, segregation and labour markets,The Impact of Spatial Segregation on the Employment Outcomes Amongst Bangladeshi Men and Women in England and Wales
/ref> conflict, international migration with particular reference to minorities in the UK, Turkish,
Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...
migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...
to Germany, Turkey and
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. He has written widely on transnational marketing, international migration, internal migration, population movements, labour market, segregation, ethnic conflict, minorities, Turks, Kurds, and remittances. Sirkeci also writes a weekly column for Turkish daily newspaper Birgun. His research is published in journals including '' Environment and Planning A'', '' Sociological Research Online'', '' Ethnic and Racial Studies'', ''International Migration'', and '' Journal of Biosocial Science''., and Population Review


Bibliography

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See also

* British Turks *
List of British Turks The following is a list of British Turks, including people of full or partial ethnic Turkish origin with British citizenship. The majority of notable British Turks come from the large Turkish Cypriot community, followed by ethnic Turks who ori ...


References


External links


Direct Marketing, editorial advisory boardProfessor Ibrahim Sirkeci's talk at European ParliamentHome page at EBSLIbrahim Sirkeci, ''The Environment of Insecurity in Turkey and the Emigration of Turkish Kurds to Germany'', New York, Edwin Mellen Press, 2006

BirGün columnistsIbrahim Sirkeci Londra Yazıları YOKSULLAR VE İŞÇİLER KONUŞULMADI, 28 Eylül 2008
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