Aysegul Kayaoglu is an associate professor of economics at Istanbul Technical University and has a resarch focus on migration, labour economics and development economics. As a self-funded fellow (Tübitak) she is joining IMIS for a full year.
Prof. Dr. Ayşegul Kayaoğlu

Hosting institute
- Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies
Current affiliation
- Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Memberships
Key expertise
- Economics of migration
- Gender
- Labor economics
- Informal institutions
- Conflict
Regional expertise
- Türkei
- Syrien
- Sudan
Profile according to FFVT taxonomy
Scientific topics
- Causes Of Displacement
- Economy Of Forced Migration
- Education
- Environment And Climate
- Experience Of Violence, Trauma
- Family
- Gender
- Integration And Social Participation
- Local And Municipal Refugee Policies
- Work / Labour Market
- Return And Deportation
Disciplines
- Demography
- Economics
Professional Career
Relevant publications
- Do Relative Status of Women and Marriage Characteristics Matter for the Intimate Partner Violence?. In Journal of Family Issues, 43(8), 2063-2086.2022.SAGE.
- Return aspirations of Syrian refugees in Turkey. In Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 20(4), 561-583.2022.Routledge.
- COVID-19 and undeclared work: Impacts and policy responses in Europe. In Service Industries Journal, 40(13-14), 914-931.2020.Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Hometown associations, urban-to-rural collective remittances and rural development in Turkey. In Remittances Review, 2(2), 121-136.2017.Transnational Press London Ltd.
- Socioeconomic impact of conflict: state of emergency ruling in Turkey. In Defence and Peace Economics, 27(1), 117-136.2016.Routledge.