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.
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.
