Articles & Book Chapters

Research in Progress

  • Sacred Geography: A Spatial Analysis of Popular Religion and its Political Implications in Turkey (working paper)
  • Sufi Paths to Power: Religion and International Order (work in progress)
  • Religion and Leaders in MENA (under review)
  • Identity and Foreign Policy (under review)
  • Identity and Defense Spending (under review)
  • Municipalities and authoritarianism (work in progress)

Published Work

“Administrative unit proliferation in parliamentary systems: Evidence from Turkish elections, 1960–2018.” With Murat Abus. Electoral Studies 101 (2026). [Link]

“Justice, Muslim Liberation Theology, and Turkish Islamism.” In Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Muslim Liberation Theologies, forthcoming 2026.

“Unruly Mystics and the State: Antinomian Dervishes, Religion, and State Formation in Medieval Anatolia.” Studies in Comparative International Development (2025). [Link]

“Islamic Conception of Justice.” In G. Tamer (ed.), The Concept of Justice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, De Gruyter, forthcoming 2025.

“Crafting Cross-Border Connections: Religion and Perceptions of Erdoğan in the Middle East and North Africa.” Middle East Law and Governance 16(3) (2024): 316–340.

“Military Might: A Domestic Economy Explanation of Turkish Foreign Policy.” Turkish Studies 24.5 (2023): 764–787.

“On Weber, Pathogens, and Culture: A Global Empirical Analysis of Religion and Individualism.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 61.2 (2022): 331–348. [Link]

“Soft Power, Domestic Dividends, and Turkish Foreign Policy: The Case of Palestine.” In Inter-State and Intra-State Conflicts in Global Politics, Lexington Books, pp. 89–106, 2022. [Link]

“Devotion at Sub-National Level: Ramadan, Nighttime Lights, and Religiosity in the Egyptian Governorates.” With M. Robbins and S. Zaytseva. International Journal of Public Opinion Research 33.1 (2021): 99–117. [Link]

“Islamist Parties, Intraparty Organizational Dynamics, and Moderation as Strategic Behavior.” With M. Wuthrich. Mediterranean Politics (2020). [Link]

“Ethnic Violence and Substantive Representation of Minorities in Parliament.” With T.M. Yildirim. International Political Science Review (2019). [Link]

“Islam, Social Justice, and Democracy.” Politics and Religion 12.4 (2019): 549–576. [Link]

“Islam, Religious Outlooks, and Support for Democracy.” With M. Wuthrich and A. Shamaileh. Political Research Quarterly 72.2 (2019): 435–449. [Link]

“Hiding Behind Party Brand or Currying Favor with Constituents: Why Do Representatives Engage in Different Types of Constituency-Oriented Behavior?” With T.M. Yildirim. Party Politics 25.3 (2019): 369–381. [Link]

“Self-expression Values, Loyalty Generation, and Support for Authoritarianism: Evidence from the Arab World.” Democratization 25.7 (2019): 1132–1152. [Link]

“Who Favors al-Qaeda? Anti-Americanism, Religious Outlooks, and Favorable Attitudes toward Terrorist Organizations.” With B. O’Donnell and A. Tanner. Political Research Quarterly 70.3 (2017): 480–494. [Link]

“Globalization, Contact, and Religious Identity: A Cross-National Analysis of Interreligious Favorability.” With M.A. Nawaz and T. Sydiq. Social Science Quarterly 97 (2016): 271–292. [Link] [PDF]

“Soft Power, Religion and Anti-Americanism in the Middle East.” With G.M. Tezcur. Foreign Policy Analysis 12.3 (2016): 374–394. [Link] [PDF]

“Utilitarian and Modern: Clientelism, Citizen Empowerment, and Civic Engagement in the Arab World.” With Ethan Bernick. Democratization 22 (2015): 1161–1182. [Link] [PDF]

“Secular-Islamist Cleavage, Values and Support for Democracy and Shari’a in the Arab World.” Political Research Quarterly 66.4 (2013): 781–791. [Link] [PDF]

“Social Identity and Attitudes toward Foreign Policy: Evidence from a Youth Survey in Turkey.” International Journal of Middle East Studies 45.01 (2013). [Link] [PDF]

“A Model and Test of Policy Making Process.” With C. Oakley, G. Pesta, and T. Blomberg. Journal of Politics and Law 6.4 (2013). [Link]

“Islamophobia and Threat Perceptions: Explaining Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West.” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 32.3 (2012). [Link] [PDF]

“Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası Bağlamında Ortadoğu’ya Yönelik Tutumlar: Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Algıları Hakkında Bir Alan Araştırması.” With Fatih Ertugay. Review of International Law and Politics, Winter 2011.

“Modernization, Islam or Social Capital: What Explains Attitudes toward Democracy in the Muslim World?” Comparative Political Studies 43.11 (2010). [Link] [PDF]

“Committee Assignments in a Nascent Party System: The Case of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.” With W. Forrest and Y. Tekin. International Political Science Review 29.3 (2008). [Link] [PDF]

“Parlamenterlerin Rol Davranışları Üzerine Bir İnceleme: TBMM Üzerine Bir Uygulama.” Istanbul University, Journal of Faculty of Political Sciences, 2006.

“Demokratik Siyasal Yapılarda Temsil İlkesi: TBMM’nde Bir Alan Araştırması.” Selcuk University, Journal of Administrative and Economic Sciences, 2006.

“Treaties, Collective Responses and the Determinants of Aggregate Support for European Integration.” European Union Politics 6.4 (2005). [Link]

“Avrupa Parlamentosu Seçimleri ve Muhtemel Üyelik Durumunda bu Seçimlerin Türkiye’de Siyasal Hayat ve Partiler Üzerine Yansımalarına İlişkin Öngörüler.” Journal of Liberal Thought 9(36), Winter 2004.