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Although sufficient amounts of wheat are produced in Turkey, which ranks first in the world in terms of flour export, wheat imports negatively affect the sector. In general, farmers in Turkey produce in small quantities in small production area, and deliver their products with small capacity vehicles and multiple trips. Purchased wheat is classified according to quality characteristics in collection silos, and wheat purchase is limited by harvest period. On the other hand, shipments to the factory from collection silos can be made all year around. In this paper, a 0-1 mixed integer programming formulation for wheat supply network design is proposed to supply sufficient wheat with the desired quality and lowest cost. The proposed formulation uses vehicles with different capacities and reduces the number of trips by choosing the appropriate vehicle for the load amount. In addition to the road, the formulation also considers the rail option. In its current form, the considered problem is described as a wheat supply network design problem with capacity-constraint multi-period multi-stage multi-modal multi-product. The proposed formulation has been tested using real data in a wheat flour factory operating in Konya. The formulation, which was run for three different scenarios of the company, provided sufficient and desired quality wheat by optimizing transportation costs. Computational results recommend the rail transport option in some regions. The results of the formulation are thought to be of a nature that guides the company's tactical and strategic plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to present an assessment of Musa Efendi’s, a rural Kadi in Ottoman, life, family, his house, daily life, fortune, and his commercial activities. These assessments largely depend on the data obtained from court records. Court records are among the most important data sources to assess someone’s daily life activities. The events that contain clues of the social and economic structure of the society such as division of the inheritance, appointing an executor, disagreements between individuals, and commercial activities, which are brought to the court, play an important role in revealing the adventures of individuals, relationship between relatives, and the structure of families. In this context, by referencing the court records by Musa Efendi who was a Kadi in different cities and died during his mission as a Kadi in Konya, this paper will attempt to reveal his life, albeit partially, and a general assessment of his socio-economic status and family ties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, mayors of Konya, the periods of M. Muhlis Koner and Samet Kuzucu from RPP and Rüştü Özal from DP are stated. This period was the last period of RPP and first period of DP. We try to mention the service of these mayors cited on newspapers, their works and differences between their periods. The master plans, new streets, coal aid, electricity problems and cleaning services in in municipal services were stood out. In this paper, these issues in the light of period's situation wil be stated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]