CURRICULUM VITAE

 

YUSUF ZİYA ÖZCAN

February, 2004

 

 

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

            A) Date of Birth                        : March 5, 1951

            B) Education                           

                       

B.A.

Ankara University, 1973

M.A.

University of Chicago, 1978

Ph.D.

University of Chicago, 1981

 

2. ACADEMIC DUTIES

 

 

A) Assistant

1973-1975, Ankara University

B) Teaching Assist.

1981, M.E.T.U.

C) Assist. Prof

1981-1988, M.E.T.U.

D) Assoc.Prof.

1989, M.E.T.U.

E) Professor

2003, M.E.T.U

 

3. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

 

 

A) Assist. Chairman

: Oct. 1982-Jan 1983;  Nov. 1988-June 1992

B) Chairman

: Jan. 1982-Sept. 1983

C) Assist. Dean of the Graduate School of Social Sciences

: Aug. 1990- June 1992

D) Chairman

: Sept. 2003-Aug 2004

 

4. PUBLICATIONS

 

1)      Aysu Başkaya, Christopher S. Wilson and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “A Study in Re-establishing the Corporate Identity of a Post Office Institution with Gender-Related Differences in Perception of Space”

 

Fortcoming in Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 2004

 

2)      Aysu Başkaya, Christopher S. Wilson and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Wayfinding in an Unfamiliar Environment: Different Spatial Settings of Two Polyclinics”

 

Fortcoming in Environment & Behavior, 2004

 

3)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan, Sencer Ayata, Adnan Akçay, Özgür Arun ve Cemre Erciyes, Toplumsal Yapı, Refah Göstergeleri ve Toplumsal Raporlama, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırma Ortak Komitesi, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, T.C. Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu, Eylül 2003

 

4)      (Book chapter), Kıvılcım Metin Özcan and Yusuf Ziya Özcan “Determinants of Private Savings in the Middle East and North Africa“

 

Forthcoming in Research in Middle East Economics (RMEE) Series, Vol 6,

 

5)      Yusuf Ziya Ozcan and Kivilcim Metin Ozcan ,Measuring Poverty and Inequality in Turkey .

 

Middle East Economic Association Online Journal: 2003 Proceedings, 2003

http://www.sba.luc.edu/orgs/meea/volume5/ozcan.htm

6)      Yusuf Özcan, Şenay Üçdoğruk and Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, “Wage Differences by Gender, Wage and Self-Employment in Urban Turkey”

 

Journal of Economic Cooperation (JEC), Vol. 24(1): 1-24, January 2003

 

7)       Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Abdullah Koçak, “A need or a Status Symbol?: Use of Cellular Phones in Turkey”

 

European Journal of Communication, Vol. 18(2): 241-254, 2003

 

8)      (Book chapter) Yusuf Ziya Özcan ve Özden Özbay, “Sosyolojide Yöntem” in İhsan Sezal (ed) Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ankara: Martı, 2002: 55-94.

 

9)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Kivilcim Metin Özcan, “Determinants of Youth Smoking in Turkey,

 

Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 37(3), 313-336, 2002

 

10)  (Published Report) Yusuf Ziya Özcan, Social Assessment of Tea, Hazelnuts, Sugar Beet and Tobacco Farmers,

Agricultural Economic Research Institute (AERI), 2001,

 

11)  (Book Chapter) Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Ne Öğretmeli, Nasıl Eğitmeli: Türk Polis

Akademisinde Müfredat Sorunu” (What To Teach, How To Train?: Curriculum Problem In The Turkish Police Academy),

 

Türkiye’de Suç ve Polislik, Eds İbrahim Cerrah and Emin Semiz 2001:191-216

 

12)  Johnson ,T, Harkness, J, Mohler, P, van de Vijver, F. and Ozcan, Y.Z.

“Respondent Cultural Orientations and Survey Participation: The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism”

                                                                                                                                               

2000 Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research Methods. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.

http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/Proceedings/allyearsf.html

 

13)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Police and Politics in Turkey: Revisited”

 

Indian Police Journal, Vol. XLVII. No.2-3 (September),2000

 

14)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Recep Gültekin, “Police and Politics in Turkey”,

Web Journal of British Society of Criminology Proceedings Book III, 2000,

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/bsc/bccsp/vol03/ozcan.html

 

15)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Determinants of Political Behavior in İstanbul, Turkey”

 

      Party Politics, Vol 6, No 4, pp. 505-515, 2000

 

16)  Şenay Üçdoğruk, Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Türkiye’de Gelişmişlik İndeksine Göre Seçilmiş İllerde Gelir Farklılıklarını Belirleyen Etmenler”

     

      Ekonomik Yaklaşım, Cilt 1, Sayı 37, ss. 29-57, Yaz 2000

 

17)  Recep Gültekin and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Türkiye’de Polis ve Politika İlişkisi”

      (Police-Politics Relationships in Turkey)

     

      Polis Bilimleri Degisi, Cilt 1, Sayı 4 (Temmuz), 1999:69-93

 

18)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Siyasi Parti Tercihleri Belirleyen Etmenler: İstanbul Örneği”

      (Determinants of Political Party Preferences: The Case of İstanbul)

     

      Toplum ve Bilim, No. 76, Bahar 1998: 188-212.

 

19)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “İçgöçün Tanımı ve Verileri ile İlgili Bazı Sorunlar” (Definition of Internal Migration and Quality of Migration Data)

 

      Türkiye’de İçgöç, Tarih Vakfı, 1998: 78-90. (Book chapter)

 

20)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü Küçükleri Koruma Şubesinin Statü ve İmajının Değiştirilmesi”,

 

      Küçükleri Koruma Hizmetleri: Yönetici Semineri,

      E.G.M. Asayiş Daire Başkanlığı, Yayın No:3, Ankara: 1998: 124-128,

     

21)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Is Islam an Obstacle to Economic Development: Evidence to the Contrary and Some Methodological Considerations"

     

      Intellectual Discourse. 1995, Vol. 3, No 1, pp. 1-22.

 

22)  Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, “İslam Ekonomik Gelişmeye Engelmidir?: Karşıt Delil ve Bazı Metodolojik Düşünceler”

     

      Journal of Islamic Studies (İslami Araştırmalar Dergisi), 1995, Vol. 8, No 1,

      pp. 1-12.

 

23)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Ali Cağlar, "Who Are The Future Elites? Socio‑economic Background of The Students At The Police Academy in Turkey"

     

      Policing and Society, International Journal of Research and Policy, Vol.3,

      No. 4, 1994, pp. 287-301.

 

24)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Mosques in Turkey: Quantitative Analysis"

 

      Intellectual Discourse, 1994, Vol. 2, No 1, pp. 19-40.

 

25)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Muslims in Canada" [Book Review]

 

      Intellectual Discourse, 1994, Vol.2, No 1, pp. 91-94

 

26)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Ayse Gündüz, "Log Linear Models: An Application to Social Mobility Data of Turkey"

     

      M.E.T.U. Studies In Development, Vol. 18, No 4, 1991, pp. 453‑471.

 

27)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, Ali Cağlar and Recep Gültekin, "Polis Akademisi Ögrencilerinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Geçmişleri"

     

      I.Ü.Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1991, Dizi 3, Sayı 2, pp. 221-241.

 

28)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Ülkemizdeki Cami Sayıları Üzerine Sayısal Bir Inceleme"

 

      Journal of Islamic Studies (İslami Arastirmalar Dergisi), 1990, Vol. 4, No 1, 1990, pp. 5‑20.

 

29)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Occupational Structure and Social Mobility in Turkey, 1968"

 

      METU Studies in Development, Vol.15, No 1‑2, 1988, pp.150‑182.

 

30)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Occupational Attainment Process in Turkey"

 

      Journal of Human Sciences, Vol. VII, No 2, 1988, pp.103‑132.

 

31)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "The Educational Status Attainment Process, Male Urban Population 1968"

     

      Journal of Human Sciences, Vol. II, No 1, 1983, pp. 59‑78.

 

PAPERS SUBMITTED:

 

1)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Crying Out for Better Education and Training: A Case of Turkish Police Academy”

 

Submitted to Police Chief.

 

 

2)      Iodized Salt Use in Turkey

 

Submitted to American Journal of Public Health

 

3)   Timothy Johnson, Janet Harkness, Peter Mohler, Fons van de Vijver and Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, “Respondent Cultural Orientations and Survey Participation: The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism”

 

            Submitted to Journal of Official Statistics

 

 

5. OTHER PUBLICATION

 

1) CANDE for SPSS Users: Manual: 1989

Written for METU students as an aid to learn SPSS.

 

 

6. PAPERS PRESENTED AND MEETINGS PARTICIPATED AND ORGANIZED

 

 

1)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan ve Murat Cem Demir, “Türkiye’de Kadın Polislere Yönelik Kurumsal ve Cinsel Bariyerler Üzerinde Bir Çalışma: Ankara Örneği”

 

Kadın Çalışmalarında Disiplinlerarası Buluşma, 1-4 Mart 2004, Yeditepe Üniversitesi, İstanbul.

 

2)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Özden Özbay, Classic Strain Theory and Gender,

2003 American Society of Criminology Conference, Nov 19-22, 2003, Denver, Colorado

 

3)      Abdullah Koçak and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Information or Entertainment?: Use of Internet Among University Students in Turkey“

Presented in conference on Mass Media and Communications in the e-Society of the 21th Centrury: Access and Participation, European Consortium for Communication Research (ECCR), 17-19 October 2002, Moscow

 

4)      Özden Özbay and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, A Test of Hirschi’s Social Bonding Theory: Juvenile Delinquency in the High Schools of Ankara, Turkey

 

Presented in European Society of Criminology Conference 5-7 September 2002 in Toledo, Spain

 

5)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Adnan Akçay, Social Indicators: Euromodule Country Report: Turkey

 

Euromodule Workshop, WZB, (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin- Social Science Research Center Berlin), October 5-7, 2001, Berlin

 

6)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Kivilcim Metin Özcan, Determinants of Youth Smoking in Turkey,

 

5. Ulusal Ekonometri ve İstatistik Sempozyumu, 20-22 Eylül 2001, Çukurova Üniversitesi

 

7)      Timothy Johnson, Janet Harkness, Peter Mohler, Fons van de Vijver and Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, “Respondent Cultural Orientations and Survey Participation: The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism”

 

Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Alexandria, VA., 2000.

 

8)      Timothy Johnson, Janet Harkness, Peter Mohler, Fons van de Vijver and Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, “Respondent Cultural Orientations and Survey Participation: The Effects of Individualism and Collectivism”

 

This paper was presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Portland, Oregon, May 2000.

 

9)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, “Wage Differences by Gender, Wage and Self Employment in Urban Turkey: The Case of İstanbul”

 

Presented in the ERF’s Sixth Annual Conference held in Cairo, October 28-31, 1999.

Selected as a background paper, Economic Research Forum.

 

10)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Recep Gültekin,  “Police and Politics in Turkey:Revisited”

 

Presented the 1999 British Criminology Conference organized by British Society of Criminology held in Liverpool, 13-16 July 1999

 

11)  Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, Şenay Üçdoğruk and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Gelir ve Servet Arasındaki İlişkinin Ekonometrik Olarak İstanbul İli İçin Modellenmesi”

Presented at the First National Statistics Congress held in Belek, Antalya, May 5-9, 1999.

Published in 1. İstatistik Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı, 1999:308-312.

 

12)  Şenay Üçdoğruk, Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Gelir ile Servet Arasındaki İlişkinin Ekonometrik Olarak Modellenmesi: İstanbul İli Örneği”

 

Presented at the Araştırma Sempozyumu 98 (Research Symposium 98) organized by State Institute of Statistics, 18-20 November 1998, Ankara.

 

Published by DİE in Summary Proceedings of Research Symposium ’98, 23-25 November, 1998:264-274

 

13)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Political Involvement in the Turkish Police Organization”

 

Presented at the 12th International Congress on Criminology, Seoul, Korea, 24-28 August 1998

 

14)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, “Police and Politics in Turkey”

 

Presented at the Pre-Congress Conference on Organized Crime and Organizational Crime in Kobe, Japan, 19-23 August 1998

 

15)  Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, “Crying Out For Better Education and Training: The Case of The Turkish Police Academy”

 

Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of Pacific Sociological Association in Seatle,

21-24 March, 1996

 

16)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Is Islam an Obstacle to Economic Development? Evidence to the Contrary and Some Methodological Considerations"

 

Read by Prof. Dr. Aris Othman on my behalf due to my absence at "International Conference on Comprehensive Development of Muslim Countries From An Islamic Perspective", 1-3 August 1994, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

17)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Quality of Life in a Traditional Muslim Community"

 

Presented at Seminar, “Toward the Islamic Perspective of Sociology and Anthropology"

International Islamic University, 25-27 April 1994.

 

18)  Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "Social Mobility In Turkey"

 

Presented at the XIIth World Congress of Sociology, 9‑13 July 1990, Madrid, Spain.

19)  Linda Hill, George Engelhard,Jr. and Yusuf Ziya Özcan, "School Organization and Student Attendance"

 

Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association held in Los Angeles, 7 April 1981

 

20)  George Engelhard, Jr., Yusuf Ziya Özcan and Aytug Izat, "The Principals' Perception of Good Teaching"

 

Presented at the Annual Meeting of Eastern Educational Association in Philadelphia, 4 March 1981

 

 

7. PROJECTS AND PROJECT REPORTS

 

1)      Yusuf Ziya Özcan, In-Dept Study on Regional Disparities and Poverty: Country Evaluation: Assessment of Development Results (ADR) Turkey

 

UNDP, Jan 2004

 

2)      Y. Ziya Özcan, “Measuring Poverty and Inequality in Turkey” in Poverty and Coping After Crises: Vol. 2: Background Papers, Report No. 24185-TR

Human Development Unit, Europe and Central Asia Region,

World Bank, July 28, 2003

 

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/01/13/000160016_20040113171435/Rendered/PDF/241850TRvol2.pdf

 

3)      Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya ÖZCAN ve Doç. Dr. İhsan DAĞI (Koordinatörler) İnsan Haklari ve Terör Araştırması

 

POLMARK, 9 Aralık 2003

 

4)      Prof. Dr. Yusuf Ziya ÖZCAN ve Doç. Dr. İhsan DAĞI (Koordinatörler) Üniversiteye Giriş ve Yüksek Öğretim Reformu Araştırması

 

POLMARK, Kasım 2003

 

5)      Evaluation of the Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child

 Labor in Turkey as part of the Global Evaluation of SIMPOC

 

ILO, 2003

 

6)      Vision of UNDP/Turkey in a Visionless Country

 

UNDP, 2003

 

7)      Baseline Survey for Early Childhood Development Programs in Twelve Provinces

 

Coordinator

 

UNICEF, 2002

 

8)      Bakü-Ceyhan Pipeline: Social Impact Assessment

 

Community Relations Consultant

 

TEPE Altyapı, 2002

 

9)      Kışladağ Project: Social Impact Assessment

 

Coordinator, with Ayşe Hoşgör

 

ENCON, 2002

 

10)  Re-Evaluation of General Staff Survey of UNDP

 

Re-analysis of General Staff Survey data

 

UNDP, 2002

 

11)  Village Township (KOYKENT) Project

 

Consultant

 

The World Bank, Started in February 2002

 

12)  Iodized Salt Use in Turkey

 

Coordinator

 

UNICEF and Ministry of Health, 2002

 

13)  Assessment of Social Solidarity Fund’s Beneficiaries

 

Coordinator, with Sencer Ayata,

 

Social Solidarity Fund, 2002

 

14)  Çukurova Radyosu İzlenme ve Eğilim Belirleme Kamuoyu Araştırması

 

With Gamze YıkılmazData entry, data analysis and final report,

 

TRT, Ekim 2001

 

Published as a book by TRT

 

15)  Income and Consumption in Turkey

 

With Sencer Ayata (Coordinator), Ayşe Ayata

 

The World Bank, 2001

 

16)  Televizyon Yayınları Kamuoyu Araştırması

 

With Gamze Yıkılmaz,

 

TRT, Mayıs 2001

 

Published as a book by TRT

 

17)  Baseline Survey of Agricultural Reform Implementation Project.

 

The World Bank, 2000

 

18)  Rapid Social assessment of Farmers in Gold Mining Area in Uşak.

 

ENCON Environmental Consultancy Co., October 2000.

 

19)  CAMSIS (Cambridge Social Interaction and Stratification) scale

 

Coordinator for Turkey. Project Coordinator: Kenneth Prandy,

 

Cardiff University, 2000

 

20)  Rapid Social Assessment of Hazelnut Growers in Ordu and Samsun.

 

Agriculture Reform Implementation Project (ARIP), J

 

The World Bank, June 2000.

 

21)  Rapid Social Assessment of Sugar Beets, Tea and Tobacco Growers in Konya, Rize,  Manisa and Adıyaman.

 

Turkey: Agriculture Reform Implementation Project (ARIP),

 

The World Bank, September 2000.

22)  Report on Social Assessment for ARIP (Agricultural Reform Implementation Project).

 

Turkey: Agriculture Reform Implementation Project (ARIP),

 

The World Bank, September 2000.

 

23)  Resettlement Project of Yusufeli (Artvin).

Data entry, data analysis and writing the methodology of the project

 

State Water Works (DSI), October 2000

 

24)  The Future Trends of Concentration of the Migratory Movements in Large Cities. Consequences for the Environment and Security.

 

Comparative International NATO project. Co-coordinator with Prof. Enrique Gaston Sanz, Univ. of Zaragoza, Spain.

 

http://www.nato.int/ccms/pilot-studies/pilot016/proposal.htm

NATO, started in 1999

 

25)  An Investigation of the Relationship between Cultural Syndromes and Social Desirability.

 

Comparative international project with Janet Harkness (ZUMA, Germany), Tim Johnson (Univ. of Champagne, USA) and Fons van de Vijver (Tilburg Univ., Holland).

 

Started in 1999.

 

26)  Towards an European Welfare Survey

 

Comparative international project with S. Ayata (Coordinator) and A. Akçay. Supervised by Prof. Wolfgang Zapf of WZB, Berlin, Germany.

 

WZB (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin- Social Science Research Center Berlin), Started in 1999

27)  Aile İçinde ve Toplumsal Alanda Şiddet.

(Violence in Family and Public Sphere)

 

Data analysis and final report,

 

Prime Ministry, Institute of Family Studies

 

Published as a book by Prime Ministry, Institute of Family Studies, Science Sries No 113, Ankara 1998.

 

28)  Metropolde Kariyer Meslekleri ve Aile Yapısı Temelinde Yaşama Tarzları.

(Life Styles in Metropolis: Perspectives from Carrier Occupations and Family Structure)

 

Statistical advisor responsible for sample selection and data analysis. Supervised by Beylü Dikeçligil.

Prime Ministry, Institute of Family Studies

Published as a book by Prime Ministry, Institute of Family Studies, Science Series No 111, Ankara 1998

 

29)  Betterment of Relations among the Provincial Traffic Units in Turkey

 

Designing the research, analysis of the data and writing the final report.

 

Department of Traffic, General Directorate of Police, 1998.

 

30)  Resettlement and Employment of People Due to the Construction of Birecik Dam.

 

Data analysis and part of the report. GAP.

 

FAO.

 

Final Report published as a book. Birecik Barajı’ndan Etkilenen Nüfusun Yeniden Yerleşimi, İstihdamı ve Ekonomik Yatırımları İçin Planlama ve Uygulama Projesi, T.C. Başbakanlık GAP Bölge Kalkınma İdaresi Başkanlığı, ANKARA 1998.

 

31)  Educational Teaching Materials: Determining the Present Use and the Needs for the

Future.

 

Data analysis and final report

 

The Ministry of National Education and TÜBİTAK-BİLTEN, 1998

32)  Development of Guidelines for Policy Makers: Country Report Turkey on

Sustainable Action Against Child Labour.

 

Coordinator, with Bahattin Akşit, Meltem Dayıoğlu and Ayşe Gündüz Hoşgör.

 

ILO-IPEC, 1997.

 

32)  The Use and Effectiveness of Information Technologies in Turkey.

Türkiye Ulusal Enformasyon Altyapısı Anaplan Projesi (TUENA)

 

http://www.tuena.tubitak.gov.tr/rapor/pdf/1201-M-T-A-02.pdf

 

Coordinator, Design of the research, data collection and final report.

 

TUBİTAK and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, 1997

 

33)  Quality of Life in a Traditional Muslim Community: Kelantan.

 

Final Report,

 

International Islamic University of Malaysia, February 1993

 

34)  Rural Development in Sinop and Erzurum.

 

Selection of the sample and data entry are done under my supervision, and data analysis and writing the research methodology are done by me. Turkish Development Foundation, 1991-1992.

 

The World Bank.

 

35)  "Class/occupation and Political‑ideological Culture Structuring in Turkey

(With Yakin Ertürk and Bahattin Aksit)

 

The Ford Foundation (MEAWARDS), Cairo, Egypt, 1990.

 

36)  Developing a Software to Assign ISBN Numbers for Books and Journals,

 

The Ministry of Culture, 1987

 

37)  Developing Software for Controlling Distribution of Video and Cassette Tapes and Their Integration in the Accounting System.

 

The Ministry of Culture, 1987

 

38)  Automation of Outlet Stations of Iron and Steel Works of Turkey.

 

Iron and Steel Works of Turkey, 1985

 

 

PROJECT (and other) MEETINGS PARTICIPATED AND ORGANIZED

 

1)      Quality of Life in the Candidate Countries –Fourth Expert Network Meeting

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

20-21 April 2004, Dublin

 

2)      Quality of Life Survey- First Meeting on Analysis Group in Berlin,

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 15-16 January 2004, WZB, Berlin

 

3)      Second Meeting of Experts for Quality of Life from the Candidate Countries,

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,

Warsaw, 4-5 June 2003

 

4)      The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Quality of Life), National Representative of Turkey,

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 26-27 November 2002, Budapest.

 

5)      Council of Europe Committee on Criminal Justice Statistics, National Representative of Turkey, 5-7 September 2002 in Toledo, Spain

 

6)      Euromodule Workshop: International Comparative Project on Euromodule: Social Indicators 

 

WZB, Social Science Center, October 5-7, 2001, Berlin

 

7)      Euromodule Workshop: International Comparative Project on Euromodule: Social Indicators 

 

WZB, Social Science Center, April 14-15, 2000, Berlin (Participated with Adnan Akçay)

 

8)      NATO CCMS The Future Trends of Concentration of the Migratory Movements in Large Cities. Consequences for the Environment and Security Meeting,

6-7 December, 1999, Ankara, TURKEY

 

Organized at METU for the participants of the NATO CCMS project on

 

8)      Blacksea Economic Cooperation’s “The First Meeting of Working Group on Cooperation in Combating Crime in Particular in It’s Organized Forms”, Chairman, 24-26 May, 1999, Antalya, TURKEY

 

 

8. OTHER ACADEMIC DUTIES

 

1)      Member of University Discipline Commission                                        1981-1982

 

2)      Computer Advisor of Sociology Department                                         1981-1992

 

3)      Member of Computer Network Commission                                         1991-1992

 

4)      Founding Board Member of Continuous Education Center                    1990-1991

 

5)      AFP Administrator of Sociology Department                                         1988-1991

 

6)      Member of Research Team which conducted Higher

Education Commission Research                                                           1988

 

7)      GAP Research Commission                                                                  1990-91

 

8)      Member of Strategic Planning Commission                                            1992

 

9)      Visiting Professor at International Islamic University                               1992-1994

 

10)  Referee for Party Politics (SSCI journal)                                               1999-

 

 

 

9. DUTIES AND POSTS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

 

1)      Founding Member of Sociology Association and Accountant:                1991-1992

 

2)      Advisor to the Minister of Transportation and Communications: February 1988-February 1989

 

3)      Editorial Board Member of Journal of Islamic Studies:                           1990-

 

4)      Board Member of Swimming Federation of Turkey:                              1990-1992

 

5)      Board Member of Kurt Swimming and Sports Club:                              1991-1997

 

6)      Visiting Professor, International Islamic University:                                 July 1992- July 1994

 

7)      Board Member and Accountant of Sociology Association:                     April 1997

 

8)      Member of Fulbright Commission and Vise President:                           Jan 2004

 

 

10. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 

1)      ILO Competition for a Project to write Turkey’s Report                        1997

 

2)      MEAWARDS Fund                                                                             1990

 

3)      Starr and Stauffer Award, Univ. of Chicago                                          1989

 

4)      Turkish Government Scholarship for Ph.D. Abroad                               1974

 

5)      Fulbright Scholarship                                                                            1973

 

 

P.S. Experiences and duties in the private sector between 1983 and 1986, and other activities are not included here due to their non-academic nature.

 

11. THESIS SUPERVISED

 

A.     MASTERS

 

1)      Himmet Hülür,

Indigenism: The Possibility of Constructing A Pragmatic Myth in the Global-Modern Times-Third World Situation. 1991

 

2)      Abdullah Karatay,

Family Structure of Children Under State Protection. 1996

 

3)      Melahat Demirbilek

Social Control in the State-Run Dormitories in Ankara. 1998

 

4)      Çağla Diner,

Populism of The Kadro Movement and Its Roots- An Example of a Different Understanding of Populism. 1999

 

5)      Ahmet Salih Aktaş,

Contradictory Class Locations in Turkey, 1999

 

6)      Elif Pars,

Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies: A Comparison between Turkey and the European Union, 1999.

           

7)      Kemal Dil,

Determination of Critical Thinking Skill of the Police Academy Students, 2003

 

8)      Murat Cem Demir,

Determinants of Prejudices Against Policewomen: The Case of Ankara, 2003

 

 

B.     Ph.D.

 

1)      Semra Aşçıgil,

Work Related Beliefs and Perceived Outcomes From Participation: A Research in Turkish Industrial Firms. 1992

 

2)      Himmet Hülür,

Techno-Scientific Constitution of Action, Globalization and Inner Dimension: The Cases of İsmail Ağa and İskender Paşa Branches of the Naqshbandi Order. 1996

 

3)      Anzavur Demirpolat,

Anatolian Tigers: Islamic Ethic in So-called Anatolian Tiger Companies, 2002

 

4)      Önder Aytaç,

The relationship Between The Mass Media and the State on Terrorism: A Case Study of Terrorist Attack to the World Trade Centre, 2002

 

5)      Özden Özbay,

A Test of Hirschi’s Social Bonding Theory on Juvenile Delinquency Among High School Students in Ankara, Turkey, 2002

 

 

12. SEMINARS AND OUTSIDE TEACHING

 

1.      SPSS For Administrators, June 2000

SEM, METU

 

For more information on statistical and research-related issues that I deal with, please refer to my home page at:                         http://www.soc.metu.edu.tr/wozcan .

 

Address: Dr. Yusuf Ziya Özcan

Department of Sociology

            Middle East Technical University

            06531 Ankara Turkey

 

Tel:       90 312 210 5990 (Work) 3124 (Secretary)

            90 312 210 1284 (Fax)

 

E-Mail: ozcan@metu.edu.tr