Dr. Kuru Alıcı graduated from the Nursing Department of Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 2007. She earned her Ph.D. in 2016 from the Department of Public Health Nursing at the Institute of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University. Following the completion of her doctoral studies, Dr. Kuru Alıcı worked as a research assistant at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University.
Hatay is one of the Turkish provinces hosting the largest refugee populations and shares a border with Syria. As a cosmopolitan city known as the cradle of civilizations, Hatay is home to people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Influenced by the city’s rich cultural fabric, Dr. Kuru Alıcı developed a strong interest in transcultural nursing. Her research focuses on providing care to individuals from different cultures, exploring nursing students’ perceptions and attitudes toward culturally diverse populations, and examining how these attitudes impact healthcare delivery.
In 2021, Dr. Kuru Alıcı was awarded the title of Associate Professor. She currently continues her academic work at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Public Health Nursing.
She has published extensively from both the nursing perspective and that of individuals from various cultural backgrounds—particularly Afghan and Syrian women and men—and their experiences with healthcare services. Dr. Kuru Alıcı has authored numerous national and international publications, including articles in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
