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Gülfem Sezen Balçıkanlı
Gazi University professor researching sportsmanship, empathy, fair play and athlete behaviour.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Gülfem Sezen Balçıkanlı is a professor in Gazi University's Physical Education and Sport Education Department. Her university record traces her from research assistant (2002–11) to lecturer, associate professor and professor from 2020, with visiting-researcher work at the University of Florida in 2008–09.
She served as department vice-chair in 2016–18 and again in 2019–20. These are historical administrative appointments, distinct from her current professorial role.
Her research examines sportsmanship, fair play, empathy and prosocial and antisocial behaviour. Published studies cover martial arts, professional and wheelchair basketball, youth athletes, coaches and field-hockey players, giving her work a multi-sport behavioural and educational focus.
Career record
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2002–2011: Research assistant, Gazi University.
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2008–2009: Visiting researcher, University of Florida.
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2016–2018 and 2019–2020: Department vice-chair.
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2020–present: Professor, Gazi University.
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Gazi University · University of Florida
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