Nilgün Çelebi (born 1950) is a Turkish academic. She studied

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

at the

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University is a leading state university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by URAP in 2021. The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old to ...

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and worked as Professor of General Sociology and

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at the Department of Sociology, at the

University of Ankara Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocati ...

and the

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. She is interested in the linkage between

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and

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approaches in sociology, the logic of science, conceptualizations, the concept of socius, the role of adjectives and cultural peculiarities, women’s entrepreneurship. She has published several books and articles mostly in

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References and selected books

* ''Sosyoloji Notlari'', Published by Ani, Ankara, 2007, * ''Sosyoloji ve Metodoloji Yazilari'', published by Ani, Ankara, 2004, * ''Turizm Sektöründeki Küçük İşyeri Örgütlerinde Kadin Girişimciler'', published by TC.Başbakanlık Kadinin Statüsü ve Sorunlari Genel Müdürlügü, Ankara, 1997, * ''Bagımsız İşyeri Sahibi Kadinların Aile ve Iş Ilişkileri'', Published by TC Başbakanlik Kadin ve Sosyal Hizmetler Müsteşarligi, Ankara, 1993, * http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6903074.Nilg_n_elebi * http://www.ankara.edu.tr/english/bolum.php?bodb=14&alt=2&bodb1=23 Hacettepe University Turkish sociologists Turkish women sociologists 1950 births Living people {{Asia-sociologist-stub