Çağlar Özbek is an assistant professor in Mugla Sitki Kocman University (Mugla), Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Özbek completed his Ph.D. at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Department of Sociology with the thesis titled, “New Actors of Democracy: Non-Governmental Organisations Within the Context of Ecologic, Feminist and LGBT Movements.” He worked as a research assistant at the same university for nine years at the Department of Sociology. His interests include international migration, gender, LGBT+ Studies, social movements, identity. He is the co-author of the book Yerlileşen Yabancılar-Güney Ege Bölgesi’nde Göç, Yurttaşlık ve Kimliğin Dönüşümü (with Muammer Tuna, Detay Publishing). He worked as a researcher in various research projects supported by TUBİTAK, EU, UNDP, and multiple organizations.