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- The Great Vaccine Divide: A Comparative Analysis of Distrust in Covid-19 Vaccines in Turkey
Eralp Kaan Karduz, Ceylan Engin
International Journal of Sociology, 2025
The aim of this study is to identify key predictors of public distrust in different Covid-19 vaccines available in Turkey. We use multiple linear regression with robust standard errors to analyze the data from the 2022 Turkey Covid-19 Values Survey of 1,500 face-to-face interviews across Turkey. Our results show that Pfizer/BioNTech has the lowest level of distrust, followed by Sinovac and Turkovac. Trust in political institutions and health institutions significantly reduce distrust for all vaccine brands. However, conspiracy beliefs and political conservatism are linked to higher distrust in Sinovac and BioNTech, while increased religiosity correlates with more distrust in BioNTech but less in Turkovac. Our comparative brand analysis adds an essential perspective to the existing literature while highlighting the necessity of maintaining public trust in institutions. It also demonstrates the importance of brand-specific strategies in promoting vaccines and addressing challenges faced by populations for more successful public health initiatives. - Why do people doubt vaccines? Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Turkey
Ceylan Engin, S. Sena Akkoç
Turkish Studies, 2024
This study examines how COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is influenced by institutional trust, conspiracy theory beliefs, and political and religious values using novel data from the 2022 Turkish COVID-19 Values Study (TCVS). We find that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is widespread in Turkey. While 7.75% of the participants did not receive any COVID-19 vaccination, 4.51% received only one dose. Moreover, 16.09% of the population does not intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the future, whereas another 35.14% show indecision on this topic. Our findings demonstrate that greater belief in conspiracy theories, higher distrust in political and health institutions, and lower religiosity lead to greater COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Turkey. The results of our study imply that the national government and local municipalities need to readopt vaccine outreach efforts and disseminate trusted vaccination information in Turkey. - Tracing the reverse history of homosexuality from the ottoman empire to contemporary Turkey: From tolerance to discrimination
Routledge Library Editions Discourse Analysis, 2021 - Tracing the reverse history of homosexuality from the ottoman empire to contemporary Turkey: From tolerance to discrimination
Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Turkey, 2021 - Who’s skeptical of vaccines? Prevalence and determinants of anti-vaccination attitudes in italy
Ceylan Engin, Cristiano Vezzoni
Population Review, 2020
This paper investigates negative attitudes toward vaccines in Italy, where anti-vaccination movements have gained significant momentum in recent years Considering the substantial health risk to herd immunity the issue poses, particularly after the sudden outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly urgent to study the prevalence and diffusion of anti-vaccination beliefs Using data from the 2016 European Social Survey's (ESS) country specific questions for Italy, the prevalence of anti-vaccination attitudes is examined along with how they are influenced by demographic, attitudinal and value-oriented determinants The results show that 15 percent of the Italian public strictly hold negative views toward vaccination, and the prevalence of anti-vaccination attitudes is most commonly found among those who are less educated and aged between 25 and 34 While religiosity and political conservatism do not have an effect on antivaccination beliefs, our results indicate a strong positive link between anti-vaccination attitudes and distrust in the country's health-care systems and political institutions - Attachment to Society and Cognitive Deviance: The Case of Turkey
Heili Pals, Ceylan Engin
Deviant Behavior, 2019
This paper examines the relationship between the level of attachment to society and cognitive deviance in modern Turkey. Applying Social Bonding Theory, we argue that stronger attachment to society leads to higher conformity to society’s socially accepted norms and less cognitive deviance. We conceptualize cognitive deviance as nontraditional attitudes toward sexuality and marriage. Using the 2011 World Values Survey, we find that the level of attachment to society reduces cognitive deviance. Moreover, the effect is stronger toward more extreme cognitive deviance, such as tolerance toward homosexuality, than less extreme cognitive deviance, such as tolerance toward divorce and abortion. - Natural decrease in semi-peripheral nations: County-level analyses of Mexico and Turkey
Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Ceylan Engin, Dudley L. Poston
Studies in the Sociology of Population International Perspectives, 2019 - Patriarchal attitudes in Turkey 1990-2011: The influence of religion and political conservatism
Ceylan Engin, Heili Pals
Social Politics, 2018
While contemporary theories associate gender equality with the process of modernization and economic development, we find that Turkey does not follow this pattern. We investigate changes in patriarchal attitudes from 1990 to 2011 in Turkey, and how the country has been influenced by religiosity and political conservatism. By studying how institutional changes affect gender inequality in Turkey, we find that Turkey has become more patriarchal since the 1990s. Moreover, the effect of religion on patriarchal attitudes has diminished over time while the effect of political conservatism has remained stable. The effect of religion is strongest for economic and weakest for educational patriarchy, while the effect of political conservatism does not vary. - LGBT in Turkey: Policies and experiences
Ceylan Engin
Social Sciences, 2015
While LGBT studies have been problematizing normative categories of sexuality primarily in Western cultures, the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in non-Western societies remains understudied. This study examines the political attitudes toward LGBT individuals in Turkish society and explores the experiences of transgender individuals. While Turkey holds a strong economic position among Western countries, the situation of sexual minorities lags behind international standards. This study explores two research questions. First, what is the Turkish government’s outlook for the LGBT community? Secondly, what kind of problems and challenges do trans-individuals experience in Turkey? This study first introduces a macro-level analysis of the politics of gender identity in Turkey by analyzing the debates of four deputies in the Turkish Parliament, each representing their parties’ disparate viewpoints. Secondly, a micro-level analysis of previously collected interviews with twenty-five trans-individuals are also examined that shed light on the difficulties of being a trans-individual in Turkey. The content analysis shows that trans-individuals experience physical, sexual, and emotional violence, in addition to experiencing discrimination in employment, housing, and healthcare. The findings of this micro-level analysis elucidate the continuous discrimination, inequality, and violence that these individuals experience, while the macro-level analysis portrays the state’s discriminatory policies toward LGBT individuals in Turkey.