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Prof. Dr. Nilay Çabuk Kaya

Academic Adviser | Sociology & Social Research · Ankara University, Faculty of Languages and History-Geography — Sociology

Provides academic perspective to ID’s social research and evaluation capacity in mixed-method and social impact work.

Areas of expertise — Choose an area to read more about it.

Social research

Has more than 30 years of academic experience in social research and works on social research and evaluation techniques.

Social structure

Her work concentrates on social structure and social transformation, with experience of social structure analysis on national and international projects.

Urban and rural sociology

Carries out academic work in urban and rural sociology, which informs ID’s rural development studies.

Social policy

Has project experience in social policy and policy evaluation.

Qualitative research

Has experience of qualitative research and social impact work on national and international projects, and contributes qualitative methodology to ID’s work.

Profile

Prof. Dr. Nilay Çabuk Kaya has more than 30 years of academic experience in social research, social structure, urban and rural sociology, social policy and qualitative research.

Academic & professional experience

Academic work concentrates on social structure, urban and rural sociology, social transformation, social policy and research methodology.
As of 2026 she is Head of the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Languages and History-Geography, Ankara University, and Head of the Division of Sociology of Institutions.
Carries out academic work on social research and evaluation techniques and on urban and rural sociology.
Has experience on national and international projects in social impact, qualitative research, social structure analysis and policy evaluation.

Advisory areas at ID

Social research design
Qualitative methodology
Social impact assessment

Sectors & project types

Social policy
Rural development
Governance and public services

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