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Laboratory

About ELYADAL

Critical-Creative Thinking and Behavioral Research Laboratory at Başkent University, Ankara: research, scientific literacy and the PiVOLKA archive.

Web edition · 14 October 2026

A laboratory built around questions

ELYADAL brings critical and creative thinking together with behavioral research. This renewed website combines dated PiVOLKA publications, educational documents and newly written reading guides. The site owner confirmed the official laboratory identity and reuse permissions on 14 October 2026. The names and roles below preserve the archived record; they are not presented as a verified list of current appointments.

Team and contributions in the archive

Başkent University’s December 2023 bulletin records that Prof. Dr. Doğan Kökdemir died on 5 December 2023. His name is retained for his founding and historical contributions, not as a current office-holder. University remembrance notice.

Leadership in the archived record

  • Doğan Kökdemir
  • Okan Cem Çırakoğlu
  • Zuhal Yeniçeri

Founders

  • Doğan Kökdemir
  • Kürşad Demirutku

Members in the archived record

  • Bahar Muratoğlu
  • Nil Korkut Naykı
  • Gülçin Akbaş
  • Leman Korkmaz
  • Nilay Pekel Uludağlı

Historical record

The Turkish introduction dates the laboratory to 2000 and the interdisciplinary group to 13 April 2002. The English introduction names March 2002. These records describe the beginnings differently; this website preserves that distinction. The earliest recovered domain homepage is dated 4 June 2002. The Turkish record places the laboratory within the Psychology Department from July 2008.

This web edition

New guides are distinguished from historical publications and do not acquire the original authors’ names. Old announcements are not current invitations. Sources, dates and corrections remain visible. No new research findings, events or expert reviews are claimed without evidence.

English guides, catalogues and tools are available in this edition. Historical documents retain their original language and publication dates.

Contact

Başkent University, Department of Psychology
Bağlıca Campus, Fatih Sultan Mahallesi, Üniversite Caddesi No: 42/1, 06790 Etimesgut / Ankara
Telephone: +90 (312) 246 66 66, extension 1042
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuhal Yeniçeri Kökdemir
Academic enquiries: zuyen@baskent.edu.tr

Contact details checked against Başkent University · Laboratories and working groups on 21 October 2026. For website corrections, contact the web edition. No telephone call or email-delivery test is implied.

Historical elyadal.org wordmark from the recovered archive
Historical mark, distinct from the renewed web interface.
Historical Turkish campaign badge promoting the separate spelling of “ya da”
Turkish spelling campaign · archive of 10 March 2004

Read the rule and try the examples →

Sources and provenance

Source check / web edition: 14 October 2026. Historical documents retain their own original dates.

Inspect the preserved visual records of the earlier interface.

Current laboratory team

The project representative confirmed on 26 October 2026 that Okan Cem Çırakoğlu, Zuhal Yeniçeri Kökdemir, Bahar Muratoğlu, Nil Korkut Naykı, Gülçin Akbaş, Leman Korkmaz and Nilay Pekel Uludağlı continue their work with the laboratory. The current university listing names Zuhal Yeniçeri Kökdemir as coordinator. Doğan Kökdemir is commemorated as a historical founder.