The Relationships among Mortality Rates, Income and Educational Inequality in Terms of Economic Growth: A Comparison between Turkey and the Euro Area

This study focuses on the relationships among mortality rates, income and educational inequality in terms of economic growth to investigate similarities and differences between the Euro Area and Turkey. For this purpose, income gini as an indicator of income inequality and education gini as an indicator of education inequality are used in the analyses. The relations among the variables are examined with panel data analysis for the Euro Area and with time series analysis for Turkey by using these coefficients and mortality rates for the period of 1980 and 2006. The results show that access to education is more important than the others for Turkey and the Euro Area. There is also a considerable relation between education inequality and mortality rates of infant and adult.Educational Gini, Income Gini, Mortality Rates, Economic Growth, Panel Data Analysis, Euro Area, Turkey

Caught between the notions of ethnicity, citizenship and diaspora : ǂthe ǂcase of the Bosniaks in Turkey

Along with many others, Bosniaks are an ethnic group within the contempora-ry Turkish nation with immigrant roots dating back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Constituting a significant ethno-demographic part of the Ottoman legacy within the modern Turkish nation, Bosniaks in Turkey have long refrained from identifying themselves with a separate ethnic or cultural identity when confronted with the assimilationist cultural policies of the new nation state. But, while adapting themselves to Turkish culture and identity, Bosniaks have also preserved a collective identity of Bosniakness, mostly owing to the fact that their population in Turkey has been fed by continuous migration waves in different periods. The aim of this study is to analyze the problematic development of a Bosniak identity in Turkey with regards to the cultural assimilation processes and continuous migration waves and other factors on both foreign and domestic scales. Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that Bosniaks in Turkey do not yet constitute a Bosniak diaspora, but rather they can be regarded as a diaspora in the making.Ena izmed številnih etničnih skupin, ki živijo v sodobni turški državi, so Bo-šnjaki. Začetki njihovega priseljevanja segajo v zadnjo četrtino 19. stoletja. Kot pomemben etnično-demografski del otomanske zapuščine v moderni turški drža-vi Bošnjaki, spričo asimilacijske kulturne politike nove nacionalne države, dolgo niso kultivirali ločene etnične ali kulturne istovetnosti. Toda hkrati s prilagajanjem turški kulturi in identiteti so ohranjali tudi kolektivno bošnjaško identiteto, pred-vsem zahvaljujoč stalnim migracijskim valovom, s katerimi se je v različnih obdobjih napajala njihova populacija. Namen pričujoče študije je bil analizirati težavni razvoj bošnjaške istovetnosti v Turčiji z ozirom na procese kulturne asimilacije in neprekinjene migracijske valove ter druge dejavnike tako v okviru turške države kot tudi zunaj njenih meja. Izsledke raziskave lahko strnemo v sklep, da Bošnjaki v Turčiji zaenkrat še ne predstavljajo diaspore, je pa ta v nastajanju

Development of biosensors for determination of the total antioxidant capacity

Thesis (Master)--Izmir Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Izmir, 2008Includes bibliographical references (leaves: 116-122)Text in English;Abstract: Turkish and Englishxiii, 133 leavesIn this study, an amperometric laccase biosensor was developed for determination of the oleuropein concentration that is the biological active component of olive leaf and contributes dominantly to the total antioxidant capacity. The biosensor was prepared by immobilization of laccase from Trametes versicolor by addition of cross-linking agent, glutaraldehyde, into the carbon paste electrode. Different biosensors were prepared by changing the amount of crosslinking agent and concentration of the enzyme solution. So, effect of these parameters on biosensor performance was investigated. The best biosensor performance was determined for the biosensor having glutaraldehyde amount of 12.03 % vol. of the biosensor bottom part and 5 mg/ml of laccase enzyme. The effect of scan rate and temperature on the biosensor performance was also investigated in this study. The scan rate of 10 mV/s was decided to be the optimum for the amperometric detection of oleuropein considering the fastest response and maximum reduction current. 250C was chosen as an optimum temperature value due to the maximum laccase activity and capability of oleuropein acting as an antioxidant. Extraction of phenolics from olive leaf was also an important part of this study. The extract was divided into fractions varying in their oleuropein amounts such as polar fractions and relatively less polar fractions. Therefore, biosensor performance was investigated for fractions containing different type of phenolics. HPLC analyses of the fractions were also performed in this study. In addition total phenol content and antioxidant capacity of the fractions were determined by conventional methods

Approximate cost preparation in a BİM- based archi̇tectural modelling program

Ülkemizin inşaat konusunda gelişmekte olan bir ülke olması ve insanların temel ihtiyaçlarının giderek artması yeni ihtiyaçları kendisi ile birlikte getirmiştir. Günümüz koşulları ile bu tür yapıların yapılması tasarımdan uygulamaya kadar bina yaşam döngüsünün her aşamasında farklı uzmanlıkları ve teknolojik kabiliyetleri gerektirmektedir.Uzmanlıkların ve danışmanlıkların maliyetlerinin yüksek ve az oluşu yapı tasarımı ve inşaatı konusunda ciddi bir engel oluşturmaktadır. Bina bilgi modellemesi (BIM) temel anlamda entegre tasarım ve proje teslim süreçlerini destekleyebilen ve mevcut bilgi teknolojilerine gore karşılaştırıldığında belirgin avantajlar sunan bir teknoloji, metodoloji ve süreçler bütünü olarak algılanmaktadır. Bina tasarımı ve yapımı konusunda açık kaynak yaklaşımlarının BIM yöntemleri ile birleştirilmesi, tüm bu süreçlerin yönetimi açısından büyük potansiyeller içermektedir.BIM tabanlı bir açık kaynak bilgi sistemi sayesinde özellikle küçük ölçek mimarlık ofisleri ile geleneksel anlayışta iş modellerine sahip küçük ölçekli inşaat firmalarının bu önemli konuda bilgi ve uzmanlığa bilgi teknolojileri yardımı ile ulaşılabilir hale getirilmesi mümkündür. Bu çalışmada Autodesk Revit ana platform olarak kullanılmıştır.Yapılmış olan modellemede Revitten alınan metraj cetvellerinden faydalanarak yaklaşık maliyet çıkarılması ve iş akışının hızlandırılması planlanmaktadır

A Re-evaluation of the Revisionist - Status Quo Dichotomy in Interwar Turkish Foreign Policy, 1936-1939

Turkish history during the interwar period (1918-1939) has been described in terms which place it on a dichotomy best used to analyse the actions of the eventual belligerents in World War II. This dichotomy describes the eventual defeated Axis countries as revisionist and the victorious Allies as status quo nations in the interwar period. The contention is that this distinction, taking as its basis the actions of belligerents, is unhelpful in analysing the foreign policy of a non-belligerent state in WWII.Three case studies are examined through the secondary literature as well as archival sources to show that notions of Turkey as either status quo or revisionist are not entirely accurate. This is because Turkish foreign policy can be classified as either or both, thus diminishing the terms’ explanatory utility. Three case studies are; the Montreux Straits Convention (1936), the Saadabad Pact (1937) and the Sanjak dispute of Alexandretta (1936-39). A reading of history which assumes macro level (1914-1945) superiority based on Great Power interests and actions undermines the complexity of Turkish foreign policy in the 1930s. By extension, the practice of subsuming the actions of smaller states under terminology which was intended for Great Powers is challenged.

Various Representations of Jews in Turkish Cinema

This article was delivered in Turkish at the 2015 International Conference on Religion and Film in Istanbul, Turkey. The author has provided the English translation of the paper

Detecting leptin gene polymorphizm in native cattles raising in Aydın province

Bu çalışma, Aydın ilinde yetiştirilen yerli sığırlarda leptin gen polimorfizminin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. DNA, 5 farklı lokasyonda bulunan 117 bireyden alınan kan örneklerinden elde edilmiştir. Genotiplerin belirlenmesi için PCR-RFLP metodu kullanılmıştır. Sığır leptin genine ait 422 bç’lik bölge PCR ile çoğaltılmış ve ardından Sau3AI restriksiyon enzimi ile kesime tabi tutulmuştur. Sau3AI enzim kesimi sonucu 390, 303, 88 ve 32 bç’lik bantlardan oluşan bir karışım elde edilmiştir. Çalışmada, gen frekansları A ve B allelleri için sırası ile 0.803 ve 0.197, genotip frekansları ise AA, AB ve BB genotipleri için sırası ile 0.641, 0.325 ve 0.034 olarak belirlenmiştir. Daha somut bilgilerin ortaya konabilmesi amacıyla bu gen bölgesinin DNA dizi analizinin yapılması faydalı olacaktır. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular literatüre önemli katkı sağlayacak düzeydedir.This study was carried out to determine leptin gene polymorphism in native cattles raised in Aydın province. DNA was extracted from 117 individual blood samples collected from cattles raised in 5 different locations. The PCR-RFLP methods were used to determine genotypes. A 422 bp DNA fragment within bovine leptin gene was amplified with PCR and then digested with restriction endonuclease enzyme Sau3AI. The Sau3AI digestion produced a mixture containing of 390, 303, 88 and 32 bp. In present study, A and B allele frequencies were identified with 0.803 and 0.197; AA, AB and BB genotype frequencies were identified with 0.641, 0.325 and 0.034, respectively. In order to reveal more concrete information, sequencing for the leptin gene may be useful. Results obtained from this study will provide a significant contribution to the literature

Sınıf Ortamında İstenmeyen Davranışlara İlişkin Öğretmenlerin Gösterdikleri Tepkiler

The purpose of this research is to determine primary school teachers’ reactions towards student misbehavior in the classroom, and to evaluate and analyze these behaviors in terms of different dimensions. We observed the courses of 43 primary school teachers from four different schools. Our aim is to reveal the reactions of primary school teachers towards their students’ misbehavior in the classroom, and whether these reactions change regarding variables such as school, class, and course. Furthermore, we analyze teachers’ reactions in terms of their gender, alma mater, and seniority. Consequently, teachers’ reactions towards students’ misbehavior in the classroom differ by schools, classes, and courses; in addition, the teachers’ gender, alma mater, and seniority affect these reactions. Remarkably, the research reveals corporal punishment and insulting statements among some of the reactions.Bu araştırmanın amacı, sınıf öğretmenlerinin sınıf ortamında öğrencilerin istenmeyen davranışlarına ilişkin tepkilerini saptamak; bunları farklı boyutlarıyla analiz edip değerlendirmektir. Bu temel amaç çerçevesinde, 4 ilköğretim okulundan 43 sınıf öğretmeninin dersi izlenerek, öğrencilerin istenmeyen davranışlarına ilişkin öğretmen tepkilerinin neler olduğu, okul, sınıf ve ders değişkenlerine göre bu tepkilerin değişiklik gösterip göstermediği ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca, öğretmen tepkilerinin, öğretmenlerin cinsiyetine, mezun oldukları okullara ve kıdemlerine göre değişip değişmediğine de dikkat edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, sınıf ortamında öğrencilerin istenmeyen davranışlarına ilişkin sınıf öğretmenlerinin gösterdikleri tepkiler, okul, sınıf ve ders düzeyinde farklılıklar gösterdiği gibi, bu tepkilerde öğretmenlerin cinsiyeti, mezun olduğu okul ve kıdemlerinin de etkili olduğu saptanmıştır. Öğretmenlerin tepkileri arasında fiziksel ceza ve hakaret içerikli ifadelerin yer almış olması dikkat çekici durum olarak değerlendirilmiştir