Outreach and Impact

 

I actively engage in outreach efforts to extend the impact of my research in disaster management and humanitarian operations beyond academia. By collaborating with practitioners, policymakers, and organizations across various sectors, I aim to bridge the gap between research and real-world applications.  By participating in panels, workshops, and media discussions, I aim to disseminate scientific knowledge and influence policymaking that strengthens disaster resilience and response efforts, fosters community engagement and knowledge-sharing and ultimately improve the lives of the most vulnerable.

Below, you will find a variety of activities and resources from different events. Any feedback and thoughts are welcome.

 

Panels & Workshops

Workshop Speaker, “Coordination of Private Sector Efforts for Disaster Preparedness,” presented at the Private Sector Disaster Preparedness Workshop organized by the International Freight Forwarders Association, December 2023.  (In Turkish) Link

Panel Speaker, “Data-driven optimization approaches for disaster management,” Izmir Universities Platform – Disaster Resilience Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic, October 2023. (In Turkish) Video link

Workshop participant and moderator, Turkish Science Academy Earthquake Workshop, September 2023. (In Turkish) Link

Panel Speaker, EURO HOpe Mini Conference 2023, “How can academics contribute to disaster response and recovery? Experiences from the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey,” September 2023.

Panel Speaker, Disaster Resilient City – Istanbul Planning Agency, 17 August 1999 Earthquake commemoration program, August 2023. (In Turkish) Link 

Participant, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Scientific Council, Earthquake Preparedness Workshops: February 2023, June 2023, August 2023, September 2023. Report from the first meeting (In Turkish): Link

Panel Speaker, Turkish Science Academy, Earthquake Panel Series, “Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Management”, March 2023. (In Turkish) Link

Panel Discussant, Earthquake and Migration: Situation Overview Meeting, Association for Migration Research (In Turkish), March 2023.

Panel Discussant, Experts’ reaction to earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) consortium, February 2023. Link

Panel speaker, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), SPIA Responds: Turkey/Syria Earthquake and Disaster Relief, “Earthquake in Turkey (6 February 2023); A Brief Overview of Humanitarian Relief Efforts.” Link

Speaker, Supply chain learning from Ukraine response Roundtable Discussion, “Continuing Care for Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis During Disasters and Armed Conflicts,” 2022 Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference, Aidex, Brussels, November 2022. Link

Panel organizer and moderator, Practitioner Panel titled “Local Response, Coordination and Collaboration,” EURO HOpe Mini-Conference 2022, Istanbul, October 2022.

Panel moderator, Stakeholder Meeting organized by TUSIAD, Disaster Risk Management in Green and Smart Cities (In Turkish), February 2022.

Invited speaker, Emergency Supply Prepositioning Strategy’s Practitioner Panel, Humanitarian Network and Partnership Week (HPNW) 2022, Geneva, “The impact of loan-borrowing and postponement on prepositioned relief stocks,” May 2022.

Invited speaker, Emergency Supply Prepositioning Strategy’s Practitioner Panel, Humanitarian Network and Partnership Week (HPNW) 2020, Geneva, “The impact of loan-borrowing and postponement on prepositioned relief stocks,” February 2020.

Opening talk and panel chair, World Humanitarian Summit, Practitioner panel organized by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey (AFAD), Istanbul, May 2016.

 

Media

  • Acik Radyo, Bilim Sohbetleri, “Coordination, Collaboration, Transdisciplinary Research in Disaster Management”, February 2024. (In Turkish) Link
  • Acik Radyo, Altin Saatler, “Disaster and humanitarian relief logistics”, January 2024. (In Turkish) Link
  • Sensiz Olmaz Sessiz Olmaz, “We say the emergency phase is over, but we also see that basic needs are still not being met.”, March 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • Haberturk TV, “How to help earthquake victims?”, February 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • KRT TV, “The cost of delaying humanitarian aid is human life.” , February 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • Medyascope TV, “How should assistance be provided to earthquake-affected areas? How should we coordinate?”, February 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • Bloomberg TV, “Steps to be followed in post-disaster humanitarian aid activities.” February 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • Gain, “Earthquake relief activities”, February 2023. (In Turkish) Link
  • Medyascope TV, Turkish Science Academy, Conversation on humanitarian supply chains and disaster management, October 2019. Link

 

News Articles

  • The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) Magazine. “An optimization framework to support collaborative inventory management decisions in Madagascar.” Link
  • Sarkac, September 2023, “A system’s perspective on disaster preparedness.” (In Turkish) Link
  • Independent Turkey, April 2023, “Disaster management plan should be established neighborhood by neighborhood in Istanbul, anticipating the earthquake.” (In Turkish) Link
  • Hurriyet, April 2023, “Importance of effective humanitarian supply chains” (In Turkish) Link
  • Fikir Turu, March 2023, “How can assistance be continuous, organized, and effective?”, (In Turkish) Link
  • Hurriyet, April 2023, “It is not enough to send, coordination is essential”, (In Turkish) Link
  • Fikir Turu, February 2023, “How should the aid be delivered? Why is humanitarian aid logistics important?”, (In Turkish) Link
  • BBC News Turkish (also appeared on BBC News Azerbaijan), February 2023, “How should assistance be provided to earthquake-affected areas?”, (In Turkish) Link

 

Other Interviews

  • UMass INFORMS Interview, “Humanitarian operations,” April 2018. Link
  • Özyeğin University, “Disaster engineering”: A conversation with Derya Deniz,  July 2023. (In Turkish) Link

 

Practitioner Collaborations

  • Member of Earthquake Science Council, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, February 2023-present.
  • Research project collaborator, Emergency Supply Pre-positioning Strategy (ESUPS), 2019-present.
  • Research project collaborator, Renal Disaster Relief Task Force, Turkey, 2018-present.
  • Research project collaborator, Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey, 2021-present.
  • Research project collaborator, The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), 2017-2020.

 

Scientific Events Organization

I have also organized and co-led various scientific events that bring together experts from academia and practice to address key issues in disaster management and humanitarian logistics. Below is a selection of such events:

  • Co-Organizer (with S. Tuglular and E. Gunes), Workshop on the Management of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients During an Earthquake, June 26-28, 2024, Istanbul.
  • Co-Organizer (with M. Jahre), The Second EURO HOpe Summer School on Humanitarian Logistics, June 26-28, 2023 (online).
  • Co-Organizer (with S. Salman, B. Yetis), EURO HOpe Mini Conference, October 6-7, 2022, Istanbul.
  • Co-Organizer (with S. Salman, B. Yetis), The First EURO HOpe Summer School on Humanitarian Logistics, 2021 (online).