Our University’s Academic Staff Member Has Been Awarded a YÖK Scholarship to Conduct Research at Charité, One of the World’s Top 100 Universities

Dr. Ali Ammar Kurt, an assistant professor in the Department of Guidance and Psychological Counseling at our university’s Faculty of Education, has been awarded the Higher Education Council’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (YÖK-DOSAP) and will work as a postdoctoral researcher at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany.

One of the World’s Best Hospitals

Charité, one of the world’s leading institutions and Europe’s largest university hospitals, ranks 91st in the Times Higher Education 2026 World University Rankings. The institution also ranks 8th globally and 1st in Germany on Newsweek’s 2026 list of “The World’s Best Hospitals.”

Group Intervention for Turkish-Speaking Immigrants

In the study she will lead, Assistant Professor Kurt will implement a culturally adapted group intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Turkish-speaking immigrants living in Germany and will examine the effectiveness of this intervention. In addition to making a scientific contribution to the field of migrant mental health, this study aims to improve access to psychological support services for the Turkish-speaking community in Germany.

Contribution to the Research University Goal

This study directly contributes to our University’s goal of becoming a research university in areas such as international collaboration, high-quality international co-authored publications, and researcher mobility. The aim is to transform the established connection into a lasting institutional collaboration through joint projects and graduate student mobility.

“We Aim to Transform This into a Lasting Collaboration”

Commenting on the matter, Assistant Professor Ali Ammar Kurt expressed his delight at the opportunity to conduct research at one of the world’s leading institutions in his field, made possible by the support provided by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). “Access to mental health services for migrants remains a critical issue both in Germany and in our country. We aim to bring the experience I gain in Berlin back to our university and transform the connection we have established with Charité into a lasting collaboration that will also benefit our students,” he said.

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