Feyda Sayan-Cengiz is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey. She obtained her PhD in Political Science from Bilkent University. In 2010, she served as a Visiting Researcher at Columbia University's Anthropology Department. Her book titled "Beyond the Headscarf Culture in Turkey's Retail Sector" was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. She has contributed to edited collections, as well as various international academic journals. Her research primarily centres on the politics of gender, populism, self-help culture, and its political implications.
How does Islamic pop psychology in Turkey blend gender roles with advice for marital happiness? Is this approach empowering or reinforcing inequalities?