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Biography
Dr. Melike Saraç is an assistant 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.
Education
2016 - 2021
2016 - 2021Doctorate
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D., Turkey
2014 - 2016
2014 - 2016Postgraduate
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D., Turkey
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015Postgraduate
Ankara University, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Matematik, Turkey
2010 - 2013
2010 - 2013Undergraduate Minor
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, İşletme, Turkey
2008 - 2012
2008 - 2012Undergraduate
Ankara University, Fen Fakültesi, Matematik, Turkey
Dissertations
2021
2021Doctorate
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 
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.
2016
2016Postgraduate
An Evaluation of Interviewer Characteristics and Analysis on Interviewer Effect in TDHS-2013
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.
2015
2015Postgraduate
q-tomurcuk Fonksiyonu ve q-Bezier Eğrileri
Ankara University, Instıtute Of Scıence, Matematik
Foreign Languages
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedEnglish
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2021
20212021 Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians, 74th Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, Survey Research Center (Kish Fellow)
Other
University of Michigan
2012
2012Pedagojik Formasyon Eğitimi-Öğretmenlik Sertifikası
Education Management and Planning
Ankara Üniversitesi Sürekli Eğitim Merkezi
Research Areas
Social Sciences and Humanities
Sociology
General Sociology and Methodology
Academic Positions
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.
2014 - 2022
2014 - 2022Research Assistant
Hacettepe University, Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, Sosyal Araştırma Yöntemleri A.B.D.
Courses
Supervised Theses
2025
2025Postgraduate
Tackling with Item-Level Missingness among Older Respondents: Evidence from World Values Survey/European Values Study Joint 2017
Saraç M. (Advisor)
Ş.CEYLAN(Student)
2024
2024Postgraduate
Investigating the Item Nonresponse and Unreporting in a Panel Survey by Adding a Sensitivity Dimension
Saraç M. (Advisor)
E.ÖZYİĞİT(Student)
Articles
All (17)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (5)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (5)
Scopus (7)
TRDizin (7)
Other Publications (3)
2025
20251. Exploring the underlying factors of interview quality: A focus on interviewers in VAW Research in a non-western context
Saraç M., Türkyılmaz A. S.
QUALITY & QUANTITY , vol.1, no.1, pp.1-25, 2025 (Scopus)
2025
20252. Blending Survey Data and Theory to Comprehend Refusal Reasons in Social Surveys
Saraç M.
Current perspectives in social sciences (Online) , vol.29, no.1, pp.16-28, 2025 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
20243. The Impact of Showcard Use on Selected Point-Rating Scales in Face-to-Face Surveys: Evidence from the European Social Survey
Saraç M., West B. T.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH , vol.36, no.4, pp.1-20, 2024 (SSCI)
2024
20244. Complex sample design adjusted analysis of marriage age preference in Türkiye
Saraç M.
Istanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi , vol.23, no.51, pp.2088-2106, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
20245. Ankara’da Bir Roman Mahallesinin Demografik, Ekonomik ve Sosyal Özellikleri: Kale Mahallesi Örneği
Koç İ., Saraç M., Döne K.
Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi , vol.12, no.1, pp.1-19, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
20246. Impact of financial assistance on stunting: Syrian refugee children under 5 in Türkiye
Ay Kesgin M., Saraç M., Grede N., Çavlin Bircan A., Koç I.
JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE , vol.56, no.4, pp.639-665, 2024 (SSCI)
2024
20247. Does respondent motivation affect item-nonresponse for split-ballot designed survey data? Comparative evidence from the European Social Survey
Saraç M.
QUALITY & QUANTITY , no.58, pp.3791-3809, 2024 (Scopus)
2022
20228. A Holistic Framework for Evaluating the Quality of Social Surveys: Total Survey Error
Saraç M.
Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi , vol.22, no.4, pp.1297-1312, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2022
20229. Do Different Respondent Selection Methods Produce Different Survey Estimates? A Simulation of Within-Household Selection Methods for 2013 Turkey DHS
Saraç M., Koç İ.
Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute , no.51, pp.257-274, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
202010. Socio-economic, demographic and health determinants of the Coronavirus pandemic: Analysis of data from OECD countries
Koç İ., Saraç M.
Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi
, vol.18, no.1, pp.1-13, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
202011. Exploring Factors to Build Rapport Between Interviewer and Respondent: Insights from the National Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey
Saraç M., Türkyılmaz A. S.
Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi , vol.23, no.2, pp.284-319, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
202012. Sources of nonresponse error in the translation process of survey instruments: the impact of language mismatch and on-the-spot translation on the quality of birth date data
Saraç M., Koç İ.
International Journal Of Social Research Methodology
, pp.1-13, 2020 (SSCI)
2019
201913. INTERVIEW RESULT CODES IN DHS SURVEYS IN TURKEY: AN ASSESSMENT BETWEEN 1993 AND 2013
Saraç M., Adalı T.
Nüfusbilim Dergisi-The Turkish Journal of Population Studies , vol.41, pp.52-67, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2019
201914. Increasing misreporting levels of induced abortion in Turkey: Is this due to social desirability bias?
SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ.
Journal of Biosocial Science
, 2019 (SSCI)
2018
201815. Türkiye’de Yaşlı Göçünün Büyüklüğünün ve Yönünün Değişimi
KOÇ İ., SARAÇ M.
Senex Yaşlılık Çalışmaları Dergisi
, vol.2, pp.19-37, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2018
201816. PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF INFERTILITY IN TURKEY: EVIDENCE FROM DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS, 1993-2013
SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ.
JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE
, vol.50, no.4, pp.472-490, 2018 (SSCI)
2017
201717. AN EVALUATION OF INTERVIWER CHARACTERISTICS IN TDHS-2013 UNDER CONSIDERATION OF RESPONSE BEHAVIOR
SARAÇ M., TÜRKYILMAZ A. S.
NÜFUSBİLİM DERGİSİ , vol.39, pp.67-90, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2023
20231. Roman Çocukların İyilik Hali: Erken Çocukluk Gelişimi ve Bu Gelişimi Etkileyen Faktörler
ÇAĞATAY P., KOÇ İ., ABBASOĞLU ÖZGÖREN A., SARAÇ M., Gürler N.
X. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 - 22 September 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20232. 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
20233. Roman Çocukların Sağlık ve Beslenme Durumu Bebek ve Çocuk Ölümleri, Malnutrisyon ve Antropometrik Durum
ABBASOĞLU ÖZGÖREN A., SARAÇ M., KOÇ İ., ÇAĞATAY P., Özdal E.
X. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 - 22 September 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20234. Romanlar Arasında Erken, Çocuk ve Zorla Evlilikler ve Bu Evlilikleri Etkileyen Faktörler
SARAÇ M., ABBASOĞLU ÖZGÖREN A., ÇAĞATAY P., KOÇ İ., Yiğit E. N.
X. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 - 22 September 2023, (Summary Text)
2023
20235. 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
20236. 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
20227. 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
20228. 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)
2022
20229. 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
201910. Do Different Respondent Selection Methods Mean Different Survey Estimates? Evidence from 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey
Saraç M., Koç İ.
AAPOR 74th Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, 16 - 19 May 2019, (Unpublished)
2019
201911. 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
201812. 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
201813. 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
201814. 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
201715. 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
201716. 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
2020
20201. 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
2020
20202. 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
2019
20193. 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey
Çavlin A., Eryurt M. A., Türkyılmaz A. S., Koç İ., Ergöçmen A. B., Abbasoğlu Özgören A., et al.
Elma Teknik Basım Matbaacılık, Ankara, 2019
2019
20194. 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey
Çavlin A., Eryurt M. A., Türkyılmaz A. S., Adalı T., Çağatay P., Koç İ., et al.
Elma Teknik Basım Matbaacılık, Ankara, 2019
2019
20195. 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey Syrian Migrant Sample
TÜRKYILMAZ A. S., YAYLA ENFİYECİ Z., ABBASOĞLU ÖZGÖREN A., KESKİN F., KOÇ İ., ÇAVLİN A., et al.
Elma teknik basım matbaacılık, Ankara, 2019
2018
20186. 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
20177. 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
2017
20178. 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
2015
20159. 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
2022 - 2024
2022 - 2024Türkiye'de Roman Nüfusun Demografik Bütünleşme ve Farklılaşma Düzeyleri ve Politika Öncelikleri
TUBITAK Project , 1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects
(Project Abstract)
Koç I. (Executive), Abbasoğlu Özgören A., Saraç M., Çağatay P.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023
2023 Project on Demographic Indicators and Sustainable Development Goals
EU Supported Other Project
(Project Abstract)
KOÇ İ. (Executive), TÜRKYILMAZ A. S., ERYURT M. A., YÜKSEL KAPTANOĞLU İ., ÇAVLİN BİRCAN A., ÇAĞATAY P., et al.
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2022 Demografik Göstergeler ve Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları Projesi
EU Supported Other Project
(Project Abstract)
KOÇ İ. (Executive), ERGÖÇMEN A. B., TÜRKYILMAZ A. S., ERYURT M. A., YÜKSEL KAPTANOĞLU İ., ÇAVLİN BİRCAN A., et al.
2017 - 2017
2017 - 2017
2017 Demographic Indicators and Sustainable Development Goals Project
Other International Funding Programs
Keskin F., Abbasoğlu Özgören A., Ergöçmen A. B., Adalı T., Yayla Z., Yüksel Kaptanoğlu İ., et al.
Activities in Scientific Journals
2025 - Continues
2025 - ContinuesJournal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
Committee Member
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
November 2025
November 2025INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
August 2025
August 2025INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
July 2025
July 2025INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
January 2025
January 2025QUALITY & QUANTITY
Other Indexed Journal
December 2024
December 2024Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
Journal Indexed in SSCI
November 2024
November 2024Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
Journal Indexed in SSCI
October 2024
October 2024SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH
Journal Indexed in SSCI
August 2024
August 2024INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
April 2024
April 2024INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Journal Indexed in SSCI
January 2024
January 2024SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS
Journal Indexed in SSCI
November 2023
November 2023SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW
Journal Indexed in SSCI
July 2023
July 2023SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS
Journal Indexed in SSCI
February 2022
February 2022PLOS ONE
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
February 2021
February 2021JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
February 2021
February 2021POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW
Journal Indexed in SSCI
Congress and Symposium Activities
17 July 2023 - 21 July 2023
17 July 2023 - 21 July 2023ESRA (European Survey Research Association) 2023 Conference
Session Moderator
Milan-Italy
19 May 2019 - 21 May 2019
19 May 2019 - 21 May 2019WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research) 72nd Annual Conference
Attendee
Toronto-Canada
16 May 2019 - 19 May 2019
16 May 2019 - 19 May 2019AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) 74th Annual Conference
Attendee
Toronto-Canada
27 June 2018 - 30 June 2018
27 June 2018 - 30 June 2018WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research) 71st Annual Conference
Attendee
Marrakush-Morocco
06 June 2018 - 09 June 2018
06 June 2018 - 09 June 2018European Population Conference 2018
Attendee
Brussels-Belgium
Invited Talks
October 2025
October 2025Covering 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 2025The 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