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The current research investigates whether moral obligation and different types of perceived risk (close vs. distant risk) of different collective actions that have different risk levels (high vs. moderate risk) are associated with collective action intention in the case of Turkey. Two studies were conducted: one with re-placed university students after the July 15, 2016 coup d'état attempt (high-risk context; N1 = 258) and one with climate strikes (moderate risk context; N2= 162). The findings showed that moral obligation predicts collective action in both studies, however, the strength of this relationship is contingent on the level of subjective likelihood of protest risk in the high-risk collective action (Study 1), but not in the moderate-risk collective action (Study 2). Study 2 extended the findings of Study 1 by showing that higher perceived climate crisis risks (e.g., extinction of many species, destroying the vast majority of vital resources; distant risk), but not risks of action (e.g., being arrested, blacklisted; close risk) predicts higher collective action intention. We discussed the role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions (e.g., distant, close, moderate, high) on climate movements and marginalized collective actions in risky political contexts. ; This research was supported by the European Association of Social Psychology's (EASP) Collaborative Research Grant Program. ; reviewed ; acceptedVersion