Suleyman Kiroglu
I am a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder and a research assistant at the University of Colorado Population Center.
My research is in social demography and population health. I work on mortality and life expectancy in the United States and on migrant organizations and local politics in Turkey.
My broader interests include medical sociology and computational social science. Alongside the PhD, I am pursuing an M.S. in Computer Science at CU Boulder.
research
Mortality and population health. At the Population Center I work on a project on early-life mortality trends in the United States, 1980–2024. Manuscripts in preparation examine early-life mortality and the widening longevity gap between the United States and its peers, and the effects of immigration and domestic migration on U.S. state life expectancy trends.
Migration and migrant organizations. I study hometown associations formed by internal migrants in Istanbul, including their organization, distribution, and density across the city.
Local politics and brokerage. I study the social bases of the AKP’s local power in Turkey, and brokerage, representation, and social capital in local politics.
selected work
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Rural Notables, Professionals, and Ideologues: The Social Bases of AKP Local Power
European Politics and Society, 2026, 1–13
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Mapping Solidarity: Organizational Density of Hometown Associations in Istanbul
Turkish Studies, 2024, 25(4): 652–672
Manuscripts in preparation
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Changes in Early-life Mortality and the Widening U.S.-Peer Longevity Gap, 1980–2023
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The Effects of Immigration and Domestic Migration on U.S. State Life Expectancy Trends