The Social Policy Forum is a research and policy centre founded at Boğaziçi University with the objective of generating critical knowledge pertaining to the main issues of social policy. The Forum aims to instigate and contribute to the debate on social policy and citizenship rights, carry the European experience and perspective on social policy and welfare reform to the Turkish context, and foster a deeper interest among intellectuals, policy-makers and media in social policy-making in Turkey. For further information..

"Social Policy Forum with Ayşe Buğra ve Çağlar Keyder": Radio broadcast of Açık Radyo program can be accessed through our web pages (in Turkish)

Discussion Paper: "Home-Based Work in Istanbul - Varieties of Organization and Patriarchy" by U. Balaban & E. Sarioglu

Discussion Paper: Employment Structure and Subsistence Strategies of the Urban Poor (This document is available only in Turkish)

Review of Recent Studies