We are happy to announce the conference program for "SDL2026: Turkish Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors"! 🎉 Registration form: lnkd.in/dEA2tgMK 🕖: Friday, July 17th, 2026 - 10:15-15:45 📍: Bogazici University, South Campus, Ibrahim Bodur Auditorium, Natuk Birkan Building (NB)

We congratulate Zeynep Köse, Rabia Nur Önder, Gece Kaya, Fevzi Giray Demirci, Daniela Kızıldağ, Cansu Mine Yıldırım, Binnaz Poşul, Ada Gülce Canıgüz 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 alumna Ada has completed his B.A. in Sociology and will continue his academic journey at Boğaziçi University for his M.A. in Sociology! We wish Ada the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumna Binnaz has completed her M.A. in Sociology! We wish Binnaz the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumna Cansu has completed her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Economics, ranking first in her cohort! She will be pursuing her M.A. in Applied Social Data Science at the London School of Economics.

We are excited to share that our alumna Daniela has completed her M.A. in Sociology and will be pursuing her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Washington! We wish Daniela the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumnus Giray has completed his B.A. in Sociology and will continue his academic journey at Boğaziçi University for his M.A. in Sociology! We wish Giray the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumna Gece has completed his B.A. in Sociology and will continue his academic journey at Boğaziçi University for his M.A. in Sociology! We wish Gece the best of luck, success, and happiness in his future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumna Rabia has completed her B.A. in Sociology and will continue her academic journey at Boğaziçi University for her M.A. in Sociology! We wish Rabia the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

We are excited to share that our alumna Zeynep has completed her B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Political Science and International Relations! We wish Zeynep the best of luck, success, and happiness in her future endeavors 💙

The 2024 Turkey Social Values Survey (TSVS) Family Report is now out in English! 📊 Supported by the TÜBİTAK 1001 program, the report explores: 🔹 Fertility Intentions 🔹 Division of Household Labor 🔹 Gender & Family Values 🔗 To read the full report: sdl.bogazici.edu.tr/tsvs-family-...

Great news from the SDL Team! 🎉 Binnaz Poşul successfully defended her Master’s thesis in Sociology, supervised by Assoc. Prof. Tuna Kuyucu and Assist. Prof. Ceylan Engin! 🎓 Title: “A Quantitative Study of Sexual Attitudes, Behaviors, and Awareness Among University Students”

Great news from the SDL Team! 🎉 Daniela Kızıldağ has successfully defended her Master’s thesis in Sociology, supervised by Assist. Prof. Sinan Erensu!🎓 Title: “Skeptical and Oppositional Perceptions of Climate Change in Turkey: Actors, Causes, and Mobilization”

ÜBİTAK 1001 programı kapsamında yürütülen 2024 TSVS Aile Raporu yayında🎉 Sizi Türkiye'de aile dinamiklerini, doğurganlık niyetlerini ve toplumsal cinsiyet değerlerini birlikte keşfetmeye davet ediyoruz. 🔗Raporun tamamını okumak için: sdl.bogazici.edu.tr/tr/tsvs-aile...

📢 New Submission Deadline Abstract submissions for the SDL 2026 Conference will now be accepted until May 25, 2026! We’re looking forward to receiving your abstract and welcoming your contributions🙌🏻 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/kSqeCqn9pb8J...

Ekip üyelerimiz, TSVS bulgularına dayanarak kamu sağlığına yönelik güvenin belirleyicilerini sundular: "Türkiye’de Kamu Sağlık Sistemlerine Dair Güvenin Belirleyicileri: Bilime, Siyasi Kurumlara ve Yapay Zekaya Yönelik Tutumlar" Cansu M. Yıldırım, Janset N. Gizer, Dr. Ceylan Engin 👏

New publication by our member Daniela Kızıldağ, Prof. Sinan Erensü, and alumna Sena Akkoç! 🎉 The article offers a systematic assessment of environmental studies on Turkey over the past decade, by tracing both the growth of the field and its oversights. doi.org/10.1017/npt....

🚨We are excited to present you with a new report from the SDL Topline Findings Series: Measures of Religiosity in Turkey Using the demographic data provided by the Turkish Social Values Survey (TSVS 2024), this report examines different dimensions of religiosity in the Turkish public.

📢 Call for Abstracts! Boğaziçi University SDL invites scholars to our conference: "Turkish Values, Attitudes, and Behaviours" 🗓️ July 17, 2026 📍 Ibrahim Bodur Auditorium ⏰ Abstract Deadline: May 15, 2026 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/kSqeCqn9pb8J... ℹ️ Details: sdl.bogazici.edu.tr

Baş Araştırmacımız Dr. Ceylan Engin, 2026 Bilim Akademisi Genç Bilim İnsanları Ödül Programı (BAGEP) kapsamında ödül kazanmaya layık görüldü. 🎉 Hocamızı bir kez daha tebrik ediyor ve başarılarının devamını diliyoruz. 💙

We are excited to announce that our SDL team will be presenting five papers at the upcoming 17th European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference this year!

Geçtiğimiz hafta SDL ekibi olarak Türkiye Toplumsal Değerler Araştırması (TSVS) bulgularımızı Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi SOCQUANT ekibiyle paylaştık ve bulgularımız ışığında ekipler arası keyifli tartışmalar yürüttük. Davetleri için SOCQUANT ekibine çok teşekkür ederiz!

Geçtiğimiz hafta gerçekleştirdiğimiz “Türkiye Toplumsal Değerler Araştırma Tanıtımı” etkinliğimizde katılımcılarımızla SDL’i tanıttık, TSVS Araştırmamızı inceledik ve çeşitli bulgularımızı paylaştık. Tüm katılımcılarımıza teşekkür ediyoruz!

SDL, TÜBİTAK 1001 programı kapsamında yürütülen 223K652 numaralı 2024 Türkiye Toplumsal Değerler Araştırması’nın (TSVS) bulgularını sizlerle paylaşıyor ve sizi Türkiye’de toplumsal cinsiyet, göç ve komplo teorilerine yönelik inançların haritasını birlikte keşfetmeye davet ediyor!

Call for papers - BSPS 2026 Demography of Sexuality We are excited to announce that our P.I. Ceylan Engin and SDL team member Binnaz Poşul are organizing a session on the Demography of Sexuality at this year’s BSPS 2026 Conference! @bspsuk.bsky.social

SDL ekibimizin Notre-Dame de Sion lisesi son sınıf öğrencileriyle sosyoloji bilimini ve metodolojilerini yakından incelerken Türkiye Sosyal Değerler Araştırması’nı tanıttığını ve bulgularını paylaştığını paylaşmaktan mutluluk duyuyoruz!

Baş araştırmacımız Ceylan Engin'in, SUGender tarafından düzenlenen Cumartesi Söyleşileri'nde Türkiye'de doğurganlık ve toplumsal cinsiyet üzerine Türkiye Sosyal Değerler Araştırması'nın (TSVS) bulgularını sunduğunu paylaşmaktan mutluluk duyuyoruz!

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." 🎉