Necla Kelek (pronounced ; born December 31, 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a German feminist and social scientist, holding a doctorate in this field, originally from Turkey. She gave lectures on migration sociology at the Evangelische Fachhochschule für Sozialpädagogik (Protestant Institute for Social Education) in Hamburg from 1999 until 2004.
In 2006, the scientific community distanced itself from Kelek's position and pointed out that after her doctorate, she left the empirical research method of social science and her new publications could no longer be considered scientifically sound. In the ensuing debate, only scientific fringe groups (like a group of marxist scientists) and publicists took her side, while scientists shared the criticism in her conclusions.
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