Biography
Emre Toros is a Professor in the Department of Communication and Design at Bilkent University. He holds a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration from Bilkent University and has previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Communication at Hacettepe University, as well as holding visiting appointments at Stanford University, Harvard University, and King’s College London. His research focuses on political communication, electoral integrity, democratic consolidation, trust, and media studies. He is the author of Electoral Integrity in Turkey (Edinburgh University Press, 2024) and has published widely in leading journals on elections, political behavior, media, and democracy. In addition to his academic work, he has led and contributed to major funded research projects, supervised graduate students, and served the broader scholarly community as an editor, reviewer, and grant panel member.
Research Interests: Electoral Integrity, Political Behaviour, Turkish Politics, Research Methods
Courses Taught
- Research Methods
- Statistics for Social Sciences
- Political Communication
- Political Behaviour and Elections
- Social Media Analysis
- Turkish Politics
- Political Parties and Party Systems
- Comparative Politics
Selected Publications & Works
- Electoral Integrity in Turkey, Emre Toros, Edinburgh University Press, March 2024. ISBN: 9781474492355.
- “News Media and Journalism,” Emre Toros, in The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Integrity (T. James and H.A. Garnett, Eds.), Oxford University Press, August 2025. Online edition. ISBN: 9780197777527. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197777497.013.0019
- “From the Ground Up: Investigating the Relationship between Political Trust and Citizen Participation in the Wake of the Turkey Earthquake,” Kara, M., and Toros, E., Political Studies Review, July 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299251357768
- “Bridging the Divide: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Trust in Science,” Kabakçı, Z.G., Çavdar, B.G., Kara, Y.U., and Toros, E., Sage Open, 15(3), August 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251352376
- “Kulturkampf to Partykampf? Democratic Backsliding and Democratic Satisfaction in Turkey,” Toros, S., Kabakçı, Z.G., and Toros, E., South European Society and Politics, https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2573704
- “Who are the targets of familial electoral coercion? Evidence from Turkey,” Toros, E., and Birch, S., Democratisation, 26(8), 1342–1361, July 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2019.1639151
- “The peculiar personality of strongmen: Big Five and Dark Triad traits of political leaders worldwide,” Nai, A., and Toros, E., Political Research Exchange (PRX), 2(1), 1–19, October 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2019.1707697
- “How Citizens Attribute Blame for Electoral Violence: Regional Differences and Party Identification in Turkey,” Toros, E., and Birch, S., Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 21(2), 251–271, April 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2021.1915642
Ongoing Projects
- “Does Source Matter? An Experimental Study on Trust in Media” (Peer-Reviewed), TÜBİTAK 1002, 100,000 ₺, 2026-2027, PI: Emre Toros
- “Fiscal Illusion in Turkey: A fiscal and sociopolitical perspective” (Peer-Reviewed), TÜBITAK 1001, 2,000,000 ₺, 2026-2028, Researcher.
- “Assessment and Evaluation Model for Industrial Design Juries” (Peer-Reviewed), TÜBİTAK 1001, 1,951,000 ₺, 2025-2028, Consultant
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