Araştırmanın amacı OpenAI yapay zekâ şirketi tarafından insanlarla sohbet etmesi için geliştirilen bir chatbox olan ChatGPT ile din psikolojisinin temel konuları üzerine sohbet verilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu çalışmanın konusu yapay zekânın din psikolojisi bilimi için önemli konular olan din, dindarlık, inanç ve inançsızlık, insan, tanrı, ölüm ve ölümsüzlük, ahiret, peygamber, kutsal kitap ve ruh sağlığı maneviyat ilişkisi konularında yaklaşımının öğrenilmesi şeklindedir. Araştırmanın soruları uzman görüşleri alınarak araştırmacı tarafından görüşme analizi için hazırlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verilerini GPT chatbox’un dokuzuncu versiyonundan elde edilen bilgiler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler yapay zekâ sohbet aracının henüz gelişmekte olduğunu göstermekte, verdiği bilgilerin doğrudan bir kaynağa dayanmasa da isabetli ve doğru verilerin yer aldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Yine de verilerin güvenilirliği konusunda şüpheler yer almaktadır. Nitekim yabancı literatürde 2022 yılından itibaren bu konularda ilk çalışmaların yapıldığı göz önünde bulundurulursa çok boyutlu ve hem insanı hem toplumu etkileyen sebep ve sonuçlarının olabileceğini söylemek mümkündür. Araştırmacılar bir taraftan etik ilkeleri göz önünde bulundurarak öte taraftan güncel hayatın değişen şartlarını betimlemekle uğraşmaktadır. Ayrıca yapay zekânın dinî tartışmalara girmeden daha çok mevcut durum analizi yaptığı gözlemlenmiştir. Elde edilen ve Maxqda araştırma programıyla analiz edilen bulgulardan hareketle yapay zekâ robotunun din ve dindarlıkla ilgili olumlu bir yaklaşım içinde olduğu görülmüştür. Buna ilaveten inanç esasları olan ahiret, peygamberlik, kutsal kitaplar vb. gibi durumların insana hem olumlu hem olumsuz etkilerinin olabileceğini düşünmektedir. Bu düşüncelerini de örnekleri ile açıklamıştır. Din ve maneviyatın psikolojik sağlık üzerindeki etkilerinin genellikle olumlu olduğu tezi vurgulanırken, bazı durumlarda olumsuz etkilerin de olabileceği vurgulanmıştır. Hem dinin hem ateizmin gelecekte artarak varlıklarını koruyacağını söylemesi çalışmanın dikkate değer verileri arasındadır.

School dropout remains a significant concern in Türkiye, especially for children aged 5–17. This study aims to identify key factors associated with dropout risk using a nationally representative dataset. Using microdata from the 2019 Child Labour Survey conducted by TurkStat, binary logistic regression analysis with sampling weights was performed. Logistic regression, a non-parametric statistical method, is used when the dependent variable is categorical with exactly two outcomes. Average marginal effects were calculated to interpret the influence of independent variables, including demographic, parental, and household characteristics. The likelihood of school dropout was higher among girls, older children (ages 15–17), those from large households, working children, and those with caregiving responsibilities. For instance, children working in agriculture were 30.6% more likely to drop out. Conversely, parental employment, maternal education, and participation in household chores reduced dropout probability. Effective interventions should promote girls’ education, reduce caregiving responsibilities, and improve economic support for families. Policies must be regionally adapted and culturally sensitive to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children in Türkiye.

The aim of the research is to investigate the problems young people face in Turkey and to examine the religious coping mechanisms they use to cope with these problems. A total of 353 students from Turkey participated, including 190 high school and 163 university students. The research, conducted in April 2024, employed two different methods for data collection: Written data were gathered directly from high school students through interviews, while questionnaires were distributed to university students and collected by the researcher. We used semi-structured interviews based on a specific framework, asking participants three comprehensive, open-ended questions. After conducting a content analysis on the data, the researcher categorized the data thematically according to the content. According to the findings of the research based on the available data, the problems faced by young people are classified under three main headings: individual, social and existential issues. Individual problems included gender roles, sexuality, religious doubts, stress, addiction, and loneliness. Social problems consist of local and popular culture, violence, concerns about the future, difficulties in finding a profession, the education process, marriage, and family communication. Existential problems include such issues as the meaning of life, death, and belief in God. The study revealed that young people often resort to religious coping strategies to handle these challenges. Among these strategies, such practices as trusting and believing in Allah, prayer (salat) and supplication (dua), expressing gratitude, repentance, ablution, going to the mosque, reading the Qur'an, participating in religious conversations and volunteering services become prominent. As a result, it was determined that religious coping strategies are an important part of the daily lives of young people in Turkey and that these strategies play an important role in coping with individual, social, and existential challenges. Unlike studies that generally address psychological or social elements, this research highlights the role of religious practices as a coping mechanism.

Spiritual counseling has expanded rapidly in Turkiye over the past two decades. Hospitals, prisons, family guidance offices, eldercare facilities, disaster-response systems, and addiction recovery programs now host spiritual counselors as part of routine care. The methodological foundation of these services, however, remains underdeveloped. Using a conceptual review and theoretical integration approach, this article proposes—but does not empirically test—a framework that links spiritual counseling practice in Turkiye to the Intention Code Model (NIKOM), a recently formulated cognitive model that conceptualizes mental life through if–then schemas (codes), their activation, and their alignment with bodily systems. The article reviews the institutional landscape of spiritual counseling in Turkiye, situates NIKOM among adjacent cognitive models, and shows how core Islamic concepts—tawakkul, ṣabr, shukr, tawba, and dhikr—can be interpreted as functions relevant to counseling practice. A standardized five-stage intervention template is proposed and applied to six service domains. The article closes by offering five testable propositions, considering ethical limits, and articulating concrete referral criteria. The proposed framework is theoretically grounded and empirically testable; clinical efficacy is not claimed.