Yiğit Cem Eskicioğlu is a Research Assistant at the Center for Diaspora Studies at Sakarya University, Turkey, and a PhD candidate in International Relations. His research interests include migration, diaspora, and identity, with particular attention to Turkish diaspora communities in Europe. His work examines how diaspora communities mobilize in response to crises and how collective action reshapes identity, belonging, and transnational ties.
Yiğit Cem Eskicioğlu

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Hosting institute
- Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (bicc)
Current affiliation
- Sakarya University
Memberships
Key expertise
- Migration and Diaspora Studies
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Identity and Belonging
- Media and Political Communication
Regional expertise
- Deutschland
- Türkei
- Turkish Diaspora in Europe, Middle East
Profile according to FFVT taxonomy
Scientific topics
- Borders
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Integration And Social Participation
- Media
- Migration Routes, Refugees’ Journeys
- Racism
- Religion
- Transnational Networks
Disciplines
- Other
- Sociology
- Political Sciences
Professional Career
Relevant publications
- The Migration of Turkish Health Professionals: Causes and Consequences. In H. Gürak (Ed.), The Economics of Migration of Highly Skilled Workers from Türkiye: The New Age of Colonialism.2026.Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature).DOI.
- The Meme Battlefield: Anti-Woke Humor Against Wokeness and Dark Woke Culture. International Review of Sociology. 1-21.2026.DOI.
- Imperialism Through Sports: China's Strategy for Global Hegemony. Sport in Society. 1-17.2025.DOI.
- From Russia with Love: The Weaponization of Corruption as a Foreign Policy Tool. Public Integrity, 28(2), 231-245.2025.DOI.
- Media, Imperialism, and Ideology: US Partisan Media's Discursive Approach to Latin America and the Middle East. Middle East Critique, 34(4), 749-770.2025.DOI.