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Sociology Data Lab is a research laboratory focused on quantitative methodologies in sociology at Boğaziçi University, Turkey.
Excited to share that our P.I., Ceylan Engin, represented Turkey at the 1st Management Committee Meeting of the “Values in Turbulent Times: Navigating Social Changes and Challenges (VISTA)” project, bringing together scholars from 28 countries in Brussels, Belgium, under the COST Association.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Perceptions are affected by interpersonal trust levels, with individual carelessness most frequently cited by those with moderate trust levels, while acts of terrorism and rent-seeking purposes were mostly reported by those who have high trust and low or no trust, respectively.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The choice of political party plays a significant role in attributing causes to wildfires. Voters of AKP were the least likely to report motives related to rent-seeking, whereas constituents of the DEM party were the least inclined to attribute wildfires to acts of terrorism.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Although the majority of men and women perceive individual carelessness as the most common cause of wildfires, women are more prone to attributing them to acts of terrorism than men, whereas men tend to link them to rent-seeking purposes more than women.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨We are excited to present you with a new report from the SDL Topline Findings Series: Public Perceptions of Wildfire Causes.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our SDL Team member Binnaz Poşul presented the methodological challenges of her master’s thesis about young people's romantic and sexual attitudes at the 11th International Conference on Social Science Methodology held at the University of Naples Federico II, between 22 and 25 September 2025!
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As we continue our hard work, we will keep you posted on developments and findings of our research. Stay tuned!
September 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As summer comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a season of hard work and progress. The SDL team stayed busy, and we’re excited to share some of our highlights with you! 🌞
September 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our SDL Team member Binnaz Poşul presented the preliminary findings of her master’s thesis on sexual attitudes and behaviors of young people at the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) 2025 Conference held at Swansea University, between 2 and 4 September 2025!
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
While trust levels do not significantly differ by gender for the legal system, government, and political parties, women trust the police more than men.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Trust in public institutions differs, with the police receiving the highest level of trust and the government the lowest.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We present you with the fifth report of the SDL Topline Findings Series: Gendered Trust in Public Institutions in Turkey. Using the Turkish COVID-19 Values Study (TCVS) data, we examined trust in public institutions and how the level of trust differs by gender.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
2022 Türkiye COVID-19 Değerler Araştırması (TCVS) raporumuzun Türkçe versiyonunun yayınlandığını duyurmaktan mutluluk duyuyoruz!

Raporun tamamı için tıklayın: sdl.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/tcvs-raporu
September 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Our SDL Team member S. Sena Akkoç presented the preliminary findings on climate change skepticism of our latest project, “Turkey Social Values Survey (TSVS)”, at the Scenarios Forum held at the University of Leeds, between July 16 and 18, 2025!
August 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
3) “Impact of Frequency of Contact on Attitudes towards Migrants: Assessing the Turkish Social Values Survey Results” by Dr. Souad Osseiran, Dr. Ceylan Engin, Giray Demirci, Selin Ongan, Rabia Nur Önder, and Rümeysa Türkbey
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
2) “Beyond Polarization: Developmentalism and Environmental Values for Predicting Climate Skepticism in Turkey” by Dr. Sinan Erensü, Daniela Kızıldağ, and S. Sena Akkoç
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Presentation titles:

1) “Revealing Public Attitudes toward Sexual Minorities in Turkey: Results from the Turkish Social Values Study (TSVS)” by Dr. Ceylan Engin
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congrats to our SDL team for successfully presenting three papers at the 11th Conference of the European Survey Research Association(ESRA) #ESRA2025, which was held at Utrecht University between July 14 and 18, 2025!👏🏻
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The 2022 Turkish COVID-19 Values Study (TCVS) Report is out! The report covers:

📊 Sociodemographics
🫂 Family
🤝 Trust & Vaccination
⚧️ Gender

Check out the full report at: sdl.bogazici.edu.tr/sites/sdl.bo...
July 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨 Exciting #ESRA2025 news! 🥳

Our SDL team is presenting 3 papers at the 11th Conference of the European Survey Research Association(ESRA) at Utrecht University (14–18 July 2025).

🗣️ Topics: LGBTQ+ attitudes, climate skepticism & migration.
Titles & session times 👇👇👇
July 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We congratulate Ladin Toplu, Meryem Uyaver, Selin Ongan, Furkan Kazancı, and Rümeysa Türkbey on their graduation and wish them all the best of luck, success, and happiness in their future endeavors!
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are excited to share that our member Selin has completed her B.A. in Sociology and History!
We wish Selin the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙
July 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are excited to share that our member Furkan has completed his B.A. in Sociology and Political Science & International Relations!

We wish Furkan the best of luck, success, and happiness in his future endeavors 💙
July 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are excited to share that our member Rümeysa has completed her B.A. in Sociology!

We wish Rümeysa the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙
July 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We are excited to share that our member Meryem has completed her B.A. in Sociology and History, ranking first in her cohort!
We wish Meryem the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙
July 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM