During the past several years a growing body of literature has encouraged sociologists to examine the intersection of race and Islam as a distinct form of racialization. What is further needed is an understanding of the experiences of racialization of Muslims through the prism of intersectionality. Applying and expanding Selod’s (2018a, 2018b) conceptualization of “gendered racialization” we argue American and international Muslim college women in the United States experience racialization at the intersection of nationality-culture; how their corporeal bodies are gendered and racially signified; religious-political expression; and legal-political policies and practices. Using data from 34 Muslim women college students we argue, first, that they are being racialized in similar practices and feel un-American and that they do not belong but how they mitigate racialization differs based on their intersecting identities. Specifically, the intersecting forces of nationality, gender and racial body signification, and religious-political expression are pertinent. Second, Muslim women college students negotiate their racialization with different coping strategies informed by their intersecting identities, notably their nationality and how they are bodily signified. These findings expose how whiteness is a malleable process for Muslim college women and choosing how to navigate racialization is determined by competing identities.

This paper aims to understand the multiple meanings ascribed to the hijab as a "situated, embodied practice" understood with a "translocational lens." Using data from thirty-four Muslim women college students in the United States, we argue there are multiple meanings ascribed to the "headscarf." Muslim college women described the veil with discourses surrounding the hijab being a religious requirement, a symbol of identity, and representative of diverse feminist positions. These negotiations were motivated and informed by their various translocational positions that highlight the role of structured inequities surrounding nationality, ethnicity, and race shaping their understandings and choice to veil or not. Thus, a situated, embodied and intersectional lens of the hijab provides nuance and a deeper understanding to the meanings and practices associated with the hijab for Muslim college women.

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe and made visible current inequalities and injustices among international students. Sustaining the internationalization of higher education and international student mobility has become a challenge during this transitional period due to the challenges caused by COVID-19. Using data from 30 international college students in Turkey, this study argue that due to their language barriers, legal status, and national identities, these students are stereotyped as vectors of the disease and also face social, psychological, educational and financial problems during the pandemic. Understanding the experiences of international college students, and the set of challenges that students face in pursuing their studies in Turkey, may allow us to focus on avenues to mitigate these problems to make international student mobility more sustainable and resilient in the future. By taking into account the experiences of international students, we can reshape economic, educational, and social policies for a more just system of internationalization of higher education.

Previous studies have indicated that traditional gender beliefs and religiosity have a negative impact on liberal sexual relations in Western societies. The present research utilized data from the 2011 World Value Survey (WVS) of Turkey (N=1,605) to examine the relationship between traditional gender roles, religion, and attitudes toward homosexuality and pre-marital sex, representatives of liberal sexual morality. Guided by a theoretical framework that synthesizes traditional gender roles and religious perspectives, several hypotheses were created and tested. Results from logistic regression models reveal that even though both the gender roles and religiosity are significant factors that play an important role in negative attitudes toward homosexuality and pre-marital sex in Turkey, traditional gender roles seem to be the strongest factor of conservative attitudes toward sexual relations. The theoretical implications of the current research were discussed for future studies.

This study analyzes whiteness from the perspectives of “politic of location” to understand how it has changed and applied across the globe, rather than ignoring the relevancy of white supremacy for some geographies that have a racially homogenous population. The first part of the article interrogates my personal experiences of whiteness in Turkey which has a racially homogenous population. In Turkey, my experiences with whiteness were not as a result of directly having white bodies, but rather by being a part of the dominant culture, nation, religion, and language. The second part of this study discusses my experiences of whiteness in the United States. I highlight the different ways in which I experienced whiteness that had to do with my position as a Muslim Turkish woman in racially diverse America. In this autoethnography, by showing my relations and experiences within the discourse of whiteness and racialization of Muslims, I show how whiteness has significantly different meanings in different locations, and how whiteness’s ideology affects people’s experiences through local and global power relations.

The present study examines the association between sexual morality, religion, and attitudes toward the practice of abortion in Turkey. Drawing upon data from the 2008-2010 European Value Survey in the case of Turkey, several hypotheses were tested concerning the role of liberal sexual relations and many aspects of religion on abortion attitudes. Findings reveal that support of liberal sexual relations demonstrates the strongest justification for abortion. As a religious determinant, prayer practice indicates the most robust opposition to the practice of abortion. Additional religious factors, personal religious identity, and personal faith were also found to be significantly associated with antiabortion attitudes. The findings are discussed and have implications for future research on attitudes toward abortion.

Bu çalışmanın amacı kadına yönelik şiddeti toplumsal cinsiyet perspektifinden ele alarak, Türkiye'deki kadınların şiddet kavramına ilişkin algısını anlamak ve kadınların şiddet tanımlanmalarına ilişkin kavramsallaştırmalarını incelemektir. Kadına yönelik yapılan her türlü şiddetin önlenmesinin temelinde şiddetin nasıl tanımlandığı ve içselleştirildiği önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu nedenle kadınların şiddet kavramına atfettikleri anlamlar çerçevesinde 30 kadın katılımcı ile derinlemesine görüşme yapılmıştır. Ayrıca katılımcıların şiddet deneyimleri ve maruz kaldıkları şiddetle baş etme stratejileri incelenmiştir. Toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin mevcut toplumsal değişimler içerisinde kendini yeniden yarattığı ve ürettiği bir toplumsal sistem içerisinde kadına yönelik şiddetin nasıl tanımlandığı ve şiddet pratikleri de değişim göstermektedir. Çalışmada, katılımcıların tümünün farklı şiddet türlerine maruz kaldığı ve bunun sonucu olarak belirli travmatik olaylar ile karşı karşıya geldiği ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Ayrıca kadınların şiddeti tanımlamaları, şiddet deneyimleri ve bununla baş etme stratejileri katılımcıların eğitim, sosyal ve ekonomik durumlarındaki farklılıklara bağlı olarak çeşitlilik göstermiştir. Bu bağlamda şiddeti adlandırma, şiddet kavramının doğasına ilişkin tartışmaları yeniden çerçevelendirmeye ve toplumsalın içerisindeki tezahürünü anlamaya yardımcı olmaktadır. Dolayısıyla çalışma süresince; kültürel kodlarla, bir sonraki nesile aktarılan yaşam biçimi ve tutumların toplumdaki şiddet tezahürü, detaylıca açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, kadınların şiddete yönelik tanımlamaları ve algıları irdelenirken, toplumun kadınlara atfettiği roller üzerinde durulmuştur.

The main aim was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in Turkey. We also aimed at identifying the social and psychological correlates of pandemic-related anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression symptoms in the 1720 participants were investigated using web-based survey versions of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scales and data on the social and psychological measures and socio-demographic data were also collected. The proportion of subjects screening positive for anxiety increased from 18.5% to 53.5%; for depression increased from 30.2% to 71.6%. After taking social and psychological factors into account, social media use and, COVID-19-related concerns, and gender were the strongest predictors of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. Although the findings of the current study may be prone to sampling and recall bias due to retrospective assessments through self-report measures, strikingly high anxiety and depressive levels require an immediate response aimed at reducing and treating the mental health risks that young adults face. The psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to overwhelm fragile mental health care systems around the world.