BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI

Their core work

Bogazici University is Turkey's leading English-language research university, based in Istanbul, with strong interdisciplinary capacity spanning social sciences, engineering, and natural sciences. In H2020, they contributed expertise in earthquake science and seismic risk, applied economics and migration studies, computational social science, and physics of active matter. They bridge European research networks with deep regional knowledge of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, making them a valuable partner for projects requiring both technical rigor and socio-economic context from the region.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early H2020 period (2015–2018), Bogazici focused on cultural heritage, linguistics (sign language, Ottoman history), open manufacturing, and foundational infrastructure projects like EPOS. From 2019 onward, their portfolio shifted decisively toward applied societal challenges: earthquake risk reduction, environmental micropollutant treatment, refugee integration studies, and computational methods like deep learning for social media analysis. The trend shows a university moving from broad humanities and infrastructure participation toward problem-driven research with direct policy and societal relevance.

Bogazici is increasingly coordinating its own projects on Turkey-specific societal issues (refugees, seismic risk, polarization) while applying computational and engineering methods — expect future proposals combining regional expertise with data science.

How they like to work

Bogazici operates primarily as an active partner (17 of 22 projects), joining large European consortia and contributing specialized regional or disciplinary expertise. Their 5 coordinated projects are all MSCA or ERC individual fellowships rather than large collaborative actions, suggesting they lead researcher-driven work but join as partners for infrastructure-scale efforts. With 293 unique partners across 39 countries, they are a well-connected hub with broad European reach rather than a closed-network institution.

Bogazici has collaborated with 293 unique partners across 39 countries, giving them one of the widest networks among Turkish universities in H2020. Their partnerships span Western Europe heavily but also include connections in the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond, reflecting Istanbul's geographic bridging role.

What sets them apart

Bogazici is Turkey's most internationally integrated research university, offering European consortia a credible academic partner with deep knowledge of Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean socio-economic realities. Their unusual breadth — from seismology to refugee economics to sign language heritage — makes them a versatile consortium member who can cover multiple work packages. For any project needing a strong Turkish partner with proven EU project track record, Bogazici is the default first choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RISE
  Real-time earthquake risk reduction for Europe — directly relevant to Turkey's seismic vulnerability and combines Bogazici's seismology expertise with operational forecasting systems.
• SYRREFTDHS
  Coordinated study of Syrian refugee outcomes in Turkey — uniquely positioned research combining applied econometrics with direct access to the world's largest refugee-hosting country.
• RADIOFREPOLIS
  Coordinated project on an innovative radio frequency approach to micropollutant treatment in wastewater sludge — their most technically specific coordinated project, bridging engineering with environmental science.