Education
From 1996 to 2001 Ceylan studied at the Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies in Düsseldorf. He also worked in parallel from 2001 to 2002 at the Institute for Urban and Regional Development and studied at the Ruhr-University Bochum. In 2006 he graduated with magna cum laude on social segregation.
Career
He is professor of sociology of religion and sociology of migration at the University of Osnabrück. From 2001 to 2006 he was also a research associate there. Between 2007 and 2009, Ceylan was a research associate in the Department of the Mayor of the City of Duisburg working on Islam, Islamic organizations, migration and social integration of immigrants.
Since 2008 he has also trained Turkish imams in Turkey for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung foundation.
In his book on ethnic colonies, he describes the role that Turkish mosques and men"s cafes play in the integration of migrants of Turkish origin in Germany. Specific themes include mosques and their social aspects, the role and function of imams, religion and migration, and violence in the name of religion.
"Germanys course in Islam — English/France24 "New York Times: Koran giveaway worries officials "Newsweek Magazine: Imams of Germany an Alien Tongue "Germany salafists clash the radical right "Der SPIEGEL: Interview with expert on Islam in Europe "Der SPIEGEL: German turks struggle to find their identity Rauf Ceylan about Imams in Germany.
Membership
Ceylan is a member of various scientific committees, including the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) and the Committee on Migration (RfM).