Dr Aykut Ozturk

  • Lecturer (Political & International Studies)

Biography

I have joined the University of Glasgow in 2020, after receiving my PhD in Political Science from Syracuse University. My research covers the study of democracy and authoritarianism, political identities, and online survey methods. I teach on authoritarianism and authoritarian political communication. 

You can find more information and a current CV on my personal webpage. 

Research interests

Public Opinion:

- Political identities, polarization, partisanship, emotions, narratives, support for democracy

- Political propaganda, disinformation, and authoritarian political communication

Comparative Politics:

- Democracy and authoritarianism, democratic backsliding, autocratization, regime change, 

- Turkish politics

- Politics in developing countries

Research Methods:

- Surveys and experiments

- Online data collection 

Research groups

Publications

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2025

Eroglu, M. H., Finkel, S., Neundorf, A. , Ozturk, A. and Ramirez, E. R. (2025) Choosing democracy over party? How civic education can mitigate the anti-democratic effects of partisan polarization. British Journal of Political Science, (Accepted for Publication)

Öztürk, S. and Öztürk, A. (2025) A paradox of ethnic politics? Minority language recognition and political trust in an authoritarian setting. Conflict Management and Peace Science, (doi: 10.1177/07388942241292201) (Early Online Publication)

2024

Neundorf, A. , Ozturk, A. , Northmore-Ball, K., Tertytchnaya, K. and Gerschewski, J. (2024) A loyal base: support for authoritarian regimes in times of crisis. Comparative Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00104140241283006) (Early Online Publication)

Claassen, C. et al. (2024) Conceptualizing and measuring support for democracy: a new approach. Comparative Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00104140241259458) (Early Online Publication)

Seçen, S. and Öztürk, A. (2024) How refugees respond to hostile political discourse: no exit, but less voice. Politics, Groups and Identities, (doi: 10.1080/21565503.2024.2375716) (Early Online Publication)

Neundorf, A. and Öztürk, A. (2024) Advertising online surveys on social media: how your advertisements affect your study. Public Opinion Quarterly, (Accepted for Publication)

2023

Öztürk, A. (2023) Whisper sweet nothings to me Erdoğan: developmentalist propaganda, partisan emotions, and economic evaluations in Turkey. Democratization, 30(7), pp. 1357-1379. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2232741)

Neundorf, A. and Öztürk, A. (2023) How to improve representativeness and cost-effectiveness in samples recruited through Meta: a comparison of advertisement tools. PLoS ONE, 18(2), e0281243. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281243) (PMID:36753470) (PMCID:PMC9907806)

2022

Laebens, M. G. and Öztürk, A. (2022) The Erdoğan government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: performance and actuality in an authoritarian context. Government and Opposition, (doi: 10.1017/gov.2022.16) (Early Online Publication)

Cleary, M. R. and Öztürk, A. (2022) When does backsliding lead to breakdown? Uncertainty and opposition strategies in democracies at risk. Perspectives on Politics, 20(1), pp. 205-221. (doi: 10.1017/S1537592720003667)

2021

Laebens, M. G. and Öztürk, A. (2021) Partisanship and autocratization: polarization, power asymmetry, and partisan social identities in Turkey. Comparative Political Studies, 54(2), pp. 245-279. (doi: 10.1177/0010414020926199)

2018

Öztürk, A. (2018) Islamists against the class cleavage: identity formation and interest representation in the case of Hak-İş in Turkey. Middle Eastern Studies, 54(3), pp. 459-474. (doi: 10.1080/00263206.2017.1419192)

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Number of items: 12.

Articles

Eroglu, M. H., Finkel, S., Neundorf, A. , Ozturk, A. and Ramirez, E. R. (2025) Choosing democracy over party? How civic education can mitigate the anti-democratic effects of partisan polarization. British Journal of Political Science, (Accepted for Publication)

Öztürk, S. and Öztürk, A. (2025) A paradox of ethnic politics? Minority language recognition and political trust in an authoritarian setting. Conflict Management and Peace Science, (doi: 10.1177/07388942241292201) (Early Online Publication)

Neundorf, A. , Ozturk, A. , Northmore-Ball, K., Tertytchnaya, K. and Gerschewski, J. (2024) A loyal base: support for authoritarian regimes in times of crisis. Comparative Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00104140241283006) (Early Online Publication)

Claassen, C. et al. (2024) Conceptualizing and measuring support for democracy: a new approach. Comparative Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00104140241259458) (Early Online Publication)

Seçen, S. and Öztürk, A. (2024) How refugees respond to hostile political discourse: no exit, but less voice. Politics, Groups and Identities, (doi: 10.1080/21565503.2024.2375716) (Early Online Publication)

Neundorf, A. and Öztürk, A. (2024) Advertising online surveys on social media: how your advertisements affect your study. Public Opinion Quarterly, (Accepted for Publication)

Öztürk, A. (2023) Whisper sweet nothings to me Erdoğan: developmentalist propaganda, partisan emotions, and economic evaluations in Turkey. Democratization, 30(7), pp. 1357-1379. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2232741)

Neundorf, A. and Öztürk, A. (2023) How to improve representativeness and cost-effectiveness in samples recruited through Meta: a comparison of advertisement tools. PLoS ONE, 18(2), e0281243. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281243) (PMID:36753470) (PMCID:PMC9907806)

Laebens, M. G. and Öztürk, A. (2022) The Erdoğan government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: performance and actuality in an authoritarian context. Government and Opposition, (doi: 10.1017/gov.2022.16) (Early Online Publication)

Cleary, M. R. and Öztürk, A. (2022) When does backsliding lead to breakdown? Uncertainty and opposition strategies in democracies at risk. Perspectives on Politics, 20(1), pp. 205-221. (doi: 10.1017/S1537592720003667)

Laebens, M. G. and Öztürk, A. (2021) Partisanship and autocratization: polarization, power asymmetry, and partisan social identities in Turkey. Comparative Political Studies, 54(2), pp. 245-279. (doi: 10.1177/0010414020926199)

Öztürk, A. (2018) Islamists against the class cleavage: identity formation and interest representation in the case of Hak-İş in Turkey. Middle Eastern Studies, 54(3), pp. 459-474. (doi: 10.1080/00263206.2017.1419192)

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Grants

GCID Small Research Grant: Fighting Disinformation

In this project, I explore the impact of epistemic virtues and media literacy on vulnerability to authoritarian disinformation. My collaborators are: 

  • Candas Ayan (Hacettepe University & Affiliated Researcher at the University of Glasgow) 
  • Prof. Seda Demiralp (Isik University)
  • Dr. Michael Frazer (University of Glasgow)
  • Dr. Ugur Ozdemir (University of Edinburgh)
  • Dr. Sevinc Ozturk (Cukurova University & Visiting Scholar at the University of Glasgow)

Supervision

I am always excited to supervise PhD students who share a genuine interest in politics and have research interests that overlap with mine.

My supervision will be most useful to you if

  • you are working in the subfield of comparative politics with a focus on non-Western countries, 
  • you plan to use surveys and experiments in your dissertation

Do not hesitate contacting me if you have any questions! 

Current Supervision:

  • Ayan, Candas                                                                                                              De-citizenization with Securitisation in Turkey and India, 2008-2023
  • Zhang, Siyuan
    The Gendered Expectations on Chinese Social Media and Chinese Women's Willingness to Pursue Higher Education

Teaching

Autumn 24-25: 

Authoritarian Political Communication (PGT level)

Spring 24-25:

Issues in Authoritarianism (Honors)


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