We are excited to announce that SDL faculty members Ceylan Engin and Sinan Erensü joined the 1st General Meeting of the COST Action “Values in Turbulent Times: Navigating Social Changes and Challenges (VISTA),” held at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy.

Most people agree that women and men should share household responsibilities equally. But is that what is actually happening at home?

Türkiye’de toplumun büyük çoğunluğu, kadınlar ve erkeklerin ev işlerini eşit bir şekilde paylaşması gerektiğini düşünüyor. Peki bu düşünce davranışlarına yansıyor mu?

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.

🚨We are excited to present you with a new report from the SDL Topline Findings Series: Public Perceptions of Wildfire Causes.

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!

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! 🌞

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!

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.

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

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!

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!👏🏻

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...

🚨 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 👇👇👇

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!

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 💙

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 💙

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 💙

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 💙

We are excited to share that our member Ladin has completed her MA in Sociology and will continue her PhD journey at Emory University! We wish Ladin the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

The SDL 2025 Conference officially begins with an opening speech by Ceylan Engin (@ceylanengin.bsky.social) #SDL2025 #academicsky

We present you with the fourth report of the SDL Topline Findings Series: Romantic Relationships During COVID-19 in Turkey. Our report examines relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic to explore changes in romantic dynamics among Turkish couples who are cohabiting.

We are excited to share that our member Ladin Toplu has successfully defended her MA Thesis titled "Rising Anti-Abortion Sentiment in Turkey: Determinants of Abortion Attitudes from 1990 to 2018." 🎉

Don't forget to register: forms.gle/qw5r9fvZTGQe... 🌸

We’re thrilled to announce that our SDL PI Ceylan Engin and member Ladin Toplu have published a new book chapter titled "Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Lesbian and Gay Male Populations" in the International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and Inequality! 🎉

We are happy to announce the conference program for "SDL2025: Crisis, Trust, and Change: Understanding Social Values in Uncertain Times"! 🎉 If you would like to participate as a listener, please fill out the registration form: forms.gle/HnedknTxdSDb...

Our SDL Team presented the preliminary findings on environmental conspiracy theories of our latest project, “Turkey Social Values Survey (TSVS)”, at the Conference on Resilience Against Information Disorder in an Age of Polycrises held at Bilgi University on May 24-25, 2025.

The third report of the SDL Topline Findings Series is out: Belief in Conspiracy Theories During the Pandemic. We examine conspiratorial beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines, the origin of the virus, and pharmaceutical companies, and how these beliefs differ by age groups.

⏳ Only 4 days left to submit your abstracts for the SDL 2025 Conference! Abstract submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #academia #sociology #conference #academicsky

Data collection for the Turkish Social Values Study is completed! 🎉

📢 Submission deadline extended! Abstract submissions for SDL 2025 Conference are now due April 30, 2025. We’re looking forward to your contributions! Abstract submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our SDL team presented the preliminary findings related to the artificial intelligence section of our latest project “Turkey Social Values Study (TSVS)” at the 21st Annual METU Sociology Days held at Middle East Technical University on March 12-14, 2025.

Sociology Data Lab (SDL) at Boğaziçi University invites submissions to our upcoming conference, Crisis, Trust, and Change: Understanding Social Values in Uncertain Times. Abstract submission form: forms.gle/2YCiBqM4XZRh... Deadline: April 15th, 2025

We had a great time presenting the preliminary findings of our latest project “Turkey Social Values Study (TSVS)” at the Türkiye Migration Conference 2025 hosted by Beykent University on February 18-20, 2025. #research #academia #data #datalab #academiclife #academicsky #migration #sociology

The second report of the SDL Topline Findings Series is out! In the second report, we assess the level of trust in childhood vaccines in Turkey and demonstrate how trust levels vary by individuals’ gender, age, and number of children.

Our lab has come so far in just two years— by far my proudest accomplishment. Stay tuned for our latest research updates @bounsdl.bsky.social #research #academia #data #datalab #academiclife

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