Sociologist (b. 1953,
Ankara). Her family is from Kars. She graduated from Ankara College and the
Middle East Technical University. She is the wife of Prof. Dr. Asaf Savaş Akat.
She completed her doctorate thesis in Paris with the famous professor Alaine
Tourraine. Her thesis was Mühendisler ve İdeoloji (Engineers and Ideology).
She continues her work as a professor at Boğaziçi University.
WORKS:
Mühendisler ve İdeoloji (Engineers and Ideology,
1986), Modern
Mahrem, Toplumun Merkezine Yolculuk (Modern Confidential, Travel to
the Center of the Society, 2002).
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Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas.
2007) - Ünlü Fikir ve Kültür Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 3,
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Argın / Nilüfer Göle ile Toplumun Merkezine Yolculuk (Virgül, sayı: 63, Haziran
2003).