Mehmet Fatih Aysan is a Professor of Sociology at Marmara University and the director of the Center for Population and Social Policies, Institute of Population and Social Research. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario (2011) and taught sociology at the same university (2010-2012). He previously worked as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology (2012-2020) and as the director of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2016-2020) at İstanbul Şehir University. His sociological interests are rooted at the intersection of demography, family, sociology of work, and social policy. His study centers on how changes in demographics, labor markets, and social policies combine to influence the welfare of societies. His research projects were supported by the TÜBA, EU, ERC, IDRC, and TÜBİTAK. Dr. Aysan’s works are published in edited books and peer-reviewed journals such as Routledge, Palgrave, Springer, Population & Development Review, The Canadian Journal of Sociology, and Emerging Markets & Finance.

Murat Şentürk, a sociologist of urban studies, is Associate Professor at Istanbul University. He received a Sociology MA [Life Strategies of the Indigent: The Districts of Küçük Mustafa Paşa and Balat (Istanbul) as Cases in Point] and a Ph.D. [Urban Intervention in The City of Istanbul] from Istanbul University, Department of Sociology. In 2013, he was Visiting Scholar at the City University of New York (USA) The Graduate Center (Center for Place Culture and Politics). In the 2022-2023 academic year, he carried out his research titled "Creating Inclusive and Resilient Communities in the City by Volunteering", supported by TÜBİTAK, as a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney the School of Geosciences. He is the director of the Center for Sociological Research, Urban Studies, and NGO and Social Responsibility MA Program. Volunteering Academy and Be Volunteer İstanbul in Istanbul University was established by Şentürk with his friends. Şentürk, who supports different NGOs and civil initiatives in the field of volunteering, is currently continuing his active volunteering activities as a board member at the 65+ Elder Rights Association and Turkish Green Crescent Society. Şentürk is the editor of the Volunteering and Working with Volunteers book and conducted the Turkey Volunteering Research. His research projects are supported by TÜBA, TÜBİTAK, and EU, and Şentürk's current research focuses on the relationship between local governments and volunteering. He is a member of the steering committee Marmara Urban Forum (Marmara Municipality Association), the science board of the City Thought Center (by Esenler Municipality), and a member of the jury of Urban Studies Awards (by Zeytinburnu Municipality).

He completed his undergraduate, graduate and doctoral studies at Istanbul University in the field of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations. As a second undergraduate degree, she graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Social Work. She also completed the 1130-hour Family Counselling certificate programme at Istanbul Gedik University and received the title of Family Counsellor.

She completed her master's thesis titled ‘Social Services for Social Assistance and Disasters’ and her doctoral thesis titled ‘The Effect of Social Work Practices in the Workplace on Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment'.

She worked as a research assistant at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Department of Social Work between 2013-2019, and as an Assistant Professor at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Social Work and Counselling between 2019-2022. Since 2022, he has been working as an Associate Professor at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work.

He has articles and book chapters published in national and international refereed journals within the framework of his fields of study.