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Zafer Yenal
Zafer Yenal
Sustainability and Food Security Studies Coordinator, Senior Scholar

Before joining Sabancı University and IPC in September 2024, Zafer Yenal served as a professor of sociology at Boğaziçi University since 2000. He holds a BSc in economics from Middle East Technical University (1989) and earned his PhD in sociology from Binghamton University, NY (2000). His research spans sustainability studies, sociology of consumption, sociology of food, rural sociology, political economy, human geography, and historical sociology. Yenal has authored and produced numerous articles, books, exhibitions, as well as radio and TV programs, and podcasts. For the past three years, he has written Zappa Zamanlar, a widely-read social science bulletin.

Zappa Zamanlar IPC Special Issue

A new Zappa Zamanlar IPC Special Issue series has been launched on Aposto. Published monthly, this special edition aims to present the work conducted at İPM and data-driven insights produced by the center in a concise and detailed manner, offering more effective interpretations, evaluations, and discussions on contemporary approaches to social change.

The first IPC Special bulletin features the last article by Fuat Keyman, who passed away in October. Published in Doğu Batı journal, his article highlights the importance of civil society and think tanks in Turkey and offers suggestions for overcoming the stagnation in this field.

Among the shorter pieces, one focuses on economist Johannes Gallé's recent work regarding Turkey's integration into the EU's emissions trading system in the coming years and the potential consequences of this process. Another highlight is sociologist Hande Güzel's research on the impacts of physician migration from Turkey to Germany on both countries.

 

For more information: https://aposto.com/i/coklu-krizler-fuat-keymana-veda

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks- Nutrition-Oriented Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Nutrition-Oriented Agriculture and Food Sovereignty'' took place on December 17 at IPC with the participation of İsmail Çakmak, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - We Are City People! What Do We Care About Wildlife?

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks -  We Are City People! What Do We Care About Wildlife?'' took place on November 19 at IPC with the participation of Esra Güven and Pınar Ertör, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Well Fed? Well Backed? Children and Our Future

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks -  Well Fed? Well Backed? Children and Our Future'' took place on October 22 at IPC with the participation of Bülent Şık and Ertan Karabıyık, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Meals Told, Flavors Mailed

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Meals Told, Flavors Mailed'' took place on May 14 at IPC with the participation of Levon Bağış, Paul Benjamin Osterlund and Reyhan Ülker, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - From Baklava to Liqueur: Places, Migrations, Cuisines

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks -  From Baklava to Liqueur: Places, Migrations, Cuisines'' took place on April 16 at IPC with the participation of  Anna Maria Beylunioğlu, Burak Onaran and Silva Özyerli, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

What Kind of a City? - Art, History and Society

The event ''What kind of  acity? - Art, History and Society'' took place on March 12 at IPC with the participation of Murat Germen, Zafer Yenal and Cenk Özbay, and moderated by Murad Tiryakioğlu.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Localizing Cuisines, Globalizing Tastes

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks -  Localizing Cuisines, Globalizing Tastes'' took place on March 5 at IPC with the participation of Derya Nizam, Mansur Aşkar and Tangör Tan, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Farm in the City, Avocado on Toasts

The event ''From Farm to Table: Food, Culture and Politics Talks - Farm in the City, Avocado on Toasts'' took place on February 13 at IPC with the participation of Baran Karsak, Bediz Yılmaz and Fatih Tatari, and moderated by Zafer Yenal.

The Political Ecology of Food Book Launch and Discussing Food Politics on the Path to Elections

IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative and Mercator-IPC Senior Researcher Fikret Adaman organized the meeting titled "The Political Ecology of Food Book Launch and Discussing Food Policies on the Road to Elections" held with the participation of IPC Director Fuat Keyman and Boğaziçi University Faculty Member Zafer Yenal at IPC on April 13.

Salgın ve Toplum - “Yeni Yerellik: Tarım, Çatışma Çözümü ve Kentler”

IPC organized the webinar Salgın ve Toplum - “Yeni Yerellik: Tarım, Çatışma Çözümü ve Kentler” with the participation of Ayşe Köse Badur, Çağlar Keyder, Fuat Keyman and Zafer Yenal on November 17.

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Political Ecology of Transformation in Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change

Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative's report launch webinar titled ‘Political Ecology of Transformation in Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change’ was held on 6 November with the participation of Fuat Keyman, Fikret Adaman and Zafer Yenal.

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“Salgın ve Toplum” Webinar Series: “Pandemi Döneminde İklim Değişikliği ve Gıda Güvencesi”

IPC organized the webinar Salgın ve Toplum - “Pandemi Döneminde İklim Değişikliği ve Gıda Güvencesi” with the participation of Fikret Adaman, Hilal Elver, Ümit Şahin and Zafer Yenal on July 13.

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Istanbul Perspectives 12 – Taste of the City: Food and Agriculture in Istanbul

The twelfth meeting in the Istanbul Perspectives Talks series took place with the participation of Zafer Yenal from Boğaziçi University. Yenal’s talk on “Taste of the City: Food and Agriculture in Istanbul (Şehrin Tadı: İstanbul’da Yemek ve Tarım)” was moderated by Asuman Suner on February 27, 2020 at IPC Karaköy.