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Former Heads of the Department

Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim
He is a graduate of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Law. He completed his doctoral studies at Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics. He became Associate Professor in 1957 and Professor in 1965. Our teacher, who was a lecturer in Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations Department until 1993, served as the founding dean of Sakarya University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the founding department head of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations between 1993-1998.

Prof. Dr. Cihangir AKIN
He is a graduate of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics and Finance. He completed his master's degree in the field of Social Politics at the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University, and his doctorate in the field of Labor Economics at the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 1986 and Professor in 1993. Between 1984 and 2011, he worked at Sakarya University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Between 2011 and 2019, he worked as the dean of Yalova University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Our teacher retired as of January 2020.

Prof. Dr. Engin YILDIRIM
He is a graduate of Istanbul University Faculty of Economics. He completed his MA at the University of Warwick, Warwick Business School, and his PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Social Studies, University of Manchester. He received the title of Associate Professor in 1997 and Professor in 2002. Between 1994 and 2010, he worked at Sakarya University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Our teacher, who is also the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, has been a Member of the Constitutional Court since 2010.

Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÖZKAN
He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Statistics. He completed his master's studies in the field of Business Administration, Statistics and Quantitative Analysis at Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration, and his doctoral studies in the field of Business Administration at Istanbul University Social Sciences Institute. He became Associate Professor in 1995 and Professor in 2005. He has been working at Sakarya University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations since 1995.

Prof. Dr. Adem UĞUR
He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Finance. He completed his master's and doctorate studies in Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. He became Associate Professor in 1989 and Professor in 1995. As a faculty member of the Department of Labor Economics, he has been working in the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations at Sakarya University since 1995.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çaglar ÖZDEMİR
He is a graduate of Gazi University Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. He completed his master's and doctorate studies in Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Between 1999 and 2009, he worked at Gazi University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. He was at Oxford University in England in 2010-11 for his postdoctoral studies. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2013 and Professor in 2019. Our teacher, who was the Vice Rector of Kazakhstan Kyzlorda Korkut Ata University between 2017-2018, has been working in the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations at Sakarya University since 2011.

Prof. Dr. Sinem YILDIRIMALP
She is a graduate of Sakarya University, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. She completed her master's and doctorate studies in Sakarya University, Institute of Social Sciences, in the field of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2015 and Professor in 2022. She has been working at Sakarya University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations since 2006.