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In this study, the electrical calculations of four 1 MW Solar Power Plants (SPPs) located in four different directions, established in Samsun (41° 17′ 25″ North, 36° 20′ 1″ East) province, Turkey, were analyzed and compared in terms of various parameters. Daily production data obtained from real SPPs for the years 2021 and 2022 are used in this study. This way, a comprehensive data source was obtained for four directions. Values such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, panel direction, panel angle, and pollution were recorded daily and monthly. It has been observed that the factors affecting the production values in the months when the irradiance values decreased were climatic effects. It has been determined that in cases where the main factor is lack of radiation, the sun starts to fall on September 23, which is the angle of arrival to the Earth, and rises on March 21. The situation recorded between these dates is that the production differences between the west and the east did not show any variation. Production differences varied between 30 and 55% between the north and south directions. The most apparent months of the difference are December and January, when the sun's rays are most oblique to the northern hemisphere. The feasibility study of the installation of SPPs for the climate of the Black Sea region in Turkey according to different roof aspects was also carried out prospectively, and the reactions to possible natural events were reported as recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the limited resources in the world and the increasing global competition, countries are trying to use their production factors effectively. An effective resource management creates increases in the growth figures of countries. In Turkey, various supports are given to cooperatives in order to increase production and to eliminate the rural-urban discrimination. Recently, women's cooperatives have come to the fore among cooperative activities. Thanks to women's cooperatives, it is aimed to increase production and increase the place of women in economic life. Yalvaç Psidia Antiokheia Women Entrepreneurs Cooperative, which was established in 2019, can be given as an example to this situation. In the study, the evaluation of the economic supports provided by the state by the members of Yalvaç Psidia Antiokheia Women Entrepreneurs Cooperative and the reflections of the cooperatives on the financial status of the members are discussed. The findings obtained as a result of the study show that the incomes of the members in the middle age group increase more than the others, the satisfaction of being a member of the cooperative increases with a high education level, and the ideas of the members in this group about immigration emerge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the study is to reorganize agricultural business management's owning small, fragmented, and dispersed lands according to modern agricultural business management thus ensures less usage of time, labour force and fund, take advantages of production factors and increase in productivity of agricultural business managements, increase agricultural production, and ameliorate life standards of inhabitants in the rural area. The paper is based on a large literature in the field and information from TVK about land consolidation. The results reflected that Turkey has implemented Land Consolidation activities for 1 million hectares per year to correct the unfavorable situation caused by inheritance traditions and other reasons. In the first years of the program, inheritance regulations were not perfectly organized, so applications encountered issues. In 2014, new regulations were implemented to prevent land division but did not have a beneficial effect on the development of enterprises. To ensure compensation for land value when they move away, Land Banking applications are needed. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock developed a GIS based web portal named "TVK" to track and monitor all the activities performed during the management of Land Consolidation Projects. TVK ensures following content to be executed: Contract Management, Project Management and Monitoring, Schedule Planning and Monitoring, Operation Management and Monitoring, Data Management (Textual and Geographical), Estimated Cost Calculation for a LCP by using unit price pool, Progress Payment Management and Monitoring, Final Account Calculation, Interim and Final Acceptance Procedures, Official Letters, Official Reports, Project Statistics, Geographical Data Marking, Correction, Comparison, Redlining, Mobile applications and E-government integration. TVK has instant and online access to governments Land Registry and Cadastre Information System, Central Population Information System, Address Registration System, Agricultural Information System and Agricultural Parcel Information System. TVK is developed with open-source technologies and compatible with OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) and ISO standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to determine and analyse the socioeconomic impacts on agricultural production of the 2 earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.4 and 7.3 that occurred in Turkey on February 6, 2023, a research survey was conducted and the data obtained from the surveys were evaluated. The survey was carried out in 15 villages in total, in 3 villages selected to represent each of the 5 districts where the earthquake was intensely felt. According to the results, besides the loss of life and property in rural areas, the earthquake had a significant impact on production factors, especially the stock of warehouses, tractor capital, manpower, and caused disruptions in supply chains and delays in agricultural activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trade-off between desirable public health outcomes and undesirable economic outcomes of anti-pandemic measures forces policy makers everywhere to seek the right combination of measures to balance the public health concerns against employment and income considerations. This article describes a novel input–output approach to assessing economywide costs of shutting down tourism and related sectors to curb the spread of COVID-19. Our framework allows for a decomposition of the total effects of shutdowns into sectoral output losses resulting from (i) suspension of the delivery of inputs to other sectors, (ii) termination of the demand for inputs produced by these sectors, and (iii) the interruption of payments to the owners of factors of production employed in the sectors ordered to shut down. We illustrate the use of this methodological framework to measure and decompose the effects of recent shutdown orders issued in Turkey, a country of major tourism activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the cost structure and profitability of tobacco production were examined in the sample of Uşak province. Esme and Ulubey districts in Uşak were the districts with the highest tobacco production. It was determined that 71 tobacco farmers, calculated according to the stratified sampling method, should be interviewed in the villages of these districts. Data were obtained through face-to-face interviews with farmers in the producer survey. Tobacco farming is an important income activity in the region where the family workforce is utilised. Labour force, land rent, and machinery rent were determined as the most significant cost factors in tobacco production. We found that large-scale enterprises are more profitably. In addition, it was determined that the organisation of tobacco farmers was insufficient. With the organisation, farmers will be able to provide the inputs used in tobacco production under more favourable conditions, and the development of marketing opportunities will make a positive contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The effective use of workforce, one of the factors of production, has a key role in ensuring the economic development of countries. In this context, the women, who generally have low participation in workforce in many countries, need to participate further in the production activities and the labor market. The participation of women in the workforce has increased over the years in Turkey, just like across the globe, and remained behind the participation of men in the workforce. In this study, the participation rate of women in workforce will be evaluated according to socio-demographic features such as educational background, marital status and age groups, and the factors influencing the participation of women will be discussed in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is based on four basic assumptions. First, interest-free financial institutions are modern institutions produced by religious concerns and obligations in the modern age. Second, these institutions are both subject to the global banking system and claim to be Islamic. In this respect, these institutions are intermediate institutions or some kind of bridge institutions. Third, religious people in Turkey, does not have enough confidence in these institutions. Finally, trust is an important factor in the production of economic capital as well as producing social and cultural capital. Based on these basic assumptions, the study focuses as the main problem, on the loss of confidence in these institution, their causes and consequences. In Turkey, criticism of these institutions are divided into two main points. The first is its claim to be suitable for Islam. The other is to be interest-free. These criticisms are fed from three points. a. Not knowing the exact operating system of the said institutions b. They use the same rates as interest-based financial institutions. c. These are the patch solutions that will prevent the establishment of a fair and full Islamic economic system. The methods and techniques of sociology were used in the study. For this purpose, a workshop was held, ten participants expressed their opinions on the subject in three sessions. Professors and experts with doctorate degrees in Islamic sciences, who are potential or real customers of Islamic financial institutions, were selected as samples. At the end of the study, a list of results and recommendations for these institutions was presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Supply chain risks may emerge at different points of a supply chain network. To prevent risks or reduce their harmful effects, contemporary organizations need to identify risks, which increase the costs of the supply chain members and the risk factors, which create these risks. This study aims to identify the risks that threaten the automotive supply chain and analyze the effects of the risks on each other. The qualitative research method was used. The population consists of supply chain managers of automotive manufacturing industry companies operating in Turkey and included in the ISO 500 list. For the data collection, the intentional sampling method was used, and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 supply chain managers from 15 different companies. A descriptive approach was used to analyze the data. There are some key findings of this study. First, supply-related risks cause increased logistics costs and longer delivery times. Second, the most crucial transportation risk factor is the delay in the transportation processes. Third, production risk factors can be controlled more efficiently compared to other risks. This study makes an essential contribution to the literature as it is the first to analyze supply chain risk data collected from Turkey's automotive sector managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the factors affecting the production and serving of local dishes in restaurants operating in a touristic destination. Alanya was selected as the research area as one of Turkey's most distinguished tourism destinations that has highlighted local cuisine in its recent tourism policies. Based on a qualitative research approach, the data obtained through document analysis, focus group interviews, and semi-structured interviews was subjected to content analysis. The findings revealed the characteristic features of Alanya's local cuisine but showed that it is not adequately represented in restaurants. The key factors for the production and presentation of local dishes were identified and discussed in terms of two main dimensions: preventive and facilitating factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Honey bee venom (BAZ), also known as apitoxin, is a protein and peptide-rich external secretion produced by the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) for use in colony defense. Due to its rich chemical content, apitoxin has widespread use in cosmetics and health, especially in apitherapy. Achieving the intended success in apitherapy is directly related to the quality and quantity of the products used. For this reason, when it uses for apitherapy treat, it is crucial that the process from raw material production to the end product is controlled and in accordance with quality standards. The honey bee venom production is a newly emerged product for commercial production in Turkey. For this reason, there are debates about the factors affecting the quality of the venom in terms of both the amount of production and the composition of the venom. In this review, it is aimed to create solutions to these discussions by searching the previous studies conducted to determine the content of honey bee venom and the factors affecting the production amount. In the studies, the effects of the devices used in the production of honey bee venom, the site of the venom collection device in the hive, the collection period and collection time, seasonal change, honey bee race and behavior, bee age, and storage conditions on the amount and quality of the venom were discussed in detail. In addition, detailed information was aimed to be given by investigating the effect of venom collection on colony performance and behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this study is some critical points were drawn about the current status of potato production in the world and Turkey, international potatoes trade structure, and the potato supports policies in Turkey and possible projections towards increasing Turkey’s potato production in the forthcoming years. The amount of potato production in Turkey was 4 million 980 thousand tons in the field of 1 million 409 thousand hectares in 2019. In terms of potato cultivation area, Niğde province was the first rank with 13.05%, followed by Konya and Afyonkarahisar provinces with 10.19% and 10.09%, respectively. Potato exports amounted to approximately 145 thousand tons and 26.5 million dollars in 2019. It was exported particularly to Iraq, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan by 2019. Besides, a model was constructed to determine the factors influencing the production of potato in Turkey. In the model, the potato producers have considered the potato price, the fertiliser price, the demand or amount of potato consumed in the previous year, whereas taking the potato cropping decision. It was concluded that while the potato price and potato consumption increased last year, the farmers produced more potatoes; on the other hand, rising fertiliser costs make them abandon the potatoes cultivation. The data of the variables in the study cover the periods of 1990-2019. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this day and age, the rapid population growth of societies has also increased the need for residence. Profit-oriented businesses, residences which are the premises of many organizations such as private and public institutions are mostly used by households to meet their accommodation needs. Households are accepted as the basic building block of the economy, which can play a role in all production factors of the financial system and households can nowadays use their residences not only for shelter need, but also for business, leisure, holiday and commercial purposes. In conjunction with this situation, it brought along large residence preferences in terms of luxury, operational process and volume. In order for residences to carry out these activities, the required infrastructure and continuous energy need must be met. Nowadays, natural gas is one of the most important sources among basic energy needs of residences. Natural gas that offers heating, hot water and cooking features to households can be used easily due to its simple chemical structure. Owing to the easy structure and cost advantages, in recent years many countries have started to prefer natural gas to meet their energy needs in every field. Residences where households live need as much energy as the square meter of the houses. Therefore, the large square meter ratio of a house where a household lives means an increase in the energy costs it has to consume. In this study; the average size of the residences where households live in Turkey and the world, household average, per capita living arrangement in the residences and the average amount ofnatural gas consumed per person are calculated and evaluated in cubic meters. In addition, natural gas consumption per capita in our country, compared with many developed and developing countries using numerical formulas and suggestions have been offered about economize the residence sizes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Energy has been a significant production factor for all countries. Turkey's energy demand has been increasing due to economic and population growth. Turkey's energy dependency on import is high. For this reason, it is important to take into account increasing energy demand and import dependency that determines the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic development. This study examines the causal relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Turkey by using the nonlinear Granger causality analysis. The annual data from 1990 to 2015 were obtained from the World Bank Indicators. The empirical results support that the neutrality hypothesis is valid for Turkey and indicate that renewable energy consumption and economic growth are not sensitive to one another in a given time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the main sources of economic growth is the increase in stocks of production factor, as well as technological development. Technology is rapidly advancing with production factors such as labor force and capital. Investments in high technology products will ensure that a significant competitive power both in domestic and foreign markets. Thanks to the achievement of competitive power in this sector, productivity, growth and innovation will increase. In this study, the relationship between productivity and competitiveness for Turkey, covering the years 1995-2017 has been analyzed by two-step analysis. Firstly, the competitiveness of high-tech sectors has been analyzed by RCA index. Secondly, LM Unit Root analysis including structural breaks has been applied and the long-term relationship between competitiveness and productivity was estimated by Maki Cointegration Analysis. According to the results, the competition power in high-tech sectors in Turkey is insufficient but the increasing in the competition power affect productivity positively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Labor is the most important production factor for the production of goods and services. The amount of labor supply usually depends on the household or individuals. Basically labor supply growth is expected to increase in parallel with an increase in wages. However, it is disputable whether or not this generally accepted assumption is always valid. It is known that individuals or labor supply holders prefer, for a variety of reasons, leisure time over work. On the other hand, sometimes individuals may also choose not to work despite the wage increases. This situation, observed despite the increasing income, is explained by the backward supply curve. Individuals who make labor supply prefer leisure time for reasons such as spending time for themselves, taking care more of the family or pursue other preoccupations besides working. This study examines changes in labor supply in relation with wage increases in Turkey. According to the results of the analysis, which uses the household survey data, it has been seen that laborers in Turkey initially choose to increase the supply of labor with wage increases in accordance with the general assumption. It has been determined that individuals behave differently after a certain point over time in the face of increasing wages. Labor supply holders in Turkey prefer leisure against increasing wages after a certain income level. The results of the analysis show that the labor supply curve has followed a course of twisted backward or backward bending in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on firm-level productivity in Turkey using a novel longitudinal data set. We combine two firm-level data sets compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute and construct an unbalanced panel data set covering the period 2007–2014. Our data set matches firms in the ICT Usage in Enterprises Survey to the Annual Industry and Service Statistics Survey that includes data on production factors and firm characteristics. We estimate production functions augmented by ICT labor, software investments, and indicators for the usage of enterprise system applications including ERP, CRM, and SCM. Our results confirm that there is a positive relationship between firm-level productivity and ICT use. Empirical findings support the complementarity hypothesis between ICT labor and software usage variables. This result implies that the productivity contribution of ICT labor is larger in firms using specialized software. Accordingly, firms need to invest in ICT labor to reap the benefits from enterprise software investments. We also estimate our models using sub-samples based on size and sector. While the elasticity of ICT labor is higher in small and medium-size firms, larger firms have greater marginal product than smaller firms. Our results also suggest that the strength of the link between ICT and productivity may be different across sectors. In particular, we find that the productivity contribution of ICT labor is higher in the services than the manufacturing sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, about 21% of the Turkey's population lives engage plant production and animal husbandry; the most crucial aspect of livestock breeding is producing forage crops. Since 2000, growers in Turkey have been subsidized and encouraged to increase both their production and quality of forage crops. However, despite all this support and assistance, desired production levels have not yet been achieved. Therefore, it is equally crucial analyze the effects of factors other than the subsidies provided on forage crops production. This study aims to determine the socio-economic factors that affect sustainable forage crops production. The study was carried out in the province of Kayseri, specifically in 11 villages where both plant production and animal husbandry systems are common. The subjects of the study were selected through the Random Sampling Method and data was collected by surveying 310 forage crops growers. To identify dependency relationships between qualitative variables used mainly based on a statistical chi-square statistic. According to the analysis results, 35.5% of growers found forage crops production sustainable, whereas 64.5% of them thought that it was unsustainable. When both socio-economic variables and the answers to survey questions were taken into account, variables such as grower's age, education level, income level, land for fodder crops, livestock count, recent increase in livestock count, subsidies, and the conditions under which sustainability may be maintained were found to be related to forage crops production sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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• Gifted youths' creative mathematical modelling project productions for real-life problems • Five-factors structure of mathematical modelling project production of gifted youths • Impact of a modelling project production and management program with enquiry-based approach on creative productivity • Identification the triggers for and contributing factors to the creative project production This study aims to determine gifted youths' mathematical modelling project production competencies and structure, to examine the impact of a modelling-based project production and management program on these competencies and project production, and to identify the triggers and contributing factors of project production. Mixed method study was employed. The first study group consisted of 300 randomly selected gifted youths who were registered in the Project Production and Management Program (PPMP) in Science and Art Centers (SACs) throughout Türkiye. The second study group comprised 60 participants who were purposively selected from amongst the 300 participants that took part in the first study group. The data sources used in the study include scale, interview, log, modelling form, peer suggestion and expert suggestion forms. Structural equation modelling, ANCOVA, content analysis was conducted. It has been concluded that the mathematical modelling-based project production has a five-factor structure. It has been obtained that the modelling-based PPMP positively affected the mathematical modelling competencies and project productions and that this improvement was maintained. It has been found that identification of global, real-life and popular science problems in the field gifted youths are interested in is most important trigger. It was indicated there are 15 factors contributing to projects production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Entrepreneurship is one of the main factors of production and hence, it plays a key role in determining the level of production and employment. Together with the globalization process entrepreneurship has become a fundamental determinant of economic growth and development. Thus, establishing the drivers of entrepreneurship is crucial for determining the necessary policies in order to increase the level of economic growth and development of a country. This paper investigates the determinants of entrepreneurship in Turkey by using individual level data taken from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor [1]. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor [2] provides a rich dataset with regard to the entrepreneurial behaviour and attitudes of individuals and how the national context of countries affect entrepreneurship. By considering the current economics literature demographic and economic features of individuals are used as potential determinants of becoming an entrepreneur. Moreover, similar to Arenius and Minniti [3]'s study perceptual variables are taken into account as explanatory variables of entrepreneurship in the empirical analysis. The results of our empirical study put forward the determinants of entrepreneurship in Turkey at the individual level. Hence, we contribute to the existing literature by presenting new evidence with regard to the determinants of entrepreneurship in Turkey. The results of our analysis will be helpful for policy makers in designing new policies in order to increase the number of entrepreneurs in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract: In order to effectively conserve the non-renewable resource phosphorus (P), flows and stocks of P must be known at national, regional and global scales. P is a key non-renewable resource because its use as fertilizer cannot be substituted posing a constraint on the global food production in the long-term. This paper presents a methodology to establish country-wide P balances that emphasises resource use. We develop a material flow analysis (MFA) model that comprises all relevant flows and stocks of P in five subsystems, seven processes and 36 material flows. For quantification, statistical data from economic and agricultural sources as well as available information about P partitioning in natural and anthropogenic processes are used. Special attention is paid to data gaps and uncertainties. The model was tested in two case studies on P management in Turkey and Austria. MFA appears to be a tool well suited for establishing country-wide P balances, provided that national statistics are well-structured and accessible. If a common approach is used for modelling P-flows and stocks, regional and national balances can be compared and linked towards larger scale P balances for an improved management of the resource. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to prove the validity of Wagner's hypothesis. Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines the validity of Wagner's hypothesis with annual data for Turkey over 1950-2005 period. Findings - The empirical results using the ARDL bounds tests of cointegration provide strong support for the hypothesis. Also, the results are robust across six alternative specifications of the Wagner's hypothesis as well as four alternative lag length selection criterions. Originality/value - The paper provides useful information on the validity of Wagner's hypothesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Owing to the suitable natural resource endowments, twelve different oil-related plants are grown in Turkey making it the largest producer in cottonseed, sunflower seed, cottonseed oil, and margarine in the Mediterranean Basin. However, Turkey has also been a net importer in both oilseeds and crude oils. It is the second largest importer in sunflower seed, sunflower oil, palm oil, corn oil, and third in soybean oil in the region. Using multi-commodity partial equilibrium simulation model, this paper analyzes the future consumption and trade patterns in the Turkish oilseed market. The model suggests that the deficiencies in major meals and oils will likely to persist if the present policies are sustained. If the tariff rates are lowered to 0% for sunflower seed and to 12% for sunflower oil, the total vegetable oil disappearance as well as the imports of sunflower oil, sunflower meal, and palm oil will continue to grow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

• Land fragmentation (LF) in eight Polish and Turkish villages was examined. • LF parameters of villages to undergo land consolidation in Poland and Turkey differ. • The way joint ownership is documented in the Turkish cadastre affects LF indices. • The initial differences in LF parameters should affect how land consolidation projects are assessed. Land fragmentation is one of the key factors of agricultural production profitability. One way to objectively assess the phenomenon is to represent it as several specific land fragmentation indices. Nevertheless, similar land fragmentation index values can be interpreted differently in different farming conditions in various countries. How these indices are calculated depends directly on the format of input data, usually based on cadastral data. The present research on eight villages in Turkey and Poland was an attempt to determine the impact of the identified differences, including different ways cadastral data are organised, on the method of calculating land fragmentation indices and results of the calculations. The authors have demonstrated the fundamental importance of the method of including holding shares in parcel ownership titles in the calculations. Spatial distribution of farm buildings turned out to have a significant impact as well. The differences identified for the villages in both the investigated countries influence the primary objectives of land consolidation projects and should be decisive for key aspects when evaluating such projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]