News

We are pleased to announce that our Lab Coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Çoymak, and Lab Manager, Ömer Topuz, have published their latest study, titled “ValuesML: A New Multilingual Dataset for Values Detection in News and Political Manifestos,” as an open-access article in Behavior Research Methods.

We congratulate our researchers on this achievement and wish them continued success in their academic work!

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We are pleased to announce that our Lab Manager, Ömer Topuz, participated in the ECMI Summer School 2026, organized by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) in Flensburg, Germany.

The summer school brought together participants to explore the situation of Europe’s non-kin-state minorities, combining theoretical perspectives with discussions of different minority cases across Europe.

We congratulate Ömer Topuz on his participation and wish him continued success in his academic work!

       As part of the Seminar Series organised by the Perception and Politics Lab (PnP Lab) of the Department of Psychology at Abdullah Gül University, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Dr. M. Ersin Kuşdil.
In this online seminar, Prof. Dr Kuşdil delivered a presentation entitled “Lives in the Aquarium: The Historicity of Social Behaviour and the Sediments of Capitalism.” The seminar explored how social behaviour is shaped by historical processes, emphasising the role of economic and cultural dynamics in the formation of individual and collective behavioural patterns. Particular attention was given to how capitalist social structures continue to influence contemporary social relations. The seminar concluded with an engaging discussion and a question-and-answer session, providing participants with an opportunity to exchange ideas on current theoretical debates in social psychology and their connections to broader social and historical processes.
       As the AGU PnP Lab, we would like to thank Prof. Dr. M. Ersin Kuşdil for his valuable contributions and thought-provoking presentation.

Our Lab Manager, Ömer Topuz, has been accepted to the Annual Summer School on National Minorities: Europe's Non-Kin-State Minorities: Profiles and Realities, organized by the European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI). The program will be held in Flensburg, Germany, from 23 to 28 August 2026.

We congratulate Ömer Topuz on this achievement and wish him continued success in his academic and research career.

​PnPolitics Lab Internship Program 2026 – Applications Now Open

The PnPolitics Lab Internship Program 2026 is now accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about research in psychology and related disciplines

The internship provides participants with the opportunity to develop their research skills through mentorship, methodological training, academic discussions, and collaborative learning in a supportive research environment. Depending on their academic level, selected interns will engage in activities designed to strengthen research design, scientific writing, data analysis, critical thinking, and responsible research practices.

Applicants are encouraged to review the application form carefully before submitting their responses. Please ensure that all information is accurate, complete, and thoughtfully prepared.

Application Form:https://forms.office.com/r/B0UV2GfXuW

Application Deadline:15 August 2026

Please note that, if necessary, shortlisted applicants may be invited to an online interview as part of the selection process. Interview details will be communicated to the relevant applicants in advance.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Best wishes,

PnP Lab.

We are pleased to announce that the TÜBİTAK 1002-A project titled “The Effect of Intergroup Contact and Media Discourse on Prejudice: The Role of Digital Interaction” has been approved.
The project is led by Dr. Ahmet Çoymak, Head of PnpLab. We also congratulate Nazlı Karakoçoğlu, who is serving as a researcher in the project, as well as our lab intern students Şerife Büşra Göksu and İrem Nur Çeçen who are contributing to the research.

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      As part of the Seminar Series organized by the Perception and Politics Lab (PnP Lab) of the Department of Psychology at Abdullah Gül University, our lab member Seher Karasu delivered a presentation entitled “Collective Action in the Grip of Futurelessness".
In this online seminar, Karasu shared her insights on the psychological barriers to social transformation, discussing why modern societies can be reluctant to engage in collective action despite pressing social, economic, and ecological issues. The presentation focused particularly on the "perception of a lack of future" and how losing a shared vision weakens individual motivation. Drawing from a social and political psychology perspective, she discussed the connections between hopelessness and collective action, arguing that reviving the motivation for social change is possible by rethinking and reimagining our future.
     As the AGU PnP Lab, we are delighted to have our members share their research and would like to thank Seher Karasu for this thought-provoking seminar and her contributions to our series.

As part of the work carried out within our laboratory, we have been accepted for the National Congress to be held in Bursa.
Our panel titled "Compulsory Mobility and Identity Architecture: Multi-Level Dynamics in Political Psychology" has been accepted as part of the 22nd National Psychology Congress following an evaluation by the Scientific Committee.

​As PnP laboratory, we attended the 48th annual ISPP 2025 meeting.
​One of our lab members, Hasan Yentür, presented the study titled “What conditions do leaders who harm the ingroup or outgroup tolerate?”.
​Öznur Erem presented the study titled “Coping Self-Efficacy and Collective Action: The Mediating Role of Institutional Trust”.
​Ömer Topuz presented the study titled “An alternative approach to out-group favoritism: An experimental study on the role of shared reality”.
​And Muhlis Eroğlu presented the study titled “Unpacking the Link Between Social Dominance Orientation and Animal Protein Consumption: The Mediating Roles of Speciesism, Justifications, and Motivations”.

​We congratulate all lab members and Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Coymak who moderated the panel and wish them continued success!​

As the PnPolitics lab team, we participated in the 22nd National Psychology Congress this year, presenting a panel and an oral presentation. ​We congratulate all lab members and Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Coymak who moderated the panel and wish them continued success!

You can find the research topics we offer as follows:

Panel Session: Ahmet Çoymak

Theme: Forced Mobility and Identity Architecture: Multi-Level Dynamics in Political Psychology
(Zorunlu Hareketlilik ve Kimlik Mimarlığı: Siyasal Psikolojide Çok Düzeyli Dinamikler) 

1. Hasan Yentür & Serap Arslan Akfırat​
Political Leaders’ Attitudes Toward Immigrants: An Analysis Based on the Identity Leadership Process and Group Processes
(Siyasi Liderlerin Göçmenlere İlişkin Tutumları: Kimlik Liderlik Süreci ve Grup Süreci Temelinde Bir Analiz)

2. Ahmet Çoymak​
Narratives of Return and Displacement in the Context of the Middle East Crisis: Analyzing Syrian and Palestinian News Discourses Through Political Psychology and Discourse-Documentary Interaction Methods
(Ortadoğu Krizi Bağlamında Dönüş ve Yerinden Edilme Anlatıları: Suriye ve Filistin Haber Söylemlerinin Politik Psikoloji ve DDİ Yöntemleriyle İncelenmesi)

3. Ömer Topuz, Gülden Sayılan & Ahmet Çoymak​
The Role of Psychological Factors in Syrian Refugees’ Evaluations of Voluntary Return
(Suriyeli Sığınmacıların Gönüllü Geri Dönüşe İlişkin Değerlendirmelerinde Psikolojik Faktörlerin Yeri)

4. Hafize Öznur Erem & Derya Hasdağ
The Effects of Ingroup Favoritism, Dehumanization, and Information on the Intention to Participate in Lynch Culture
(İç Grup Kayırmacılığı, İnsanlıktan Uzaklaştırma ve Bilgilendirmenin Linç Kültürüne Katılma Niyetine Üzerindeki Etkileri)

Oral Presentation: 

1.Salih Ateş, Seher Karasu & Ahmet Çoymak

The Mediating Role of Ingroup Identification and Perceived Symbolic Threat on Attitudes and Emotions Toward the Outgroup: A Study on Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray Fans (İç Grup Özdeşimi ve Sembolik Tehdit Algısının Dış Gruba Yönelik Tutum ve Duygular Üzerindeki Aracılık Rolü: Fenerbahçe ve Galatasaray Taraftarları Üzerine Bir İnceleme)

2. Bengisu Cevizlikoyak, Beyza Nur Polat ve Nazlı Karakoçoğlu

What is the effect of men's levels of masculinity on their attitudes towards women's explicit statements about menstruation? (Erkeklerin Maskülenlik Seviyelerinin Kadınların Menstrüasyonla İlgili Aleni Açıklamalarına Yönelik Tutumları Üzerindeki Etkisi Nedir?)

3. Nazlı Karakoçoğlu ve Ayda Büyükşahin Sunal

Jealousy- Bias Attitudes and the Relationship Between Romantic Love Myths and Dating Violence: The Regulatory Role of Relationship-Based Self-Esteem (Kıskançlık Yanlısı Tutumlar ve Romantik Aşk Mitlerinin Flört Şiddetiyle İlişkisi: İlişki Temelli Benlik Saygısının Düzenleyici Rolü)

We are happy to announce that four new intern students have joined our team at PnPolitics Lab! 🎉
We warmly congratulate our interns and wish them a productive and inspiring experience during their internship. 🌿

Ömer Topuz, a member of the PnP Lab, gave a presentation titled “Understanding the Individual within the Group: A Historical Overview of Social Psychology” within the scope of TPÖÇG (Turkish Psychology Students’ Working Group) activities. We express our thanks to him for providing undergraduate psychology students with an insightful introduction to the field of social psychology.

The article titled “Stepping into the Future: The Transformative Potential of Critical Walking Method in Psychological Research”, co-authored by İlinur Can (former member of our PnPolitics Lab) and Ahmet Çoymak (founder of our PnPolitics Lab), has been published.

We sincerely congratulate them and wish them continued success. 🎉​