Özlem Altıok

Özlem Altıok teaches Women's and Gender Studies and International Studies at the University of North Texas. Her research and teaching interests centre on politics, gender, international development, immigration and social movements in and across Turkey, Europe and the Middle East.

She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Community and Environmental Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, a master's degree in Public Service and Administration from Texas A&M University, and bachelor's degree in International Relations from Istanbul Bilgi University.

How my north Texas students taught me ‘we’re all in the same boat’ is a lie

Asking big questions and learning from our different experiences are the first steps to a better world beyond coronavirus.

By Özlem Altıok

/ 9 Apr 2020

How my north Texas students taught me ‘we’re all in the same boat’ is a lie

Building "a new Turkey": gender politics and the future of democracy

Can Turkey's government eschew gender equality, demonise the country's dynamic women's movement, and still prevent gender-based violence? Can a party that rejects gender equality be a force for democratisation?

By Özlem Altıok and Bihter Somersan

/ 23 Mar 2015

The short unhappy life of the “Committee on Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men” in Turkey

Policy aiming to address Turkey's real and persistent problem of gender inequality must be formulated in consultation with feminists. Unfortunately, there is ample reason to doubt that a government that refuses to name a problem can solve it, says Özlem Altıok.

By Özlem Altıok

/ 18 Dec 2013