Selected Media, Publications and Interviews
My work has been featured in podcasts, publications and international contexts focused on sex therapy, relationships and intercultural dynamics in New York and globally. I have also contributed to international work in sexual health and rights across multiple cultural contexts.
Book Chapter — “Honor and Virginity: Sexual Acculturation of Middle Eastern Women” (Routledge, 2021)
This chapter examines how narratives around honor and virginity shape the sexual lives of Middle Eastern immigrant women in the United States — and the clinical challenges involved in working with clients who are reconciling competing cultural frameworks around sex, identity, and what their bodies are allowed to want.
Podcast with Dr. Joe Kort - Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Relationship & Sex Therapy
A conversation on intercultural relationships, desire mismatch, and how cultural background shapes expectations around intimacy, communication, and sexuality.
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Book Chapter - “The ‘Natasha' Experience: Migrant Sex Workers from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in Turkey (Taylor and Francis, 2008)
Research on foreign sex workers in Turkey — examining the paradox of women who are highly vulnerable to violence and discrimination while simultaneously maintaining agency over their own bodies.
The Myth of the Warm Home: Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse in the Family (Metis Yayinlari, 1996)
Co-authored research on domestic violence and sexual abuse in Turkey — one of the earlier contributions to a field that has since grown substantially.
International work
Beyond clinical practice, I've worked as an activist and policy expert on sexual health across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. That work — in international organizations and research settings — is part of what brought me to the specific clinical territory I now occupy: the place where culture, sexuality, and identity meet.