The end of graduation ceremonies, Sociology department faculty lined up on the podium. From the left: Faruk Birtek, Ayşe Öncü, Ferhunde Özbay, Belgin Tekçe, Nükhet Sirman, Çağlar Keyder (1999)

A last farewell to graduating students… (1999)

Once upon a time… circa 1980s

Continuing celebrations into the evening with students and Nükhet Sirman… Late 1990s

With Nihat Berker, a fantastic person and president of Sabancı University. 2011

Official photo of “Emeritus” professors in 2011

When I first joined Sabancı University… 2004

Ayşe Gül’s birthday party on zoom…with Hülya (Adak), Arlene (Avakian) and myself. 2020

A precious momento from the “control team” of Sociology Department in 2003…Research assistants Elif Babül, Melissa Bilal, Jale Karabeki together with administrative staff Güzin Özkan and Dürdane Emeç. 2003

Meawards (Middle East Research Awards) committee meeting. Cairo 1992

Memories of a graduate student workshop with Mücahit Bilici, Esra Özyürek, Dicle Koğacıoğlu and me. Krakow, Polonya 1994

From a panel discussion on “Art in the time of Authoritarianism” sponsored by MEI (Middle East Institute)….with Kenan Sharpe, Sarp Palaur and Lisel Hintz. Washington DC., 2019

From a conference on the transformation of media regimes in Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey… Doha, Qatar, 2016

Honoring Şerif Mardin’s Contributions, Panelists: Zafer Toprak, Meltem Ahıska, Ayşe Öncü, Biray Kırlı (moderator). The Library Conference Hall, Boğaziçi University, 2019