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Dr. Burcu Sarı Karademir received her Ph.D. degree with Distinction in the Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara in 2012. Dr. Sarı pursued her post-doctoral studies in Arnold Saltzman War and Peace Studies, Columbia University, New York, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Robert Jervis between 2013-2014. Dr. Sarı teaches in the Department of International Relations and Political Science at TED University, Ankara, Turkey. She volunteers for TEDU Gender Studies.
Building back better with gender in mind: Centering Turkey’s women and girls in earthquake recovery
Gender-blind development policies leave women and girls behind and exacerbate their vulnerabilities before, during, and after disasters, as was made clear by the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria. By viewing disasters as gendered development problems, we can better understand the differential impact the Feb. 6 earthquake had on women and girls in Turkey and make more impactful policy recommendations.
