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Dr Nadezhda Mihaylova Polatel

Ba, MA, PhD

Contact Details

Post Doctoral Researcher
Irish Centre for Human Rights,
University of Galway
E: Nadezhda.MihaylovaPolatel@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Nazife Kosukoglu (Nadezhda A. Mihaylova Polatel) studied Political Science and International Relations at the Marmara University. She continued her studies at the Bogazici University and obtained an MA degree in Modern Turkish History. In 2022, she received her PhD degree in the same field from the Ataturk Institute of the Bogazici University, with her dissertation that focuses on gender violence and criminal law in Turkey. She was the recipient of the Sirin Tekeli Research Encouragement Award and the Yeliz Dönmez Award for Best Dissertation. Her academic interests include gender regimes, legal history, socio-legal studies, violence and intimacy.

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Cumhuriyet'in Aile Kurgularini Yeniden Düsünmek: Hukuk ve Yakinlik Hakkinda Bir Degerlendirme [Rethinking the Family Configurations of the Republic: An Analysis on Law and Intimacy]' Nazife Kosukoglu (2024) 'Cumhuriyet'in Aile Kurgularini Yeniden Düsünmek: Hukuk ve Yakinlik Hakkinda Bir Degerlendirme [Rethinking the Family Configurations of the Republic: An Analysis on Law and Intimacy]' In: Al¿¿¿n Her Yerdeyiz: Mahçup Feministlerden Feminist Aktivistlere. Istanbul: Dipnot. [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	*Third International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies* Nazife Kosuko¿lu (2024) Resisting Impunity: Honor Killings and Ottoman Judicial Decision-Making in the Second Constitutional Period Third International Conference on Contemporary Iranian Studies [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	Kadina Yönelik Siddet ve Devlet Algisi Raporu [Perceptions of Violence Against Women and the State]. Nazife Kosukoglu, Osman Sahin (2015) Kadina Yönelik Siddet ve Devlet Algisi Raporu [Perceptions of Violence Against Women and the State]. KONDA, Istanbul. [Details]

Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	Izmir ve Cevresi: Toplumsal, Ekonomik ve Kulturel Degisimin Yuz Yili, 1850-1950[Izmir and the Region: Hundred Years of Social, Economic and Cultural Change, 1850-1950]. Nazife Kosukoglu, Mehmet Polatel (Ed.). (2021) Izmir ve Cevresi: Toplumsal, Ekonomik ve Kulturel Degisimin Yuz Yili, 1850-1950[Izmir and the Region: Hundred Years of Social, Economic and Cultural Change, 1850-1950] Izmir ve Cevresi: Toplumsal, Ekonomik ve Kulturel Degisimin Yuz Yili, 1850-1950[Izmir and the Region: Hundred Years of Social, Economic and Cultural Change, 1850-1950]. Istanbul: Hrant Dink Foundation. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	International Gender Studies in Turkey Conference, Nazife Kosukoglu (2023) Looking Back, Looking Forward: Masculinist Restorations in Modern Turkish History. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], International Gender Studies in Turkey Conference, Istanbul , 09-DEC-23 - 10-DEC-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Cultures of Hope, Despair and Resilience - Graduate Students Conference, Nazife Kosukoglu (2023) Dubious Intimacies: Friendship and Criminal Law. [Conference Paper], Cultures of Hope, Despair and Resilience - Graduate Students Conference, Istanbul , 06-MAY-23 - 06-MAY-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Graduate Students Conference - Cultures of Hope, Despair and Resilience, Nazife Kosuko¿lu (2023) Dubious Intimacies: Friendship and Criminal Law. [Conference Paper], Graduate Students Conference - Cultures of Hope, Despair and Resilience, Istanbul , 06-MAY-23 - 06-MAY-23. [Details]
	(2017)	The 15th Turkish Social Studies Association Conference, Nazife Kosukoglu (2017) Eril Tahakkümün Yeniden Insasi: Dönüsen Osmanli Hukuksalligi ve Namus Cinayetleri [The Reconfiguration of Masculine Domination: The Transfoormation of Ottoman Legality and Honor Killings]. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The 15th Turkish Social Studies Association Conference, Ankara , 28-NOV-17 - 30-NOV-17. [Details]
	(2017)	2017 Keyman Conference - Law and Politics in Turkey: Reform, Authority and Emergency, Nazife Kosukoglu (2017) Rule of Law and Masculine Prerogatives: Honor Killings as Normalized Exceptions in the Legislative and Judicial F¿elds of the State in Turkey. [Conference Paper], 2017 Keyman Conference - Law and Politics in Turkey: Reform, Authority and Emergency, Chicago , 26-OCT-17 - 28-OCT-17. [Details]

Presented Papers

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	From the Well-Protected Domains to the Abode of War: Law and Mass Violence against Armenians in the Late-Ottoman Period. Nazife Kosukoglu (2019) From the Well-Protected Domains to the Abode of War: Law and Mass Violence against Armenians in the Late-Ottoman Period. Presented Papers [Details]
	(2017)	From Sharia to Secular Law: An Analysis of Ta'dib in Modern Turkey. Nazife Kosukoglu (2017) From Sharia to Secular Law: An Analysis of Ta'dib in Modern Turkey. Presented Papers [Details]

Workshops

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	Historically Constituted Differences in the Regulation of Intimate Violence. Nazife Kosukoglu (2019) Historically Constituted Differences in the Regulation of Intimate Violence. Workshops [Details]
	(2018)	Family Law Exceptionalism and the Regime of Intimate Physical Violence in Turkey. Nazife Kosukoglu (2018) Family Law Exceptionalism and the Regime of Intimate Physical Violence in Turkey. Workshops [Details]