Ladin TopluGraduate Student

• B.A. in Translation and Interpreting Studies, Bogazici University, 2022
• M.A. In Sociology, Bogazici University, 2025

• Reproductive health; Abortion and contraception
• Women’s health and empowerment
• Demography and fertility
• Gender and sexuality
• Survey research and mixed methods
• Computational social science

My current research examines the social and political determinants of abortion attitudes in Turkey, combining large-scale survey data with in-depth interviews with healthcare providers. I explore how religiosity, political orientation, education, and socioeconomic status shape public opinion on abortion and how these trends have evolved over time. More broadly, I am interested in reproductive health, gender inequalities, and the intersection of politics and demographic change in comparative contexts.

Engin, C., Toplu, L., Chen, W., Baumle, A. & Poston Jr., D. L. (2025). Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Lesbian and Gay Male Populations. In D. L. Poston Jr. & J. Singelmann (Eds.), International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and Inequality. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87101-6_7

Engin, C., Demirci, F. G., Kaya, G., Önder, R. N., Yıldırım, C. M., & Toplu, L. (2025). 2022 Turkish COVID-19 Values Study (TCVS) Report. https://aperta.ulakbim.gov.tr/record/286058

Toplu, L., Şahinyılmaz, T., & Gündoğdu, D. (2024). Gender-Specific Political Agendas: A Topic Modeling Analysis of Turkish Grand National Assembly Speeches. In 2024 32nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU). IEEE.