Lect. BETÜL YILMAZ

Lecturer Betul Yilmaz completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at The University of Manchester, United Kingdom(2019–2025). Her doctoral thesis, titled “Trauma and Psychosis among Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom,” was supervised by Dr. Filippo Varese and Professor Katherine Berry. She earned an MSc in Mental Health Studies from King’s College London (2017–2018), where she conducted research on the relationships between psychological burden, disability, disease activity, and illness perceptions in rheumatoid arthritis under the supervision of Dr. Faith Matcham. Dr. Yilmaz obtained a BSc in Guidance and Psychological Counseling from Anadolu University, Türkiye (2008–2012). She was awarded a YLSY Scholarship by the Republic of Türkiye, which supported her postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. Before pursuing her postgraduate education, she worked as a school psychological counsellor for approximately five years in Türkiye.