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Nowadays, Research and Development (R&D) project selection has emerged as one of the most important investment decisions for the success of companies. R&D project selection is a complex decision-making problem for the evaluation procedures involves multiple qualitative and quantitative criteria. This paper aims to propose the fuzzy TOPSIS model based on a group decision-making process in selecting R&D projects. An illustrative example is presented in this paper to show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed methodology over the existing quantitative approaches. In this example, five alternative R&D projects are evaluated based on six criteria by four decision makers and the best one is selected. In addition sensitivity analysis is used to see how sensitive the proposed model is to changes in the weights of criteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to determine the priorities of total quality management (TQM) practices that include leadership, employee involvement, customer/supplier relationship, product/process management and strategic planning activities that lead to improve customer service levels and business performance of manufacturing firms. For this purpose, TQM practices are decomposed into four groups as system and techniques, culture and human, development of strategy and politics and customers and then they are established as hierarchical structure. The development of hierarchical structure for the proposed framework is evaluated by using fuzzy AHP methodology. Therefore, this paper prioritizes and then ranks the criteria that influence the success of TQM practices by applying fuzzy AHP methodology. Our study showed that the group of culture and human are the most important criteria for the TQM practices. In addition, process control and development under the system and techniques main criteria group, employee involvement under the culture and human group, strategic planning under the development of strategy and politics group and customer focus under the customer main group are the most important criteria found in TQM practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper will focus on Schiller's understanding of play as a means of art. Schiller is known as a poet, philosopher, historian, and especially a dramatist. The drama as an expression of art was first introduced by Schiller in broader perspective. It has been accepted that there is a close link between play and art. The main reason for this is that they embody the same goal. Both make individuals get rid of the daily tensions and give happiness in simple terms. A child who is playing games does it just for the sake of getting pleasure, not something else for. Thus, it is better to regard art work as playing games. According to Schiller, human beings are feeling best as long as they make playing part of their life. He believed "Art is the only mean by which human beings can only be happy" there are also others who believe that art is not merely made-up like drama, but it also has mental and emotional complications. For those, art is not a simple drama, but it has creative and productive aspects. Schiller, as a playwright, poet, and philosopher, appreciated the beauty, and he created an original area of study as the education of aesthetics. He contributed by putting forward the importance of aesthetics and raised philosophical and socio-political concerns. In this regard, he made contribution to appreciation of beauty by study of impulse types (sense, structure, drama), aesthetics perception, relationship of aesthetics and freedom. Schiller suggests that there are two main impulses that human beings have. The first one is sensory impulse, and the second one is formal one. While the sensory impulse urges human beings to realize change, the formal impulse searches for unity, continuity, and stability. These two impulses need to be limited. For example, sensory impulses may cause problems in terms of ethical backgrounds. On the other hand, formal impulses may lead to emotional breakdown. It possible that this could be named as "animal within human body" In short, the accord between these two impulses may be reached by a third impulse namely the playing impulse. The playing impulse may be achieved by art. It is accepted that art is the remedy for alienation of human beings. According to Schiller, "art is the daughter of freedom." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The paper aims to investigate the effects of perceived value and switching cost on relationship commitment in accounting software industry. After an extensive review of the literature, a causal modelling approach is used proposing a conceptual model. A large quantitative survey was conducted with 1502 professional accountants working both in different service sectors and independent accounting bureaus in Turkey, who were accounting software program users. The sample population covers accounting managers, assistant accounting managers and certified public accountants from service industry and accountnig bureaus. The model is tested using structural equation modeling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, it is aimed to explain the direction and extend of the relationship between perceived overqualification and job satisfaction and the role of optimism on this relationship. The research was carried out on a sample of 124 officers who are before-time retired or resigned from their job in Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) or Gendarmerie General Command. The data used in the research were gathered by the questionnaire technique applied in the electronic environment by using the snowball sampling method. According to the results, perceived no-grow dimension of perceived overqualification has negative impact on both intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors dimensions of job satisfaction. Then, it is found that optimism has a partial mediating effect on the relationship perceived no grow dimension and intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions of job satisfaction. However, it is found that perceived mismatch dimension of perceived overqualification has not any effect on dimensions of job satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this research, the opinions of the candidates preschool teachers on their field capabilities are going to be scrutinized. In this study, the opinions of preschool teachers to preschool teaching capabilities developed within the Supporting Primary Education Project of Ministry of National Education are also going to be evaluated. In that sense, the field capabilities of preschool teaching, which are going to be discussed under this paper, comprise of 7 main field capabilities, 19 sub-field capabilities and performance indicators classified as A1, A2 and A3 for each capability. Data gathering form cited in the present research paper is acquired by making use of field capabilities of preschool school teachers which are developed by Ministry of National Education and by changing the A2 level 62 performance indicators into grading scale. Regarding responses of nominee teachers to the A2 level performance indicators within 7 field capabilities named as Developmental Area, Communication with Families, Participation of Families and Training of Families, Evaluation, Communication, Creation and Esthetic, Cooperation with School and Community some findings have been witnessed. While, "Improving Areas", a category of the field capabilities, is found to be the highest average rate as 4,23, other categories such as "Communication with Families" and "Participation of Families and Training of Families" are found to be the lowest average rate as 3,93. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to determine the views of geography teachers on branch teachers' committee meetings. This study utilized a qualitative method, phenomenological design. This study utilized a qualitative method, phenomenological design. The sample of research is composed of 12 teachers working in secondary education institutions in Karabük province. The data of the study were collected with a semi-structured interview form, developed by Kılcan, Çepni and Kılınç (2018). The data obtained from the participants after the application was analyzed by content analysis. As a result of the research, teachers' opinions on geography class meetings, collected under four main themes, "Planned in the Class Meeting", "Decision Making Methods in Class Meetings", "Contributions of Class Meetings to Field Education" and "The Effectiveness of Class Meetings". As a result of the study, geography teachers stated that they plan to increase student success at the class meetings, annual plans, assignments, cooperation with other teachers, measurement and evaluation. Geography teachers expressed their decision by exchanging more opinions during these meetings. Geography teachers argued that it is useful for education in the content of class meetings, however, a group of teachers stated that these meetings were kept on paper, that it did not go to practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, as in the private sector in local governments, information technology (IT) has changed management approach. Many researchers argue that the use of IT in local governments causes structural changes in the organization, but it is not at the same level for each institution. The adaptation of the use of IT in local governments has been examined under two headings as e-service for citizens and intranet adaptation for institution employees. Within the scope of the study, a survey was conducted with expert managers working in 2 different metropolitan municipalities. In this context, the effects of machine bureaucracy, organizational routine, staffing restrictions and risk-taking culture factors on e-services and intranet adaptation are examined in this paper. As a result, findings obtained without study were discussed and contributed to the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research is a descriptive content analysis, aims to determine the overall profile thesis and articles, which entreated perceptions and behaviors about shopping centers in Turkey. As a result of the document review adopted as the data collection technique; between 1993 and 2016, 20 master's thesis, 13 doctoral dissertations, and 20 papers were accessed. Thesis and articles were analyzed in terms of the year, university, sample, independent and dependent variables. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program and presented graphically in a descriptive format. Demographic factors, attractiveness factors, motivations and attitudes towards shopping centers were found to be the most important factors in national studies. Findings, in this context, have been discussed in detail. As a result of the research, a model proposal was made to use in future studies. Finally, the constraints of working are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was conducted to examine teacher opinions on various dimensions of social studies curriculum applied in elementary schools in Turkey between the years 2005-2016. The sample of the research was conducted by the thematic content analysis method consists of 6 articles and 1 paper which were done by qualitative research methods and contains teacher opinions on social studies program. In the study, the opinions of teachers were analyzed about the general of program, the evaluation dimension, the textbooks, the activities, the students' learning process and the achievements dimension. In addition, the suggestions based on teachers' opinions in the studies were also analyzed. The suggestions about this program were listed. It was seen that the most mentioned opinion was lack of time in practice and the most prominent suggestion was need for increase in-service training for teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study includes new local dialects compilations that have not been evaluted in our previous published study entitled "Agri province dialects". Agri province dialects, which haven't been investigated comprehensively except a few graduation papers until now, have an extensive tongue and culture stratification as in other Anatolian dialects and it also preserves many local words and archaic language. It is a well known fact that the solution of many unexplained problems in the Turkish grammer studies is hidden in today's Turkish dialects, historical dialects and local dialects. Taking this into consideration, we present nine different dialect texts that have been collected from various regions of Agri and we have not had the opportunity to publish elsewhere until now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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While proponents of the Precautionary Principle regard it as a guide for environmental protection at all levels in dealing with uncertain risks, opponents point out many problems related to its various aspects such as its formulation, application and legal status. This paper highlights main arguments for and against the Precautionary Principle. The paper concludes that further refinement of the principle is necessary to govern environmental decision making under conditions of uncertainty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey, which implemented monetary targeting generally in order to struggle with the inflation until the 2000s, has experienced four different eras in the following eight years, as exchange-rate targeting, transition period including the crisis in 2001, implicit inflation targeting and lastly explicit inflation targeting. The rapid transition period experienced after the 2000s made Turkey a complete experimental field in terms of monetary theory and policy. The paper evaluates the macroeconomic performances of these four different eras experienced in the last eight years. The outcomes of the paper puts that the year 2004 is an important breaking year in terms of inflation persistency, expectations and credibility in Turkey. Moreover, the paper points out that in the period after 2004, the volatilities in the inflation and production are in their lowest levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the important criteria when choosing the countries that tourists travel or travel to is the cultural values they have. Culinary culture emerges as an important element of cultural attraction within these values. Culinary culture's richness of Turkish cuisine has also provided significant competitive advantage to Turkey. The aim of this paper is to examine the motivation of the tourists who visited Turkey for the consumption of local food. For this purpose, the survey was applied to 181 German and 280 Russian tourists who visited Antalya that is the most important tourist destination of Turkey. As a result of the research, it was determined that the motivations for tourists to consume local food were collected under five factors (cultural experience, interpersonal relation, health concern, excitement and sensory appeal). The research also found that the main theme given to local food consumption motivations varies according to the socio-demographic characteristics of tourists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis, if the productivity of the traded goods in a country increases compared to the productivity of the non-traded goods and such an increase occurs at a higher level than the other countries, the price of non-traded goods in this country will be higher than that in the other countries. Therefore, the relative price of nontraded goods will increase between these countries. This increase in relative prices will also increase the real exchange rate. In the other words, currency of the country in question will appreciate. This paper uses the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis and aims to determine the nexus between real exchange rate and productivity, using the data from 1990-2015 for 10 countries with high middle income. Towards this and, panel ARDL estimator has been used to obtain coefficients describing the long-term and short-term relation. The findings indicate that there is indeed a positive nexus between the real exchange rate appreciation and the productivity, in the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Financial distress which is expressed as a condition where a company cannot meet or has difficulty paying off its financial obligations to its creditors. Since it is one of the basic problem of many business, the determination of the financial distress situation and taking necessary actions as soon as possible are vital for companies to survive. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is identification of the ratios which are indicators of financial distress of companies traded in the Istanbul Stock Exchange on a sectoral basis. Structural differences within sectors make it necessary to distinct sectors. Therefore, the artificial neural network application was done according to Public Disclosure Platform's sectoral distinction. The data set is comprimised by financial ratios of the currently traded companies and delisted companies in the Borsa Istanbul. The financial ratios derived from those succesful and failed companies which were separeted into 5 sub-sectors in manufacturing sector were analyzed using the method of Artificial Neural Networks. According to analysis results the most effective 10 financial ratios are sorted with respect to their decisiveness for each sub-sectors. Since different financial ratios are determined as financial distress indicators for different sub-sectors, every list of the financial distress indicators are interpreted by using sub-sectoral features, reports and conducted researches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the contribution of the accounting on social development within the scope of Turkey's accounting information needs. The study while sharing the contribution of accounting on the social development in the light of historical process with in the case studies and also discussing the Turkey's accounting information needs on the subjects of informality, tax loss and evasion, ensuring justice in income distribution, and transparency in the context of mosque aid in Turkey. Besides literary based compilation, the method of this paper is to seek solutions to Turkey's socio-economic issues, on the concepts of balance-control, equity and justice with in the rich-content of reckoning and recording culture. The solution of all the socio-economic problems in which the human factor is can be achieved by a full-scale setting of account. The setting of account is done by accounting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the olden times while nearly all of the total lifetime income generated by a movie was realized upon completion of theatrical view, thanks to developing technology and emergence of new distribution channels, income generation process and duration of income generation period has prolonged. Diversification of income sources and their spreading over time is a problematic issue for accounting science since it is a thread to one of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: matching principle. Due to their potential to generate income for decades, movies require peculiar accounting applications when compared to other products or services. This paper first demonstrates current application of amortization in Turkey and the U.S. Then movies are discussed in the context of "joint products" approach which we think is more suitable the income generation process and finally an alternative amortization application is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The composition of Ferahfeza mode is attributed to Hamamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, but it was actually a mode that was created during the rule of Sultan Selim III, before Dede Efendi; nonetheless, it was Dede Efendi who added the final touches. In other words he recreated it. The Ferahfeza mode is a perfect example of modernization in music, an area in which Turkey's modernization drive has yielded the most successful results. This paper argues that Dede's exclusive systematization of this mode forms the intellectual foundations of modernism in Turkish music. By placing Dede at the center of this modernization process, it would lead to restoration of our musical memory and be a continuing process rather than an extensively patch worked musical theory. In this study, we will make assessments regarding Turkey's modernization experience through Dede and Ferehfeza mode and underline the correlations which assure our music historical aspect with tradition; nonliterary facts, ignorance for the general culture domains, faulty culture policies which comes from western system practices, Dede's social habitat, his oeuvres, new modes composed, new method usages. By this way we aim to represent our original modernization process by founding our theory on our musical bases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social skills is the general name for the individual ability to adapt to and within society, the attitude, behaviour and ideas that individuals present in order to set up positive communication among people. The achievement of social skills begins with the early years of life and continues throughout the whole life learning. The social skills which are quite essential for strong social constiuctions should not be random. Social skills should be taught in on organized way in the education system and children should be provided chances to practice these skills in daily life. The education of social skills should not only be the responsibility of teachers, but it should also concern parents and people living in the close environment. Families as well as teachers should be active in the process of teaching children social skills. This paper presents social skills the importance of the development of social skills in children and the position and effect of the familiy, schools and the environment in teaching social skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perspectives in humanenvironment geography with an Anglo-American perspective and evaluate the reflection of these perspectives in Turkish geography with a historical approach. One of the most common definitions of Geography states that geography is the study of human-environment relationships. This definition has been understood in terms of environmental influences until the last 100 years. However, due to social, technological and political developments on one hand, and development of scientific thought on the other, new interpretations of human-environment relationship emerged. The first objections to environmental determinism, which favored the environmental influences, based on the fact that the biophysical environment gives opportunities and it is up to the human groups to choose among various options. The technological and social developments have diminished the influence of the environment and stressed the culture and adaptation capabilities. Thus a new possibilistic approach has emerged and constructed the base for cultural ecology. Especially in the last 40-50 years environmental perception replaced the previous concepts as a result of ever increasing human mobility. On the other hand the large-scale projects and cultural constructions marked the human as changing the face of the Earth. Cultural ecological perspective replaced by political ecology shortly after because of increasing influence of political processes, policy effect and power relations between different socio-cultural groups. Characterized by regional geography methodologically and by environmental deterministic approaches philosophically, Turkish geography is far from following these paradigmatic shifts in a meaningful way. This research discusses all these different approaches and processes in Turkish geography and beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The background of Shia-Sunni/Salafi conflict, one of the problems can not be solved in Islamic thought, emerged at the nearly beginning of the history of Islam. During the first period while center of gravity of the competition was between Sunnism and Shiism today the conflict axis of Islamic political thought seems to have shifted to Shiite-Salafi conflict as a result of intensive Salafi activities. Salafis are of the opinion that all other movements and sects are non-Muslim moving from that they described themselves as defender of pristine first era of Islam. The widespread dominant belief that the Shiites think generally fed from these claims even though they don't conduct a sharp distinction as salafis did. Iran and Saudi Arabia are not only representatives of the polarization which representing two radical ends of Islam but also supporters. Turkey has been pointing out that regional state must prevent the crisis based on sect to emerge the peace and stability in this region. In this paper, Iran-Saudi Arabia axes competition and the attitude of Turkey on this issue is examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Israel is one of the disputed countries of the Middle East. These discussions are related to foundation process of the state of Israel and disputes regarding Israel-Palestine question as well as to the fact that Israel is the only Jewish state in the Middle East and in the world. Different formation process of Jewish people over centuries on the ground of faith and nationality as well as the confusing and disputed background of Zionism lead to a number of speculations regarding the state of Israel. Some of those speculations are over the perception that Israel is a religios state. This paper studies effects of Jewish references and religious organisations and groups in Israel over politics, public life, legal system and state policies. The findings reached here indicate that Israel is a semi-religious and semisecular a state. Actually the fact that Israeli political society is composed of groups with different cultural tendencies even if sharing a common fate makes such a hybrid system inevitable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the consideration on the rising importance of the applications in Occupational Health Safety (OHS) has vital importance for the workers in work life. In this study the effects of OHS applications on the job satisfaction has been examined. In order to determine the relation between the level of OHS and job satisfaction, this paper includes a theoretical framework and a survey conducted to the workers of KYK (101 person) in Erzurum. Collected data were analyzed and interpreted in the SPSS 16 program. As a result of the research, we found out that, there is a strong positive relation between the level of occupational health-safety practices and job satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We are a society which had adopted Islam beginning from 10th century AD. This new religion brought about major novelties in our lives. It influenced our language, thought and our lives. It has also principles set forth regarding problems we could face in social life which are called "transactions (deeds) ". Mankind is a social being. He lives in the society and he has a role that he undertakes (e.g. employee, employer, civil servant, boss, farmer, artist, artisan, craftsman etc). Labor is the common denominator of those roles. This paper aims to elucidate the value given to labor in the holy book (The Noble Quran) of our religion Islam - to which we belong to and which made radical changes in our lives - and in the words and practices of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The most important assumption of the classical economy is the homo economicus. This concept implies the rational actor in economic life. On the other hand, homo economicus may be inadequate in explaining behaviors of human-being. Liberals, especially Hayek, considers the individual as an irrational actor and evaluates the rationality in the context of competition process. In this process, homo academicus which is related with the education and production of first-hand knowledge, searches for its meaning in an era of capitalizing of knowledge and education. Especially, production conditions in the academic institutions which are under the effect of capitalist business logic do not allow the scholars to produce more than the needs of market. This situation leads to get the form of proletariat of labor of the scholars. In this paper, it is aimed to examine the problems of scholars which can be classified in a place between the values of homo economicus and homo academicus. And also it tries to explain and understand how inhuman capitalism unskills the labor of scholars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Only one-quarter of Turkish women participate in the labor force, one of the lowest rates in the world. This paper looks at the relationship between female labor force participation and economic, demographic, educational and religious factors. The main finding is that Turkey actually has more women working outside of their homes than would have been expected given Turkey's circumstances. Religion seems to be less associated with low female labor force participation in Turkey than in other countries with large Muslim populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper uses co-integration and causality approach to investigate the relationship between export and economic growth in Turkey over period 1980-2010. In the study, Turkey's total annual exports, gross domestic product and gross fixed capital formation variables are used. Johansen cointegration test result show that there is co-integration between export and economic growth in the long run. The result of VECM test conclude that the impact of emergent shock disappearance in the long run. There is a causal relationship from export to economic growth according to Granger Causality test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, relations between personality and job satisfaction are discussed. "Relations are focused on which personality components?" is tried to be answered. Hypothesis are analysed according to the inputs gained from 200 workers belong to banking sector. According to the analysis it is found out that there are limited relations between some components of personality and job satisfaction. According to the results contribution of the research to the organizational theory is discussed and suggestions for following researches are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates the relationship between ownership concentration and financial performance in banking sector which is known to be the most institutive sector in Turkey. Through years of 2008 and 2014, the existence of relationship between share in capital of the biggest partner, free float rates and return on assets, return of equity, total credits/total assets and Tobin-Q ratios are examined via panel data analysis for eleven commercial banks. The results revealed only a significant negative relationship between the share in capital of biggest shareholder and return on assets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

United Nations is an organization formed after the heavy losses and ruins of the Second World War with the aim of maintaining world peace and stability. However, formation process and organizational structure of the organization made it a platform of interest and power politics, instead of giving it the role of a fair and democratic ground serving world peace. An organ of the United Nations joined by all countries on an equal basis, General Assembly is nothing more than a forum for international issues, whereas Security Council, with holding the power of taking final resolutions and implementing them, is controlled by the privileged position of the five permanent members. In this paper, the discriminatory, inefficient and unequal structure of the United Nations, which hinders its contribution to the world peace more efficiently and comprehensively, has been discussed first, and then a more democratic, equitable and efficient alternative has been proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to determine sources of region affecting factors individuals who choose to the Erzurum province so as to take advantage of the winter tourism in the province and to present these factors of the relationship among socio-economic and demographic factors. To achieve this aim, in 2015, the data obtained by way of a questionnaire applied to 531 tourists in the Erzurum province was analyzed by chi-square test and logit model. As a result, it has been found to be positively related nationality, occupation, age and income variables between likelihood of choosing the Erzurum province and it has been found to be inversely related the education and spending variables between likelihood of choosing the Erzurum province. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper aims to investigate the perceptions of Greek learners of Turkish towards learning Turkish as a foreign language, and the driving factors for them to learn Turkish. The research has been conducted with the help of 41 participants who currently learn Turkish at Thessalonica Aristotle University. The participants have been asked to respond to a 2 part questionnaire to collect data for this qualitative research. The first part of the questionnaire is designed to obtain the respondents' demographics. The second part encompasses five questions composed of both open and fixed answers. The questionnaire is set in both English and Greek. Two closed-ended and one ranking question in the survey and individual informations are transferred to the SPSS (Statictic Program for Social Sciences) program. For the calculation of percent age and frequency related to the all sub-purposes has been used cross-table method. A series of research findings are revealed, as follows: Greek learners of Turkish have a high tendency to learn Turkish; they would prefer to do post-graduate programs in Turkey, because Turkey is a very close neighboring country, as an extension of the learners' interest in some particular Turkish TV series, seeing Turkish as a very different language from European languages, and even for the reason that some students have an ethnic affinity with the cross-border nation. The study also finds out that the Greek origin learners consider speaking and listening the most challenging skills in Turkish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Development strategies of economic policy area stress the ever increasing significance of local development day by day. Local development initiatives have come fore following the thought that local structures and processes maximize the positive effects of globalization while they also minimize its adverse effects at the same time. The relationship between local development and employment creation can be explained by industrial ties and multiplier theory. The theory puts forward that a factor that cause local multiplier effect with respect to employment not only leads to employment increase in its own industry but also in other industries as well. Contrary to employment creation, informal employment is a threat for local economy. Because, it does not match up with the goals of local development since it is common in urban areas and potentially obtain workforce from communities which are aimed at for local development. Informal employment is discussed under the concept of non-standard employment. Non-standard working population also refers to individuals with the potential of working in informal economy. This paper aims to discuss local development by conceptually and theoretically while it attempts to demonstrate the role of local development strategies in increasing employment and decreasing informal employment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Heat stress is an important factor influencing animal welfare negatively, decreasing efficiency in dairy production, leading to economic loss by increasing health problems. Appropriate description of animals experiencing heat stress and comprehension of biological mechanism(s) of heat stress causing a decline in milk synthesis, growth and reproductive indices may contribute for development of new approaches in minimising low efficiency during stressful summer months and in sustaining efficiency. The biological mechanism of heat stress is partly explained by reduced feed intake. At the same time, heat stress alters endocrine status, causes reduction in rumination and in nutrient absorption, and increases maintenance requirements resulting changes in absorption of nutrients and utilisation of energy. It has been observed that there is thermal discrepancy between the utilisation of nutrients under heat stress conditions. Therefore, during heat stress all these aspects are presumably a mechanism to minimise metabolic heat production. In this paper, we discussed how animals respond to heat stress and how heat stress affects the metabolism and post-absorption of nutrients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sustainability of the current account balance of a country is one of the main indicators of macroeconomic stability. Unsustainable foreign trade deficit gives rise to unsustainable current account deficit in the long run. Existence of a long-run relationship between export and import means that the short run foreign trade deficit is sustainable in the long-run and macroeconomic policies are effective for the provision of the long-run foreign trade balance. In this paper we aim to investigate the sustainability of current account deficit in Turkey by examining the long-run relationship between export and import for the period 1980-2014. The long-run cointegration relationship between export and import are tested by the ARDL bound testing approach developed by Pesaran, Shin and Smith (2001). According to the results, although there is a long-run relationship between export and import and the current account deficit are sustainable in a strong form, there is a strong belief that the sustainability of current account deficit tend to turn into the weak form in near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Geography, which investigates the interaction between humans and nature, both incorporates and uses different methods and techniques through the developing technological resources. It further extends its area of impact by using these methods and thus, it complies with the era. One of the most important contributions of today's technological resources brought in the geography is also Geographical Information Systems (GIS). GIS shows the geographers how to better understand and express their study area, the earth, how to easily write it down into a plain paper by means of technological resources despite the curved shape of the earth and how to model the landforms in 2D and 3D. Furthermore, GIS allows us to perform analysis in order to generate new spatial data by examining the multiple data layers all together or one by one as well as using the existing data. In twenty-first century, technological resources led to an increase in functions of GIS. Thus, GIS is not solely made up of mapping and also makes it possible to evaluate the data faster by storing in the numeric field compared to the traditional methods. With the help of GIS, it is possible to generate new data from available data and create different maps depending on these data. By means, affluence of data increases. Moreover, the negative effects of problems arise from data conversion between different GIS software are reduced. On the other hand, the maps that were generated in GIS environment could also be easily stored in a computer and updated over time. Thus, it is prevented that the data become old and lose their up-to-dateness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to identify the studies and authors having made the greatest impact on strategic management research and to display intellectual milestones in this particular discipline of strategic management. The methodology is based on the bibliometric techniques of citation and co-citation analysis applied to 811 research articles published in the Strategic Management Journal between 2001 and 2013. Additionally, the study intends to identify the most influential papers and authors by providing visual mapping of intellectual structure. The findings demonstrate that publications which have adopted resource-based view are more widely cited instead of earlier Position School thoughts that had notable contribution to the scientification process of strategic management discipline. As another outcome, the publications dated after 1990 on knowledge, innovation and learning have recently been regarded as the influential works. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to determine the effect of teachers' personal computer use and their instructional approaches on the use of technology in the classroom. Participants of the study includes 232 teachers working in 15 vocational and technical education institutions in Gaziantep city. Datum were collected through Levels of Technology Implementation questionnaire and statistical analysis carried out by standart multiple regression. According to results of the study a statistically significant correleation found between the teachers' technology use in classroom and their personal computer use and instructional approaches. Further regression analysis showed that %58 of teachers' technology use in the classroom is determined by their personel computer use and instructional approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is asserted that market value (MV) and book-to-market value ratio (BM) are also effective in explaining the stock return alongside market portfolio in three factor model of Fama French. In this paper we analyze effects of market value and book-to-market value ratio for stock return, i.e. accounting effect of three factor model of Fama French in stock return, in related to firms that were present in Borsa Istanbul for thirteen year without interrupt in years of 2001-2013. Three different regression models are generated in panel data analysis performed. We found that both market value and book-to-market value ratio have significant and negative effects over stock return in all three models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey's energy need has been increasing in parallel with the changing socio-economic structure and its growing economy. Failure to increase energy production equally, corresponds to increasing energy demand, brings up an important issue as energy deficit. In this context, especially considering our country's energy need being above 70% and growing its dependence on foreign, the energy deficit is a very important and primary problem that have to be solved. In this study, general energy balance of Turkey is evaluated in terms of the level of production and consumption and the issue of Turkey's energy deficit is revealed in general terms. Also in the paper, it is aimed to contribute to the literature, presenting solution proposals for the deficit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Uluyayla which is located in western side of Kure Mountains in Western Black Sea, in southeastern border of Bartin province and Northwestern border of Karabuk province is one of the important transhumance fields. In the past, the transhumance in Uluyayla completely depended on grazing but today it was affected by the change that was experienced by the other transhumance fields in our country. While the transhumance that depends on grazing in Uluyayla has been gradually decreasing, recreational transhumance and transhumance tourism have gained importance. However, because of the change in man-nature interaction in favour of man, some problems occurred. This paper includes the present condition of Uluyayla, its potential, problems and planning suggestions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]