Tolga Sinmazdemir

Dr. Tolga Sinmazdemir is a Senior Lecturer in Political Methodology at the Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS University of London. His research focuses on political conflict and violence, with a special emphasis on the Middle East. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Bogazici University, Istanbul, and held a fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) School of Public Policy.

• Current Affiliation: SOAS University of London
• Prior Affiliation: Bogazici University
• Research Network: Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)

His work rigorously analyzes original data to identify causes and consequences of conflict, including studies on Syrian refugee flows, host society attitudes in Turkey, and cross-border dynamics. Tolga holds a Ph.D. in Politics from New York University.

His recent publications examine refugee integration in co-religious societies, threat perceptions among refugees, and geographical influences on foreign policy preferences. His methodological expertise includes survey experimentation and collaborative cross-border research.

Tolga supervises doctoral students including Yun-Tzu Chang, Anna E. Kensicki, and Rodi Yilmaz, focusing on transnationalism, narrative constructs, and ideological electoral decline in Turkey.