Education
2010 - 2015
2010 - 2015Doctorate
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sociology, Sociology, United States Of America
2008 - 2010
2008 - 2010Postgraduate
University of Utah, Middle East Center, Political Science, United States Of America
2000 - 2004
2000 - 2004Undergraduate
Ankara University, İlahiyat Fakültesi, İlahiyat, Turkey
Dissertations
2015
2015Doctorate
Religious Freedom as a Practice of the Nation: Islamic Revival, Religious Minorities, and the Emergence of Defensive Inclusion
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sociology, Sociology
2010
2010Postgraduate
The Emergence of the Islamic Bourgeoisie
University of Utah, Middle East Center, Political Science
Research Areas
Social Sciences and Humanities
Theology
Sociology of Religion
Academic Positions
2018 - Present
2018 - PresentAssociate Professor
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Theology, Felsefe Ve Din Bilimleri
Articles
All (7)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (2)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (3)
Scopus (2)
TRDizin (3)
Other Publications (2)
2025
20251. Kidney Replacement Therapies and Outcomes in Children With Crush Syndrome-Associated Kidney Injury
Demirkol D., Besci T., HAVAN M., Karacanoglu D., Kihtir H. S., YILDIZDAŞ R. D., et al.
JAMA network open
, vol.8, no.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
20232. Mortality risk factors among critically ill children with MIS-C in PICUs: a multicenter study
SIK S. G., Inamlik A., Akcay N., KESİCİ S., AYGÜN F., KENDİRLİ T., et al.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
, vol.94, no.2, pp.730-737, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
20183. From Developmentalism to Neoliberalism: The Changing Role of the State and The Development of Islamic Business and Finance in Turkey
VAROL F.
Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics , vol.5 (1), pp.1-18, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2017
20174. Dinî Piyasalar Teorisi: Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme
Varol F.
ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ DERGİSİ , vol.58 (2), pp.121-143, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2017
20175. Edward Said vs Michel Foucault: The Divergence of Perspectives on Knowledge, Truth and Power
VAROL F.
Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi , vol.72 (2), pp.315-331, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2017
20176. The Determinants of Labor Force Participation of Women in Turkey: A Binary Logit Analysis
Varol F.
TARIH KULTUR VE SANAT ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF HISTORY CULTURE AND ART RESEARCH
, vol.6, no.2, pp.92-108, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2016
20167. The Politics of the Ulama: Understanding the Influential Role of the Ulama in Iran
VAROL F.
MİLEL VE NİHAL İNANÇ, KÜLTÜR VE MİTOLOJİ ARAŞTIRMALARI DERGİSİ , vol.13 (2), pp.129-152, 2016 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2018
20181. Türk Modernleşmesi, Din ve Ekonomi
VAROL F.
I. Uluslararası Ekonomi, Finans ve Ekonometri Sempozyumu, Balıkesir, Turkey, 6 - 07 December 2018, pp.1, (Summary Text)
2018
20182. Max Weber Ekonomik Rasyonelleşme ve İslam
VAROL F.
International Congress of Islamic Economy Finance and Ethics, İstanbul, Turkey, 3 - 04 November 2018, pp.1, (Summary Text)
2018
20183. Fransa'da Aşırı Sağ ve İslam
VAROL F.
Uluslararası Din Sosyolojisi Sempozyumu, Aksaray, Turkey, 10 - 12 May 2018, pp.170-171, (Summary Text)
2017
20174. The Reinvention of the Multicultural Tradition: Changing Dynamics of the Relationship between Non-Muslim Minorities and the State in the Post-Kemalist Turkey
VAROL F.
4th International Conference on Eurasian Politics % Society, İstanbul, Turkey, 1 - 02 July 2017, pp.9, (Summary Text)
2017
20175. Kemalizm, Neoliberalizm ve Türkiye'de İslami Ekonominin Gelişimi
VAROL F.
Uluslararası İslam Ekonomisi, Finansı ve Etik Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 29 - 30 April 2017, pp.62, (Summary Text)
2015
20156. Religious Freedom as a Practice of the Nation, Non-Muslim Minorities, Islamic Revival and Tolerance in Turkey
VAROL F.
Do Freedoms Unite or Divide: Negotiating the Borders of Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion in a Multicultural World, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 November 2015 - 21 November 2016, pp.9, (Summary Text)
2011
20117. Penetration of Neoliberal Values into Islam in Turkey
VAROL F.
Global Crisis: Through the Lens of Race, Class and Gender, Chıcago, United States Of America, 20 - 22 May 2011, pp.20, (Summary Text)
Books
2016
20162. Modern Dünya, Müslüman Toplumlar ve Ekonomi
VAROL F.
in: İslam ve Modernlik, Tekin M., Demirezen İ., Okutan B.B., Editor, İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.202-220, 2016
2015
20153. Religious freedom as a practice of the nation: religious minorities, Islamic revival and the emergence of defensive inclusion in Turkey
VAROL F.
Umi Dissertation Publishing, Ann Arbor, 2015
2010
20104. The emergence and consequences of the Turkish Islamic bourgeoisie under the impact of globalization
VAROL F.
Umi Dissertation Publishing, Ann Arbor, 2010
Other Publications
2018
20181. Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of Religious Change.
VAROL F.
Other, pp.359-363, 2018
2017
20173. Theocratic Democracy: The Social Construction of Religious and Secular Extremism
VAROL F.
Other, pp.199-203, 2017