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"Comuna din Istanbul [The Commune in Istanbul], “Foreign Policy Magazine” Romania, August 2013

Reporting IBC – a Turkish NGO’s Response to the Pakistan Earthquake
Published in the book “Risk Wise”, by GRF – Global Risk Forum for the IDRC – International Disaster and Risk Conference, Davos, 2008, p.105

Roma and Self-Representation: Some Aspects of a Roma Activist’s Experience
Chapter Six of the book “Migrants and Memory - The Forgotten Postcolonials”, edited by Mícheál Ó hAodha, CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLISHING, 2007, pp.83-91 (Published)

Some Thoughts on the Socio-Cultural Status of the Turkish Roma
Chapter Seven of the book “Road Memories. Aspects of Migrant History”, edited by Michael Hayes, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007, p.81 (Published)

Türkiye’de Romanların Sosyal ve Hukuki Durumu Üzerine [On the Social and Legal Situation of the Roma in Turkey], article co-written with the human rights lawyer Halim Yilmaz, published in the 8th issue of the Magazine „Toplum ve Hukuk” [Society and Law] of TOHAV – Society and Law Research Foundation in Istanbul / Turkey (December 2003) (Published)

Farklılıkların Kimliği. Romanlar [The Identity of Differences. The Roma]
Article published in Turkish in the 3rd issue of the „Humanite” Magazine, Istanbul / Turkey (September 2003)

Overview of the Roma in Turkey
Published online in the Kuri Journal of the Dom Research Center, Volume 1, No 7, Fall / Winter (December 2002) http://www.domresearchcenter.com/journal/17/index.html.

The Problems of Field Research amongst Romanlar in Turkey
Paper presented at the international conference “Contextual, Constructed and Contested; Gypsies and the Problem of Identities”, organized by the Istanbul Romani Studies Network / Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (10 – 12 April 2003) and included in the book “Gypsies and the Problem of Identities - Contextual, Constructed and Contested”, edited by Adrian Marsh and Elin Strand, 2006

Muslim Rroma in Romania (article co-signed by Prof. George Grigore – Bucharest Univ.) published in ISIM newsletter of the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Leiden / The Netherlands, September 2001). See the article at:
http://dev.eurac.edu:8085/mugs2/do/blob.html?type=html&serial=1040119011902"

"Managing IBC’s International Operations (with a budget of approximately 3 million USD) in PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, MYANMAR, and SYRIA, as IBC - International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation - Managing the work of the country offices and their programmes (Pakistan – after the 2005 earthquake, in Kashmir; Bangladesh – after the Cyclone Sidr in November 2007; Myanmar – after the Cyclone Nargis in May 2008; Syria – for the Iraqi refugees in 2008-2009; Palestine – after the January 2009 war in Gaza): Conducting assessments, evaluation and reporting; Programme planning, elaborating projects proposals and fundraising; Establishing networks, managing international partnerships; Stakeholder coordination and donor liaison; Organisational representation and research and development at the international level;

As Programme Manager / Head of Mission to Pakistan of IBC - International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation - Management of Programmes supported by the following DONORS: Malteser International (with funds from ECHO, the German Foreign Office, Caritas etc.), UMCOR – United Methodist Committee on Relief, AJDC – American Joint Distribution Committee, UN-Habitat, Trocaire Ireland etc.: Conducting assessments, dealing with all related stakeholders, projects / contracts negotiations with the Pakistani and Kashmiri Governments; Coordination meetings, fund raising, donors negotiation, management of allocated funds and human resources, reporting; Coordinating earthquake emergency relief projects, training programs and managing the reconstruction of rural housing, health and educational facilities in the mountain area of the Pakistani Kashmir region; Direct management of the following projects: Distribution of food and non-food items; Provision of shelter and basic survival non-food items to families in the high-up villages; Village Rehabilitation (road-making, housing construction support, playgrounds, water and sanitation etc.); Winter Relief Distribution for vulnerable households; Landslide Victims Support; Safe Building Training and Technical Assistance for Rural Housing Reconstruction in 39 villages; Construction of earthquake safe houses for the most vulnerable; Reconstruction of Basic Health Units; Reconstruction of Primary Schools; Reconstruction of Community Centers; Vocational training for women etc.

As Projects Manager / Head of Mission to Bam - Iran of International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation: Coordinating with all related stakeholders in Iran, coordinating with and monitoring the local implementing partner NGOs, fundraising, reporting; Overall Iran programme management; Coordinating earthquake emergency activities, food distribution; Managing 5 temporary camps (containers) for internally displaced people (850 families); Managing 8 Children’s Psycho-Social Intervention Centers and 5 Laundry rooms; Managing “Neighbourhood Rehabilitation” - Community Participation Project and the “Safe Building Training” Program (introduced technology from the Auroville Earth Institute in India on interlocking compressed earthen bricks, training for builders, demo-houses) etc.; Organising training sessions on disaster preparedness and management for the Iranian authorities (both in Turkey and Iran);

Expert Consultant / Trainer of Trainers - Council of Europe (CoE) – ROMED Programme: Training of mediators and/or ToTs in Turkey, Slovakia, Russian Federation, Romania for ROMED1 & ROMED2 Programmes; Member of the Pedagogical Team of ROMED2

Elaboration of the study: “Exploring Models And Approaches For Reducing Health Inequalities: INCENTIVES AIMED AT ENHANCING ROMA ACCESS TO HEALTH”, 2013, UNFPA EECARO"