Orhan Koçak received his doctorate from Istanbul University Social Policy program in 2004. After working full-time at Beykent University, Istanbul Aydın University and Yalova University, respectively, he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Istanbul University Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2016 and as a Professor at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2020. While working full-time at these universities, he taught undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses part-time at Okan University, Kadir Has University, Esenyurt University and Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.

Koçak gives lectures on social issues and social policy in general. He conducts his research mostly on aging, migration and technology addiction, which are critical social problems in Turkey. Koçak has books, book chapters, national articles and publications in international journals with high impact factors on social issues.

Orhan Koçak received his doctorate from Istanbul University Social Policy program in 2004. After working full-time at Beykent University, Istanbul Aydın University and Yalova University, respectively, he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Istanbul University Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2016 and as a Professor at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2020. While working full-time at these universities, he taught undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses part-time at Okan University, Kadir Has University, Esenyurt University and Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.

Koçak gives lectures on social issues and social policy in general. He conducts his research mostly on aging, migration and technology addiction, which are critical social problems in Turkey. Koçak has books, book chapters, national articles and publications in international journals with high impact factors on social issues.

Orhan Koçak received his doctorate from Istanbul University Social Policy program in 2004. After working full-time at Beykent University, Istanbul Aydın University and Yalova University, respectively, he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Istanbul University Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2016 and as a Professor at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Health Sciences, Social Work Department in 2020. While working full-time at these universities, he taught undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses part-time at Okan University, Kadir Has University, Esenyurt University and Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.

Koçak gives lectures on social issues and social policy in general. He conducts his research mostly on aging, migration and technology addiction, which are critical social problems in Turkey. Koçak has books, book chapters, national articles and publications in international journals with high impact factors on social issues.

Mehmet Fatih Aysan is a Professor of Sociology at Marmara University and the director of the Center for Population and Social Policies, Institute of Population and Social Research. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario (2011) and taught sociology at the same university (2010-2012). He previously worked as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology (2012-2020) and as the director of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2016-2020) at İstanbul Şehir University. His sociological interests are rooted at the intersection of demography, family, sociology of work, and social policy. His study centers on how changes in demographics, labor markets, and social policies combine to influence the welfare of societies. His research projects were supported by the TÜBA, EU, ERC, IDRC, and TÜBİTAK. Dr. Aysan’s works are published in edited books and peer-reviewed journals such as Routledge, Palgrave, Springer, Population & Development Review, The Canadian Journal of Sociology, and Emerging Markets & Finance.