Assoc. Prof. MELİKE SARAÇ


Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.


WoS Research Areas: Social Sciences (Soc), Social Sciences General, Sociology, Social Sciences Interdisciplinary


Scopus Research Areas: Sociology and Political Science, General Social Sciences, Management Information Systems


Avesis Research Areas: Social Sciences and Humanities, Sociology, General Sociology and Methodology

Email: melikesarac@hacettepe.edu.tr
Office Phone: +90 312 297 7367 Extension: 137
Fax Phone: +90 312 297 7370
Web: https://avesis.hacettepe.edu.tr/melikesarac
Office: NÜFUS ETÜTLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ/ 316 NOLU ODA
Address: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü Beytepe Kampüsü 06800 Beytepe/Ankara

Metrics

Publication

56

Publication (WoS)

5

Publication (Scopus)

7

Citation (WoS)

62

H-Index (WoS)

3

Citation (Scopus)

3

H-Index (Scopus)

1

Citation (Scholar)

121

H-Index (Scholar)

2

Citation (TrDizin)

18

H-Index (TrDizin)

1

Citation (Sum Other)

22

Project

9

Thesis Advisory

3

Open Access

5
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Biography

Dr. Melike Saraç is an associate professor at the Hacettepe University, Institute of Population Studies, Department of Social Research Methodology. She has been working at the same department since 2014. She graduated from the Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics in 2012. She also completed her minor degree at the Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, Department of Business Administration in 2013.

She received her Master’s degrees from the Ankara University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mathematics in 2015, and the Hacettepe University, Institute of Population Studies, Department of Social Research Methodology in 2016. She received her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Social Research Methodology in 2021.  She has also completed the Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan as a Kish fellow in 2021. Moreover, she has worked in certain nation-wide household surveys conducted by the Institute of Population Studies such as Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey (2014), various migration surveys (2015-2016), and the latest Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (2018). Her research interests include survey methodology, survey quality, nonresponse, interviewer and respondent characteristics, data quality, quantitative data analysis, sampling design, respondent selection techniques, social desirability bias, and mismeasurement of survey responses.

She has published and co-authored articles in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journal of Biosocial Science and Quality & Quantity. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology (JSSAM) and is a reviewer college member of the IJSRM.

Education

2016 - 2021

2016 - 2021

Doctorate

Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D., Turkey

2014 - 2016

2014 - 2016

Postgraduate

Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D., Turkey

2012 - 2015

2012 - 2015

Postgraduate

Ankara University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Matematik, Turkey

2010 - 2013

2010 - 2013

Undergraduate Minor

Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, İşletme, Turkey

2008 - 2012

2008 - 2012

Undergraduate

Ankara University, Fen Fakültesi, Matematik, Turkey

Dissertations

2021

2021

Doctorate

The Contribution of Rapport between Interviewer and Respondent on Interview Quality from Non-Sampling Error Perspective: Evidence from 2014 Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey Sustainable Development

Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.

2016

2016

Postgraduate

An Evaluation of Interviewer Characteristics and Analysis on Interviewer Effect in TDHS-2013 Sustainable Development

Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.

2015

2015

Postgraduate

q-tomurcuk Fonksiyonu ve q-Bezier Eğrileri

Ankara University, Instıtute Of Scıence, Matematik

Foreign Languages

C1 Advanced

C1 Advanced

English

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2021

2021

2021 Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians, 74th Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, Survey Research Center (Kish Fellow)

Other

University of Michigan

2012

2012

Pedagojik Formasyon Eğitimi-Öğretmenlik Sertifikası

Education Management and Planning

Ankara Üniversitesi Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Sociology

General Sociology and Methodology

Research Areas Based on Academic Activities

Avesis Research Areas

    WoS Research Areas

      Scopus Research Areas

        Academic Positions

        2026 - Present

        2026 - Present

        Associate Professor

        Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.

        2022 - 2026

        2022 - 2026

        Assistant Professor

        Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.

        2014 - 2022

        2014 - 2022

        Research Assistant

        Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.

        Courses

        Doctorate

        Doctorate

        SAY 761 - CAUSAL MODELS AND SEM

        Postgraduate

        Postgraduate

        SAY 600-01 SPECIAL SUBJECTS

        SAY 600-02 - SPECIAL SUBJECTS

        SAY 621 - COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SURVEY DATA I

        SAY 604 - SEMINAR

        SAY 603 - DATA COLLECTION METHODS

        SAY 622 - COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SURVEY DATA II

        Articles

        All (17)
        SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (5)
        SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (5)
        Scopus (7)
        TRDizin (7)
        Other Publications (3)

        Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

        2023

        2023

        2. Roman Çocukların Zorlu Yolları: Okul Terkinden Güvencesiz İşçiliğe

        KOÇ İ., ÇAĞATAY P., SARAÇ M., ABBASOĞLU ÖZGÖREN A., Döne K.

        X. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 - 22 September 2023, (Summary Text)

        2023

        2023

        5. The Role of Respondent Motivation on Item Nonresponse for Split-Ballot Survey Data

        Saraç M.

        ESRA (European Survey Research Association) 2023 Conference, Milan, Italy, 17 - 21 July 2023, (Unpublished)

        2023

        2023

        6. The Impact of Household Welfare on Response Behavior at Cluster Level

        Koç İ., Saraç M.

        ESRA (European Survey Research Association) 2023 Conference, Milan, Italy, 17 - 21 July 2023, (Unpublished)

        2022

        2022

        7. The Role of Respondent Motivation on Split-Ballot Data: Item-level Nonresponse Analysis in the European Social Survey

        Saraç M.

        Türkiye Beşinci Nüfusbilim Konferansı, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 18 November 2022, pp.90, (Summary Text)

        2022

        2022

        8. The Impact of Household Welfare on Response Behavior at Cluster Level: Evidence from 1993-2018 TDHS

        Koç İ., Saraç M.

        Türkiye Beşinci Nüfusbilim Konferansı, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 18 November 2022, pp.89, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development

        2022

        2022

        9. How Does Sleep Affect Recall Error?: A Complex Sample Design Adjusted Analysis from 2010 American Time Use Survey

        Ellyne L., Saraç M.

        2022 AAPOR Annual Conference, Illinois, United States Of America, 11 - 13 May 2022, (Unpublished)

        2019

        2019

        11. Response Rates Trends in Household Surveys in Turkey: An Assessment through DHS and AAPOR Approaches

        Saraç M., Adalı T.

        AAPOR 74th Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 16 - 19 May 2019, (Unpublished)

        2018

        2018

        12. How the On-Spot Translation Effects the Quality of Birth Date Data in 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey?

        SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ.

        WAPOR 71st Annual Conference, Marakeş, Morocco, 27 - 30 June 2018, (Summary Text)

        2018

        2018

        13. Non-response reduction in DHS surveys: Follow-up fieldwork in Turkey-DHS 2013

        ADALI T., SARAÇ M., TÜRKYILMAZ A. S., ÇAVLİN A.

        WAPOR 71st Annual Conference, Marakeş, Morocco, 27 - 30 June 2018, (Summary Text)

        2018

        2018

        14. Whose Marriage is More Resistant to the Risk of Divorce in Turkey: Self-Choice Marriages or Family-Choice Marriages?

        SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ.

        European Population Conference 2018, BRÜKSEL, Belgium, 6 - 09 June 2018, (Summary Text)

        2017

        2017

        15. The Family Formation Process among Couples Having Children with Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Turkey

        KOÇ İ., SARAÇ M.

        5th European Congress of Family Science, Viyana, Austria, 9 - 11 November 2017, pp.17, (Summary Text)

        2017

        2017

        16. How Interviewer Characteristics Differ Household Surveys?: An Analysis in 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey

        SARAÇ M., TÜRKYILMAZ A. S.

        2017 International Population Conference, Cape-Town, South Africa, 29 October - 04 November 2017, (Summary Text)

        Books

        2025

        2025

        2. Türkiye'deki Roman Gençlerin Eğitim ve Çalışma Durumları: Türkiye Roman Nüfus Araştırması Verilerinin Gösterdikleri

        SARAÇ M.

        in: Sosyoloji Alanında Uluslararası Akademik Araştırma ve Çalışmalar, AYTAÇ ÖMER, YILMAZ MEVLÜT, Editor, Serüven Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.1-17, 2025

        2025

        2025

        3. Araştırmalarda Değişen ve Dönüşen Veri Toplama Yöntemleri: Uluslararası Araştırmalardan Örnekler

        SARAÇ M.

        in: Sosyal Bilimlerde Güncel Araştırma ve İncelemeler IX, COŞKUN KARADAĞ NESLİHAN, BALCIOĞULLARI ABDULLAH, Editor, Akademisyen Yayınevi Kitabevi, Ankara, pp.219-230, 2025

        2025

        2025

        4. Predicting Marital Dissolution Through Marital Arrangement: An Empirical Investigation Using Logistic Regression Models

        SARAÇ M.

        in: Sosyoloji Alanında Uluslararası Araştırmalar - IV International Research in the Field of Sociology, İNCE CELAL, Editor, Eğitim Yayınevi, İstanbul, pp.75-85, 2025

        2024

        2024

        5. Üreme Sağlığı Hakkında Bilgi ve Tutumlar

        SARAÇ M.

        in: 2023 Türkiye Gençlik Araştırması Gençlerde Cinsel Sağlık, Üreme Sağlığı & Çocuk Yaşta, Erken ve Zorla Evlilikler, ERYURT MEHMET ALİ, Editor, AFRATAFRA MEDYA REK.PRO.ILT.PAZ.D.A.INS.SAN.VE TIC.LTD.STI (Dizgi) - NEE-HÜ.24.01 (HÜNEE Yayın numarası), Ankara, pp.107-128, 2024

        2024

        2024

        6. Araştırma Yöntemi

        SARAÇ M., ERYURT M. A.

        in: 2023 Türkiye Gençlik Araştırması Gençlerde Cinsel Sağlık ve Üreme Sağlığı & Çocuk Yaşta, Erken ve Zorla Evlilikler, ERYURT MEHMET ALİ, Editor, AFRATAFRA MEDYA REK.PRO.ILT.PAZ.D.A.INS.SAN.VE TIC.LTD.STI (Dizgi) - NEE-HÜ.24.01 (HÜNEE Yayınları), Ankara, pp.31-40, 2024

        2024

        2024

        7. Gebelik, Doğurganlık ve Çocuklar

        SARAÇ M.

        in: 2023 Türkiye Gençlik Araştırması Gençlerde Cinsel Sağlık ve Üreme Sağlığı & Çocuk Yaşta, Erken ve Zorla Evlilikler, ERYURT MEHMET ALİ, Editor, AFRATAFRA MEDYA REK.PRO.ILT.PAZ.D.A.INS.SAN.VE TIC.LTD.STI (Dizgi) - NEE-HÜ.24.01 (HÜNEE Yayınları), Ankara, pp.195-200, 2024

        2020

        2020

        9. Timing of Reproductive Events Among Host Community and Syrian Refugee Women in Turkey: An Event History Analysis from Menarche to Menopause

        SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ.

        in: Syrian Refugees in Turkey:A Demographic Profile and Linked Social Challenges, Alanur Çavlin, Editor, Routledge, New York, pp.49-67, 2020 Sustainable Development

        2020

        2020

        10. The Impact of Conflict-Induced Migration on Family Structure of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Conflict and Post-Conflict Periods, 2006-2018

        KOÇ İ., SARAÇ M.

        in: Syrian Refugees in Turkey: A Demographic Profile and Linked Social Challanges, Alanur Çavlin, Editor, Routledge, New York, pp.29-46, 2020 Sustainable Development

        2018

        2018

        16. The Family Formation Process among Couples Having Children with Asissted Reproductive Techniques in Turkey

        KOÇ İ., SARAÇ M.

        in: Familie-Bildung-Migration, Olaf Kapella, Norbert Schneider, Harald Rost, Editor, Verlag Barbara Budrich, Berlin, pp.51-62, 2018

        2017

        2017

        19. Uluslararası koruma başvuru ve statüsü sahibi kişilerin geleceğe yönelik planları

        KOÇ İ., SARAÇ M.

        in: Uydu Kentlerde Yaşayan Sığınmacıların Sosyo-Ekonomik Profili, , Editor, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, pp.115-122, 2017

        2017

        2017

        20. İkamet İzni Konusunda Yaşanan Zorluklar ve Bilgi Seviyesi

        ERGÖÇMEN A. B., ADALI T., SARAÇ M.

        in: Türkiye’de Yasal Olarak İkamet Eden Yabancıların Profili ve Yaşam Koşulları, , Editor, Elma Teknik Basım Matbaacılık, Ankara, pp.135-164, 2017

        2015

        2015

        21. Türkiyede Doğurganlık Tercihleri

        ÇAĞATAY P., SARAÇ M., İBRAHİM İLYAS İ., TÜRKYILMAZ A. S.

        in: 2013 Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırmasıİleri Analiz Çalışması, , Editor, ELMA TEKNİK, 2015

        Funded Projects

        Activities in Scientific Journals

        2025 - Present

        2025 - Present

        Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

        Assistant Editor/Section Editor

        Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

        March 2026

        March 2026

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        January 2026

        January 2026

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        January 2026

        January 2026

        Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        November 2025

        November 2025

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        August 2025

        August 2025

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        July 2025

        July 2025

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        January 2025

        January 2025

        QUALITY & QUANTITY

        Other Indexed Journal

        December 2024

        December 2024

        Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        November 2024

        November 2024

        Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        October 2024

        October 2024

        SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        August 2024

        August 2024

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        April 2024

        April 2024

        INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        January 2024

        January 2024

        SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        November 2023

        November 2023

        SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        July 2023

        July 2023

        SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        February 2022

        February 2022

        PLOS ONE

        Journal Indexed in SCI-E

        February 2021

        February 2021

        JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH

        Journal Indexed in SCI-E

        February 2021

        February 2021

        POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW

        Journal Indexed in SSCI

        

        Congress and Symposium Activities

        17 July 2023 - 21 July 2023

        17 July 2023 - 21 July 2023

        ESRA (European Survey Research Association) 2023 Conference

        Session Moderator

        Milan-Italy

        19 May 2019 - 21 May 2019

        19 May 2019 - 21 May 2019

        WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research) 72nd Annual Conference

        Attendee

        Toronto-Canada

        16 May 2019 - 19 May 2019

        16 May 2019 - 19 May 2019

        AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) 74th Annual Conference

        Attendee

        Toronto-Canada

        27 June 2018 - 30 June 2018

        27 June 2018 - 30 June 2018

        WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research) 71st Annual Conference

        Attendee

        Marrakush-Morocco

        06 June 2018 - 09 June 2018

        06 June 2018 - 09 June 2018

        European Population Conference 2018

        Attendee

        Brussels-Belgium

        Invited Talks

        October 2025

        October 2025

        Covering Hard-to-Reach Groups in National Quantitative Surveys (Online)

        Seminar

        American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) - Education Webinar Series-United States Of America

        February 2025

        February 2025

        The Impact of Showcard Use on Selected Point-Rating Scales in Face-to-Face Surveys: Evidence from the European Social Survey (Online)

        Seminar

        Vanderbilt University - Workshop in International Survey Methods -United States Of America

        December 2024

        December 2024

        Conducting Fieldwork in Social Surveys: Methodology of the 2023 Turkey Roma Population Survey (Online)

        Seminar

        Beykoz Üniversitesi-Turkey

        Citations

        Total Citations (WOS): 65

        h-index (WOS): 3