News
New Article Published
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. 🎉
New Interns Join the Team
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 Delivered a Talk at the TPÖÇG Event on the Historical Development of Social Psychology
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.
PnP laboratory attended the 22. National Psychology Congress (Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi) in Bursa
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)
PnP laboratory attended the 48th annual ISPP 2025 meeting.
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!
participation Alert: Acceptance of the 22nd National Psychology Congress
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.