Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (FEASS) Political Science and International Relations faculty member Prof. Dr. Cenker Korhan Demir is the project coordinator of the TÜBİTAK 1001 project titled “Radicalisation Arising from Cross-Border Mass Migration: Identifying Risks and Causes and Strengthening Integration Policies”. The opening programme was held at Cine Amphitheatre with the participation of HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (FEASS) Prof. Dr. Hanifi Aslan, Dean of the Faculty of Education Prof. Dr. Şener Büyüköztürk, Deputy Governors Murat Akyüz and Hüseyin Kaptan, as well as academic staff and students.
In addition to Prof. Dr. Cenker Korhan Demir of the FEASS Political Science and International Relations Department, the project team includes Prof. Dr. Ramin Aliyev of the HKU Faculty of Education Department of Guidance and Psychological Counselling, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuhal Yeniçeri of the Başkent University Faculty of Science and Letters Department of Psychology, Asst. Prof. Dr. Onur Bilginer of the Başkent University Faculty of Science and Letters Department of Sociology, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Pelin Aliyev of the HKU FEASS Political Science and International Relations Department. The project aims to investigate whether there is a risk of radicalisation among both migrant and host communities in relation to cross-border mass migration, to identify the risk factors and causes affecting radicalisation levels, and to develop policy and programme recommendations for managing these risks and strengthening social cohesion.
