Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education information
PhD in Migration and Mobility Studies, University of Surrey (UK) - Dissertation
MA in European Studies, Lund University (Sweden) - Thesis
BA in International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)
Research interests
- Highly skilled migration
- Turkish migration in Europe
- Nordic capitals and migrants
- Ethnographic research
- Return migration
- Second generation
- Home, identity and belonging
- Transnationalism
- Translocality
Research interests
Creative migrants
Citizenship
Migrants in Arts & Culture Sector
Ethnographic documentary making
Sensory methods, visual storytelling
Description of research and teaching
Teaching
At the University of Helsinki, I have created two courses and acted as a lecturer.
- Migration and Cities (Master's level course), 5 cr., 2023
- Lifestyle Migration, Mobilities and Identities (Master's level course, co-organised and lectured with Florencia Quesada), 5 cr., 2024
More on research:
Alongside my academic research on diasporas, transnationalism, labour market integration, high skilled migrants, identity, home and belonging, I have been also working as an ethnographic filmmaker with a focus on migrant groups.
Latest ethnographic film I have written and directed is Arkadaşloch - Nobody's Problem (2022) which depicts the experiences of second-generation Turkish-German migrants' return migration to Turkey and re-invention of their identities through tourism work in Antalya. The documentary can be streamed via: ResearchTV
Supervision
At the University of Helsinki, I am in the PhD thesis committee of two PhD researchers:
- Euridice Hernandez Gomez, "Latin America in Helsinki: Unveilling cultural dialogues and identity navigation in the cities' social infrastructure" (2024- Present)
- Thu Nguyen, "The impact of networks and social capital on the job market experiences of highly skilled Vietnamese migrants in Finland" (2024- Present)
Education/Academic qualification
Gerda Henkel Fellow (Postdoc), Turkish Highly-Skilled Migrants' Alternative Diaspora Spaces in Europe, Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS)
1 Mar 0202 → 31 Jul 2020
Pontica Magna Returning Fellow (Postdoc), Forced Return Migration and Social Adaptation Processes, New Europe College - NEC - Fundatia Noua Europa
1 Oct 2019 → 1 Dec 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Highly-Skilled Turkish Migrants' Social Networks in Europe beyond the 'Cultures of Rejection', Center for Advanced Studies - South East Europe, University of Rijeka
1 Apr 2019 → 1 Sept 2019
Pontica Magna Fellow (Postdoc), Deportation and Self-Actualisation in Homeland, New Europe College - NEC - Fundatia Noua Europa
1 Oct 2017 → 31 Jul 2018
Guest Postdoc Research Fellow, University of Leipzig
21 May 2018 → 21 Jun 2018
Research Assistant (Part-Time), YMOBILITY, University of Surrey
Apr 2016 → Sept 2016
Research Assistant, ELITES, Erasmus University Rotterdam Sociology
Oct 2013 → Feb 2014
Research Assistant (Internship), Euro-Turks Return, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare
Sept 2012 → Sept 2013
Fields of Science
- 5143 Social and cultural anthropology
- 5141 Sociology
- 519 Social and economic geography
- 5142 Social policy
- 5144 Social psychology
- 5171 Political Science
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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A Place in the Homeland? Turkish-German Return Migration
Kilinc, N. & King, R., 27 Feb 2025, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 328 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
Deportation of the Second-Generation Turkish "Migrants" from Germany to Turkey: Reflections on Citizenship and (Non-)Belonging
Kilinc, N., 6 May 2024, Return Migration and its Consequences in Southeast Europe. Jusufi, L., Dimova, R. & Čapo, J. (eds.). Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang , Vol. 47. p. 281-301 21 p. 17. (Südosteuropa-Jahrbuch; vol. 47).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
English, Finnish, Swedish, or Silence? Language as Symbolic Power in the Everyday Lives of Highly Skilled Professionals in Helsinki
Kilinc, N., 22 May 2024, In: Siirtolaisuus - Migration. 50, 1, p. 6-13 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Ketkä voittavat, ketkä häviävät? Turkkilaissyntyisten korkeasti koulutettujen maahanmuuttosyyt ja integraatio suomalaisille työmarkkinoille
Translated title of the contribution :Who are the winners and losers? Turkey-born highly skilled professionals’ immigration reasons and labour market integration in Finland Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Second-generation transnational return mobilities
King, R. & Kilinc, N., 23 Jan 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Transnational Studies. Fauser, M. & Bada, X. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Creative Migrants' Acts of Citizenship and Democratic Participation in Finland
Kilinc, N. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2023 → 01/09/2026
Project: External funding
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Re:Urbia – Lähiöiden kehityssuunnat ja uudelleenkonseptointi 2020-luvun segregoituvien kaupunkien haasteisiin
Bernelius, V. (Project manager), Vaattovaara, M. K. (Principal Investigator), Joutsiniemi, A. (Principal Investigator), Galanakis, M. (Participant), Iltanen, S. (Participant), Rönnberg, O. (Participant), Ramos Lobato, I. (Participant), Page, M. (Participant), Stjernberg, M. (Participant), Kemppainen, T. (Participant), Kortteinen, M. (Participant), Luukkonen, J. (Participant), Arminen, I. (Participant), Elovainio, M. (Participant), Eranti, V. (Participant) & Kilinc, N. (Participant)
01/10/2020 → 30/04/2023
Project: Research project
Activities
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Book launch and discussion of "A place in the homeland? Turkish-German return migration"
Kilinc, N. (Speaker)
3 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Euridice Hernandez Gomes' PhD dissertation titled, "Latin American Places in Finnish Spaces: The Appropriation of Helsinki's Social Infrastructure by the Latin Community"
Kilinc, N. (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
29 Sept 2024 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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21st IMISCOE Annual Conference: Migration as a social construction: a reflexive turn
Kilinc, N. (Speaker: Chair)
3 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Thu Nguyen's PhD dissertation titled, "The impact of networks and social capital on the job market experiences of highly-skilled Vietnamese immigrants in Finland"
Kilinc, N. (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
25 Sept 2024 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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21st IMISCOE Annual Conference: Migration as a social construction: a reflexive turn
Kilinc, N. (Speaker: Chair)
2 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Los turco-alemanes en búsqueda de su Homeland [THE TURKISH-GERMANS IN SEARCH OF THEIR HOMELAND] Interview with Dr. Nilay Kilinc
10/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Understanding the Other, Translating the Other, written by Nilay Kılınç
23/12/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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“Entering the labour market is only the first step. We need to talk about equal pay and career advancement” - Interview with Dr- Nilay Kılınç
16/12/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Labour market integration of immigrant women and mothers – Nordic perspectives
18/11/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Navigating the Finnish Labour Market: Insights from Turkey-born Highly Skilled Professionals
24/05/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media