Toros, EmreToros, EmreDepartment of Public Administration and Political Science2024-07-052024-07-05201751468-38491743-966310.1080/14683849.2016.12595752-s2.0-84997604965https://doi.org/10.1080/14683849.2016.1259575https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/580Toros, Emre/0000-0002-7550-3185Although the academic literature on negative campaigning is growing, more research is needed to contribute to the theoretical and empirical knowledge on the phenomenon. Accordingly, this article examines the impact of negative political messages on political trust in Turkey. The findings indicate that although exposure to negativity alters the trust level of the citizens, this impact is not uniform and dependent on party identifications.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessTurkeypolitical trustexperimentnegative campaigningArticleQ2Q1182297312WOS:000399345900005