The Art Déco Influence in the Modern Turkish Architecture of the Early Republican Period

With the proclamation of the Republic, Atatürk, the founder of Modern Turkey, wanted a new model of politics that would bring about the establishment of the “nation state”, also symbolized by architecture. Having decided to make a transition to modern architecture in Turkey, Atatürk invited academics from Germany and Vienna to achieve this. Consequently, by the 1930s, architecture followed a functionalistrationalist path in both public buildings and in residences. Another architectural style that wielded a lot of influence on the trends in the Modern Movement in this period was Art Déco. The plastic effect of mass in Art Déco was accompanied by purism. The purpose of th is article is to explore the characteristics of the Art Déco style in modern Turkish architecture, tracing it back to the 1930s, the time when a culture of architecture first began to form in Turkey, as Art Déco, in combination with rationalism, proved to be an influential force in Republican Turkey. The effect of this style on the composition of structural masses shall be described through examples of public and residential buildings. At the same time, an attempt shall be made to explore the connotations of contemporaneity, progress, technology, and industry as expressed in the vocabulary of the Republican ideology that embraced the mass aesthetic of the formal style that was Art Déco

THE VOICES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS REGARDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A THIRD SPACE ACTIVITY FOR IN-SERVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Since faculties of education mainly serve in the field of pre-service teacher education, their role for in-service teacher education is questioned for a long time. In Turkey, a partnership protocol signed in 1997 between the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) and the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) to enable pre-service teachers to adapt to the school process and to the act of teaching skills with the guidance of a mentor teacher. Yet, in-service teacher education is widely neglected by universities creating a big gap in terms of providing teachers with in-service teacher training activities by the Faculties of Education. Thus, this study set out to understand English language teachers' perceived needs in terms of in-service teacher education and their expectations from faculty academics. For the study, a partnership agreement was signed between the Directorate of National Education (DoNE) and the Education Faculty and a two-day seminar and workshop was conducted organized as a "Third Space Activity". At the end of the event, teachers' perceived needs for in-service teacher education, their views about the Third Space activity, and their expectations and wants from the academics were investigated. The qualitative data were analysed on the basis of Hutchinson and Waters' needs analysis. Based on findings, this study highlights the significance of a close cooperation between the universities and schools. This study also highlights and questions a neglected function of education faculties in terms of providing in-service teachers with the necessary teacher training activities.&nbsp

A Contemporary Interpretation of Tradition in Mosque Design. Marmara Ilahiyat Mosque, Turkey

In recent years, the concept of contemporary mosque architecture has emerged in all Islamic countries. The goal of these structures which are produced using original designs, contemporary materials, technology and construction systems is to design structures which suit modern architectural concepts of today in the architecture of traditional mosques. Taken up with contemporary plan and form concepts rather than traditional plans, contemporary lines and interpretations are seen in liturgical elements such as the mihrap, dais, pulpit, gallerys, courtyard, fountain and minaret, which are indispensable elements of the mosque architecture in these mosques. One of the important points that is dwelled upon with these structures is their interior design. The aim of this study is to examine the design, layout features as well as the interior decoration of the Marmara Ilahiyat Mosque, which is one of our contemporarymosques that have been addressed in Turkey in the 20th century. With this goal, the structure’s overall layout, its interior space, decorative and liturgic elements as well as characteristics such as materials, technology and lighting have been examined in detail. As one of the important representatives of contemporary Turkish mosques, the structure is suitable for the land it was built on top of and the city fabric, that it interprets traditional architecture with modern styling, and that it takes its place in a significant position amongst contemporary Turkish mosques, as it is a unique example that achieves a contemporary and dynamic identity of Turkish-Islamic architectures by using today’s materials and techniques from a standpoint of traditional layout, plan elements and interior space embellishments

Attitudes of international students in higher education: Implications for educators

The purpose of this study was to determine international students satisfaction with regards to the education, services, and facilities at an institution of higher education. Results showed that most of the students were satisfied with the quality of programs at their institution

SOME FINDINGS ON THE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF GENERATION Z YOUTH IN TÜRKIYE

In recent years, there has been an intense interest in generational studies in many different disciplines of social sciences. Especially the political participation behaviours and voter tendencies of individuals called Generation Z attract the attention of political decision makers as well as academicians. In Türkiye, on the other hand, it is noteworthy that the studies establishing a relationship between the voter tendencies of generations and their political participation preferences and levels are limited and the studies are generally conducted at the regional or educational level on the basis of province, region or school. Based on the assumption that there is a need for a descriptive and explanatory study on the general political participation tendencies of Generation Z in Turkey, this study was designed. In the research, a scale was created to analyse the political participation tendencies of Generation Z youth in Türkiye. Citizens living in Türkiye were considered as the population and the sample to represent the population was determined. Since the variable in question will be measured at the community level, the sample should be distributed at the NUTS II level. Considering the voter turnout rates for a representative sample, the minimum sample size was determined as 417 with a sensitivity of +/- 3 at 95% confidence interval. Considering the possible missing observations, the scale was applied to a total of 500 people. 26 provinces and 31 districts in Level 2 of the "Classification of Statistical Regional Units of Türkiye" were determined as the sample. The data obtained were analysed by using SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences) and the general voter tendencies of Generation Z were analysed by reliability analysis, frequency analysis, chi-square analysis and difference tests. In the analyses, it was primarily concluded that 85.8% of the participants were not members of any political party and 67.4% of them did not believe in solving problems through politics. It has been determined that 41.6% of the participants consider themselves as sympathising voters and 34.2% of them consider the party leader important in voting for a political party. In addition, 66.2 per cent of the respondents stated that Turkey needs a new political party and 60.6 per cent stated that Türkiye should return to the parliamentary system

Primary School Second Grade English Language Teaching Program: Insiders’ Views on its Strengths and Weaknesses

The advents in technology, science and globalization have increased the need to communicate in a foreign language. In order to keep abreast of these demands of the global world and the local needs of individuals, curricula and teaching programs change constantly in formal education settings. In Turkey, English language teaching programs went through three major changes taking place in 1997, 2006 and 2013, the last of which was a major change known as 4+4+4 education system. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the 2013 2nd grade English Language Teaching Program (ELTP) from teachers' perspectives with a focus on its general characteristics, aims, outcomes, and content. To address this research objective, the data were collected qualitatively by employing in-depth interviews with 14 teachers who were implementing the 2nd grade ELTP in state primary schools in the city center of Denizli province. Inductive content analysis revealed that teachers mostly have positive opinions regarding the different components of the ELTP. The motivational quality of it,  its emphasis on communicative competence with practical language use are considered as the best aspects of it while some concerns regarding the number of the outcomes, limited practice opportunities stemming from insufficient class hours, and the order of the content are reported. Keywords: 2nd Grade ELTP, evaluation, program, 4+4+4 education system, primary schoo

Altın fiyatını belirleyen talep yönlü faktörlerin analizi : Türkiye için bir uygulama

06.03.2018 tarihli ve 30352 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan “Yükseköğretim Kanunu İle Bazı Kanun Ve Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamelerde Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun” ile 18.06.2018 tarihli “Lisansüstü Tezlerin Elektronik Ortamda Toplanması, Düzenlenmesi ve Erişime Açılmasına İlişkin Yönerge” gereğince tam metin erişime açılmıştır.Altın Dünya'da her zaman önemli olmayı başarmış değerli bir madendir. Asırlardır in-sanların farklı amaçlarına hizmet etmiştir. Yeryüzünde az olması, her yerde para yerine geçebilmesi, bozulmaması, geri dönüşümü olması, aşınmaması, elektik ve ısıyı kolay eletmesi gibi fiziksel ve kimyasal özelliklere sahip olan bu değerli maden insanların peşinden gitmesine sebeptir. Altının fiziksel ve kimyasal özellikleri onun kullanım alan-larını oldukça geniş bir boyuta taşımaktadır. Uzun yıllar boyunca parasal sistemde bir değişim aracı olarak kullanılmış ve uluslar arası finansal piyasada yoğun şekilde işlem görmektedir. Halen dünyada birçok ülke tarafından rezerv aracı olarak kullanılmaya devam etmektedir. Çalışmada altın ve altının tarihine dair kapsamlı açıklama yapılmıştır. Dünya ve Türki-ye'de ki altının kullanım şekilleri alanları ve altın piyasaları açıklanmıştır. Altının rağbet görme nedenleri ve altını etkilen faktörlere değinilmiştir. Bu çalışmada altının arz yönü inelastik yapıya sahip olmasından dolayı altının talep yönü ele almaktayız. Mart 2003 Mayıs 2016 dönemini kapsayan bu çalışmada aylık veriler kullanılmıştır. Altın fiyatlarını etkilediği düşünülen değişkenler Dow Jones endeksi, gümüş fiyatları, ham petrol fiyatları, BİST, reel efektif döviz kuru, enflasyon oranları FMOLS, DOLS ve CCR eşbütünleşme testleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Enflasyon ve döviz kuru değişkenleri durağan seriler oldukları için modele dahil edil-memiştir. Çalışmada mevsimsellikten arındırılmış, logaritmik seriler kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada öncelikli olarak serilerin durağan olup olmadığını sınamak amacıyla ADF (1979), Phillips-Perron (1988) ve KPSS (1992) birim kök testleri kullanılmıştır. Johansen eşbütünleşme testi yapılmıştır. Johansen eş bütünleşme testinin yapılabilmesi için serilerin aynı dereceden durağan olması gerekmektedir. Bu nedenle durağan seriler olan enflasyon ve kur değişkeni eş bütünleşme analizlerine dahil edilmemiştir. Tahmin sonuçları incelendiğinde enflasyon, kur ve petrol değişkenlerinin anlamlı olma-dığı görülmektedir. Bununla birlikte regresyon tahmininden elde edilen sonuçlar eş bü-tünleşme tahmin sonuçları ile benzerlik göstermektedir. Eş bütünleşme analizinden farklı olarak regresyon modelinde kur değerinin anlamlı olmadığı görülmektedir. İstanbul Borsası'ndaki değişmeler altın fiyatlarını negatif etkilerken, gümüş fiyatları ve Amerikan borsasındaki değişmeler altın fiyatlarını pozitif etkilemektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler : Altın, Altın Fiyatı, Altın TalebiGold is a valuable mine that has always managed to be important in the world. It has served people for different purposes for centuries. This little metal on earth has a physical and chemical properties such as being able to substitute money everywhere, not to be spoiled, recycled, not to be eroded, easy to handle with electricity and heat, and so on. The physical and chemical properties of gold make it a very wide area of use. It has been used as a means of exchange in the monetary system for many years and is heavily traded on the international financial market. It is still being used as reserve tool by many countries in the world. A comprehensive explanation of the history of gold and gold has been made in the study. Besides, the areas of usage of gold in the world and Turkey and gold markets are explained. The causes of gold's appeal and the factors influencing gold are mentioned. In this study, we are dealing with the demand direction of gold since the supply direction of gold has an intellectual structure. Monthly data were used in this study covering the period from March 2003 to May 2016. Variables considered to affect gold prices were analyzed using Dow Jones index, silver prices, crude oil prices, BIS, real effective exchange rate, inflation rates FMOLS, DOLS and CCR cointegration tests. As the inflation and exchange rate variables are static series, they are not included in the model. Seasonally adjusted, logarithmic series were used in the study. ADF (1979), Phillips-Perron (1988) and KPSS (1992) unit root tests were used to test whether the series were stationary in the study. Johansen cointegration test was conducted. In order for the Johansen cointegration test to be carried out, the series have to be stable at the same level. For this reason, the static series inflation and exchange rate are not included in the cointegration analysis. When the estimation results are examined, it is seen that inflation, exchange rate and petroleum variables are not significant. However, the results obtained from the regression estimation are similar to the results from the co-estimation. Unlike the cointegration analysis, the exchange rate appears to be insignificant in the regression model. Changes in the Istanbul Stock Exchange negatively affect gold prices, while silver prices and changes in the US stock market are positively affecting gold prices. Keywords: Gold, Gold Prices, Gold Deman

Şist kayaçlarında anizotropinin temel ve rezidüel sürtünme açılarına etkisi

The basic friction angle (....) tests are a common and practical method used to determine the shear strength of discontinuities. Tilt device is generally used in basic friction angle experiments. In this study, the effects of the anisotropy properties of green and mica schist rocks taken from the copper mine site in Kastamonu Hanönü district on the basic and residual friction angles were investigated. For this purpose, experiments with a specially designed tilt device were conducted on dried and saturated green schist and mica schist samples with orientation angles of 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90° relative to the loading axis. According to the results in dried and saturated conditions, maximum basic and residual friction angle values were obtained for green schist samples at 60°. The results were close to each other in the experiments carried out in both saturated and dried conditions. Green schist samples were less affected by the saturated media. Mica schist samples were not affected by anisotropy for both media, and close values were obtained in all orientation angles. It was determined that the basic and residual friction angles were lower in saturated conditions compared to dried ones.Temel sürtünme açısı (....) deneyleri süreksizliklerin kayma dayanımının belirlenmesi için kullanılan yaygın ve pratik bir yöntemdir. Temel sürtünme açısı deneylerinde genel olarak tilt cihazı kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Kastamonu Hanönü ilçesindeki bakır madeni sahasından alınan yeşil ve mika şist kayaçlarının anizotropi özelliklerinin temel ve rezidüel sürtünme açılarına etkisi incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla, yükleme eksenine göre 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° ve 90° yönelim açısına sahip kuru ve doygun yeşil şist ve mika şist numunelerine özel olarak tasarlanan tilt cihazı ile deneyler uygulanmıştır. Kuru ve doygun ortamlardaki sonuçlara göre yeşil şist numuneleri için 60°de maksimum temel ve rezidüel sürtünme açısı değerleri elde edilmiştir. Hem doygun hem de kuru ortam şartlarında yapılan deneylerde birbirine yakın sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Doygun ortamdan yeşil şist numuneleri daha az etkilenmiştir. Mika şist numuneleri ise her iki ortam için anizotropiden etkilenmemiş ve tüm yönelim açılarında yakın değerler elde edilmiştir. Doygun ortam şartlarında temel ve rezidüel sürtünme açısının, kuru ortam şartlarına kıyasla daha düşük değerlerde olduğu belirlenmiştir

The Role of Job Satisfaction in Predicting Teacher Emotions: A Study on English Language Teachers

This study aimed at investigating teacher job satisfaction as a predictor of teacher emotions. To this end, in a mixed method study, data were collected via the Job Satisfaction Survey and Teacher Emotions Inventory from 2,013 English language teachers across Turkey in addition to qualitative data collected from 145 teachers. By conducting statistical correlation and regression analysis, the findings revealed that job satisfaction correlated positively with teacher emotions, including negative ones. Also, contrary to the common understanding, it was found that job satisfaction is a predictor of negative emotions in terms of sadness, anger, and fear, indicating that schools as the workplace of teachers cause interplay of emotions under similar conditions. Negative emotions, particularly the fear dimension, exhibit a bidirectional feature in motivating teachers to a certain extent, thus increasing job satisfaction. It is concluded that job satisfaction involves not only positive but negative emotions, too since they are experienced in a temporal way