MiReKoc
@mirekoc.bsky.social
Migration Research Center at Koc University - Koç Üniversitesi Göç Araştırmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi
📢 MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar Series continues with Natalie Brinham’s talk “When Borders Cross Peoples: Navigating Digital Borders in the Myanmar/India Borderlands” on Wednesday, MARCH 25, at 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
Register in advance via the following link
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register in advance via the following link
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
📢 MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar Series continues with Natalie Brinham’s talk “When Borders Cross Peoples: Navigating Digital Borders in the Myanmar/India Borderlands” on Wednesday, MARCH 25, at 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
Register in advance via the following link
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register in advance via the following link
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Applications Now Open!
MiReKoc, in partnership with the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (BU CFD), will host the 2026 International Summer School from 7-12 September 2026 in Istanbul.
research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/
MiReKoc, in partnership with the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (BU CFD), will host the 2026 International Summer School from 7-12 September 2026 in Istanbul.
research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/
March 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Applications Now Open!
MiReKoc, in partnership with the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (BU CFD), will host the 2026 International Summer School from 7-12 September 2026 in Istanbul.
research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/
MiReKoc, in partnership with the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (BU CFD), will host the 2026 International Summer School from 7-12 September 2026 in Istanbul.
research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/
Save the date! 📅
MiReKoc-BU CFD International Summer School 2026 will take place on 07–12 September 2026 at Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, Istanbul.
Theme: “Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective.”
miss.ku.edu.tr
MiReKoc-BU CFD International Summer School 2026 will take place on 07–12 September 2026 at Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, Istanbul.
Theme: “Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective.”
miss.ku.edu.tr
February 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Save the date! 📅
MiReKoc-BU CFD International Summer School 2026 will take place on 07–12 September 2026 at Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, Istanbul.
Theme: “Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective.”
miss.ku.edu.tr
MiReKoc-BU CFD International Summer School 2026 will take place on 07–12 September 2026 at Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, Istanbul.
Theme: “Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective.”
miss.ku.edu.tr
📢 MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar Series starts with Bircan Polat's talk “Emergence, Consolidation, and Transformations of Local Identities in Urban Context: The Case of ‘Orçul Community’ in Istanbul” on Wed, FEB 18, at 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
Zoom Registration:
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Zoom Registration:
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM
📢 MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar Series starts with Bircan Polat's talk “Emergence, Consolidation, and Transformations of Local Identities in Urban Context: The Case of ‘Orçul Community’ in Istanbul” on Wed, FEB 18, at 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
Zoom Registration:
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Zoom Registration:
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Now Out! The third paper in our MiReKoc BROAD-ER Working Paper Series, "Trusted with Keys, Denied Citizenship Rights: Unionising as Means to Shape Urban Migration Governance from Below" by Norma Schemschat.
Read it here: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/publ...
Read it here: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/publ...
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Now Out! The third paper in our MiReKoc BROAD-ER Working Paper Series, "Trusted with Keys, Denied Citizenship Rights: Unionising as Means to Shape Urban Migration Governance from Below" by Norma Schemschat.
Read it here: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/publ...
Read it here: research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/publ...
🚀 MITIME is hiring 15 PhD researchers — incl. 2 at Koç University (Istanbul) with MiReKoc.
Topics: Remote Work & Mobility; Migration & Time.
🌍 Mobility rule applies.
⭐ International training + funding.
🔗 Apply: migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
⏳ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Topics: Remote Work & Mobility; Migration & Time.
🌍 Mobility rule applies.
⭐ International training + funding.
🔗 Apply: migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
⏳ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
🚀 MITIME is hiring 15 PhD researchers — incl. 2 at Koç University (Istanbul) with MiReKoc.
Topics: Remote Work & Mobility; Migration & Time.
🌍 Mobility rule applies.
⭐ International training + funding.
🔗 Apply: migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
⏳ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Topics: Remote Work & Mobility; Migration & Time.
🌍 Mobility rule applies.
⭐ International training + funding.
🔗 Apply: migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
⏳ Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
Join us for the MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar!
🗣 Zanna Ramaekers (Erasmus Univ.)
📌 “Organs, Bodies, Borders: Migration & kidney sales across the Euro-Med border”
📅 17 Dec, 12:00 (TR)
📍 Hybrid: SOS180F & Zoom
🔗 Register: kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗣 Zanna Ramaekers (Erasmus Univ.)
📌 “Organs, Bodies, Borders: Migration & kidney sales across the Euro-Med border”
📅 17 Dec, 12:00 (TR)
📍 Hybrid: SOS180F & Zoom
🔗 Register: kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join us for the MiReKoc Wednesday Seminar!
🗣 Zanna Ramaekers (Erasmus Univ.)
📌 “Organs, Bodies, Borders: Migration & kidney sales across the Euro-Med border”
📅 17 Dec, 12:00 (TR)
📍 Hybrid: SOS180F & Zoom
🔗 Register: kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗣 Zanna Ramaekers (Erasmus Univ.)
📌 “Organs, Bodies, Borders: Migration & kidney sales across the Euro-Med border”
📅 17 Dec, 12:00 (TR)
📍 Hybrid: SOS180F & Zoom
🔗 Register: kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Prof. Ahmet İçduygu, Director of the Migration Research Center at Koç University, delivered a speech at the opening panel of the UNESCO MOST School held at Istinye University, organized around the theme of Artificial Intelligence and Migration.
July 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Prof. Ahmet İçduygu, Director of the Migration Research Center at Koç University, delivered a speech at the opening panel of the UNESCO MOST School held at Istinye University, organized around the theme of Artificial Intelligence and Migration.
Meet the lecturers at MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School! This year’s theme: "Beyond Borders: Health, Migration, and Diversity in an Interconnected World."
14–25 July 2025 | Koç University, Istanbul
Details: miss.ku.edu.tr
#Migration #Health #Diversity #wellbeing
14–25 July 2025 | Koç University, Istanbul
Details: miss.ku.edu.tr
#Migration #Health #Diversity #wellbeing
April 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Meet the lecturers at MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School! This year’s theme: "Beyond Borders: Health, Migration, and Diversity in an Interconnected World."
14–25 July 2025 | Koç University, Istanbul
Details: miss.ku.edu.tr
#Migration #Health #Diversity #wellbeing
14–25 July 2025 | Koç University, Istanbul
Details: miss.ku.edu.tr
#Migration #Health #Diversity #wellbeing
Lorenzo Rinelli – Cracking the Stone. Artifacts, Public Space and the Memory of Empire in Contemporary Rome
March 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Lorenzo Rinelli – Cracking the Stone. Artifacts, Public Space and the Memory of Empire in Contemporary Rome
Discussant: @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc!
March 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Discussant: @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc!
Panel 3 continues with "The (Dis)Continuities of Lisbon’s Muslim Past and Present: Spatial and Memorial Patterns in Mouraria" by Duygu Cihanger Ribeiro
March 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Panel 3 continues with "The (Dis)Continuities of Lisbon’s Muslim Past and Present: Spatial and Memorial Patterns in Mouraria" by Duygu Cihanger Ribeiro
Panel 3 has just started with "Building and Rebuilding the Cities: Memories of Migration and Making of the Urban Malabar" by Anagha Pradeep! Chaired by
Rafik Arfaoui from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
Rafik Arfaoui from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Panel 3 has just started with "Building and Rebuilding the Cities: Memories of Migration and Making of the Urban Malabar" by Anagha Pradeep! Chaired by
Rafik Arfaoui from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
Rafik Arfaoui from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
Panel 2 continues with "Re-remembering Displacementin Bubenreuth: Collective Memory, Migration, and Urban dentity"by Denis Zeković.
March 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Panel 2 continues with "Re-remembering Displacementin Bubenreuth: Collective Memory, Migration, and Urban dentity"by Denis Zeković.
Conference continues with Panel 2!
"Memory and Mobilisation in Trieste: Silos as a Site of Politics" by Janina Pescinski
Chaired by @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc
"Memory and Mobilisation in Trieste: Silos as a Site of Politics" by Janina Pescinski
Chaired by @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc
March 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Conference continues with Panel 2!
"Memory and Mobilisation in Trieste: Silos as a Site of Politics" by Janina Pescinski
Chaired by @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc
"Memory and Mobilisation in Trieste: Silos as a Site of Politics" by Janina Pescinski
Chaired by @bircealtiok.bsky.social from MiReKoc
Last discussant of the Panel 1: Gülşen Doğan from MiReKoc
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Last discussant of the Panel 1: Gülşen Doğan from MiReKoc
Panel 1 continues with "Place-Making Through (Un)Making Memories of
Migrations: The Case of Beyoğlu"by Ahmet Içduygu from MiReKoc
Migrations: The Case of Beyoğlu"by Ahmet Içduygu from MiReKoc
March 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Panel 1 continues with "Place-Making Through (Un)Making Memories of
Migrations: The Case of Beyoğlu"by Ahmet Içduygu from MiReKoc
Migrations: The Case of Beyoğlu"by Ahmet Içduygu from MiReKoc
Discussant: Diletta Marcucci from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Discussant: Diletta Marcucci from @gritim-upf.bsky.social
Panel 1 has started with "Transnational Lives: Memory, Identity, and Belonging Among Albanian Migrants in London and Athens" by Eda Gemi
March 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Panel 1 has started with "Transnational Lives: Memory, Identity, and Belonging Among Albanian Migrants in London and Athens" by Eda Gemi
It continues with "The conference continues with an insightful session on "Literature Review on Urban Memories of Migration" presented by Ceren Kulkul. #UrbanStudies #Migration #LiteratureReview
March 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It continues with "The conference continues with an insightful session on "Literature Review on Urban Memories of Migration" presented by Ceren Kulkul. #UrbanStudies #Migration #LiteratureReview
The conference starts with "Why Do We Need to Open a New Research Field on Urban Memory and Migration?" by @ricardzapata.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The conference starts with "Why Do We Need to Open a New Research Field on Urban Memory and Migration?" by @ricardzapata.bsky.social
Opening remarks by @ricardzapata.bsky.social from @gritim-upf.bsky.social and Ahmet Icduygu from Koç University at BROAD-ER Scientific Conference at @upf.edu
March 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Opening remarks by @ricardzapata.bsky.social from @gritim-upf.bsky.social and Ahmet Icduygu from Koç University at BROAD-ER Scientific Conference at @upf.edu
We’re excited to welcome Apostolos Veizis from INTERSOS Hellas at the MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School! He’ll discuss the health and dignity of people on the move, exploring challenges and the way forward.
More info: miss.ku.edu.tr
More info: miss.ku.edu.tr
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We’re excited to welcome Apostolos Veizis from INTERSOS Hellas at the MiReKoc-UNIC International Summer School! He’ll discuss the health and dignity of people on the move, exploring challenges and the way forward.
More info: miss.ku.edu.tr
More info: miss.ku.edu.tr
TOMORROW! 📢The MiReKoc-BROAD-ER Wednesday Seminar Series starts with Juan Carlos Triviño Salazar’s talk on Wednesday, MAR 5, 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
TOMORROW! 📢The MiReKoc-BROAD-ER Wednesday Seminar Series starts with Juan Carlos Triviño Salazar’s talk on Wednesday, MAR 5, 12:00 (Turkey time), online (zoom).
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
kocun.zoom.us/meeting/regi...