Coordinator

Assoc. Prof. Onurcan Yılmaz

Project Team

Assistants

  • Fatih Bayrak, PhD Candidate, Lab Manager
  • Bengi Aktar, Graduate Research Assistant
  • Berke Aydaş, Phd Candidate, Project Coordinator
  • S. Bengisu Akkurt, Graduate Research Assistant
  • Doğukan Demircioğlu, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Ensar Acem, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • İlayda Velioğlu, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Melike Hocaoğlu, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Vahdet Sümer, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Fırat Şeker, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Gülce Günaydın, Graduate Reseach Assistant
  • Melih Varol, Graduate Reseach Assistant

Members

  • Hasan G. Bahçekapılı, PhD, Lab Member
  • Adil Sarıbay, PhD, Lab Member
  • Sevim Cesur, PhD, Lab Member
  • Ozan İşler, PhD, Lab Member
  • Burak Doğruyol, PhD, Lab Member

Affiliated Researchers

  • Diane Sunar, PhD, Affiliated Researcher
  • Mehmet Harma, PhD, Affiliated Researcher
  • Sinan Alpler, PhD, Affiliated Researcher
  • Beyza Tepe, PhD, Affiliated Researcher
  • Pınar Uğuldar, PhD, Affiliated Researcher
  • Barış Sevi, PhD, Affiliated Researcher

Area of Research

Generally speaking, MINT Lab studies the intersection between morality, politics, religion, and decision-making. More specifically, we use a cognitive science perspective to analyze the influences of intuitive and reflective decision-making processes on various belief systems. Our lines of research include, but are not limited to:

  • The content of morality,
  • The cognitive roots of moral judgment and behavior,
  • The consequences of resource scarcity,
  • The consequences of moral intuitions, morality, and religion.