Abstract
Almost everyone has an opinion about politics. Since politics directly affects people's daily lives, individuals express their views on these issues, take action and come together to form pressure groups in various ways. Voting behavior is closely related to mass psychology. When individuals make their own decisions, it is possible to see that they sometimes refer to the decisions of the majority. Thus, acting according to the decisions of the majority gives the person the feeling that the person is not alone. A significant number of voters, especially unstable voters, measure their own decisions as well as the decisions of their social surrounding, follow the mass media and make a decision accordingly. The first use of the concept of persuasion dates back to the ancient Greek period yet persuasion as a field of study is still popular today. The research is based on 6 persuasion techniques described in Robert Cialdini's book “The Psychology of Persuasion” which has been translated into various languages in the world and reaches hundreds of thousands of readers. Justice and Development Party, Republican People's Party and Nationalist Movement Party constitute the sample of this study, which takes the phenomenon of persuasion from a political perspective. The aim of this study is to reveal how the persuasion techniques determined by Robert Cialdini take place in politics in the recent years. Literature review demonstrates that concept of reciprocity, consistency, liking, consensus, authority and scarcity are reflected in various ways on Turkish voters. 6 persuasion techniques defined by Cialdini are used for the first time in the context of Turkey’s political practices; this makes the study substantial and unique.