Bio:
I am a lecturer (Assoc. Prof.) and researcher at the Yozgat Bozok University Yozgat (Türkiye), My research focuses on older adult health, participatory approaches, migrant health, men’s health, cancer screening, health promotion, and nursing education. I have published 78 international research articles and have collaborated with researchers from numerous countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. I am an active member of several COST Actions, including CA22167 (PAAR-net), and contribute to multiple working groups focusing on participatory approaches with older adults, cancer screening, and international research collaboration. My research experience includes quantitative and qualitative studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, scale development, intervention studies, and international collaborative research.
Grant supported actions and initiatives:
The Virtual Mobility Grant supported a series of online collaborative meetings held in September 2026. The activities focused on reviewing the Delphi study and data collection process, analysing the Round 1 results, assessing consensus across the 38 proposed ethical quality criteria, and reviewing qualitative feedback from the expert panel. The final meeting focused on planning the next Delphi round and developing the resulting scientific manuscript, including discussion of contributions, authorship responsibilities, and manuscript preparation and submission.
Testimonial:
The Virtual Mobility Grant provided a valuable opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues within PAAR-net and to move my research forward from data collection to analysis and dissemination. The virtual meetings allowed us to critically reflect on the Delphi process, discuss both the quantitative results and the qualitative feedback from experts, and carefully consider how the ethical quality criteria could be further developed.
One of the most valuable aspects of the VM was the opportunity to bring together different perspectives and discuss how ethical participation of older adults can be translated into clear and meaningful quality criteria. The discussions also helped us develop a concrete plan for the next Delphi round and for the preparation of a scientific publication.
Overall, the VM strengthened both the methodological development of my study and my collaboration within the PAAR-net network. It was a very enriching experience that created opportunities for knowledge exchange, methodological reflection, and future collaboration. I am very grateful to PAAR-net for supporting this opportunity.