The Incorporation of the foreign elements into the Ottoman political culture

Ankara : The Department of International Relations and Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Bilkent Univ., 1997.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1997.Includes bibliographical references leaves and index.This thesis is a study which aims to explore the cultural dimensions of Ottoman politics and state tradition. The present study is an analysis of the components of the political culture of the Ottomans until the end of the sixteenth century. The components creating the sui generis political culture of the Ottomans treated in this thesis are that of Islamic, Byzantine and Turco-Iranian origin. An integral part of this study is also concerned with the continuity and discontinuity of the Ottoman political culture in modem Turkey. In the light of the above findings, the politico-cultural dimensions of current relations of Turkey with the West are presented from the standpoint of cultural historySoykut, MustafaM.S

A CONFLICT OF TWO CIVILISATIONS: THE OTTOMANS AND AN EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY HOLY LEAGUE PLAN

The present paper concerns a Holy League plan in the first half of the seventeenth century by the Papacy seen from the perspective of hitherto lesser known archival sources on political history. In order to give the reader a contrasting perspective, the article also focuses on the self-perception and on the general world view of the Ottomans before and after the seventeenth century, and on what sort of measures were taken to counteract Ottoman stagnation beyond the heyday of its power. The present study not only attempts to highlight certain patterns pertinent to the relations between Islam and the West, but attempts also to document an attempt by the Papacy to unite Europe under Christendom, re-defining the 'other' when a revived rhetoric of the crusades was in vogue in that century

The development of the image 'Turk' in Italy through 'Della letteratura de Turchi' of Giambattista Dona

Islam represented for Italy and Europe a threat of military nature, as well as that of a cultural one in terms of representing the 'other' vis-a-vis Europe. Europe defined itself along the lines of Christendom, especially beginning with the conquest of Spain and Sicily by the Arabs in the eighth and ninth centuries. As a result of the rapid Ottoman conquests in Eastern Europe, from the midst of the fifteenth century onwards what came into European mind when thinking of Islam was the Ottoman Turks. While the image of Islam as ell as that of the 'Turk' served to define 'Europeanness' as opposed to the 'other', this image gradually started to change towards the end of the seventeenth century with the Ottoman decline

Osmanlı Devleti'nde 16.-18. yüzyıllar arası İtalyan Devletlerinin siyasi ve misyonerlik faaliyetlerini araştırma projesi

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Oxidative stress enzyme status and frequency of micronuclei in heroin addicts in Turkey

Heroin is among the most widely used and dangerous addictive opiate. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that more than 15 million people are under the influence of opiate addiction. The aim of this study was to investigate copper zinc-superoxide dismutase (Cu, Zn-SOD), catalase (CAT) and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the frequency of micronuclei (MN) in addicts using heroin, the most commonly abused opiate in Turkey. Addicts were defined as individuals diagnosed according to "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV)" criteria by the "Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Education Centre-Ankara (AMATEM)". The control group had no addiction. In comparisons between the groups, a significant decrease in Cu, Zn-SOD activity and increases in MDA levels and MN frequency were observed in addicts. It can be concluded that opiates may cause oxidative stress and that antioxidant supplementation, in addition to pharmacological and psychiatric approaches, can reduce the toxicological effects of these opiates

Radiotherapy for benign diseases in Turkey: a patterns of care survey of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (TROD 05-002).

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the patterns of radiotherapy (RT) care in cases of benign diseases in Turkey. Methods: A questionnaire survey was sent to all radiation oncology (RO) departments in Turkey. The number of patients treated for benign disease between 2015 and 2020 was requested. A list of benign conditions was given, and information on the number of patients per disease, single and total doses prescribed, weekly fractions, radiation type, energy, and device was requested. Results: Of the 138 RO departments, 29 (21%) responded. The data received concerned 15 (52%) university, 10 (34%) public, and four (14%) private hospitals. A total of 130,846 patients were treated with RT in these departments. Of these patients, 6346 (4.85%) were treated for benign conditions. The most common benign diseases treated with RT were meningioma (35%), plantar fasciitis (19%), schwannoma (16%), arteriovenous malformation (11%), and pituitary adenoma (7%). Most centers performed RT for paraganglioma, heterotopic ossification, vertebral hemangioma, and Graves’ ophthalmopathy, but none treated arthrosis. Wide variations were observed across the departments. Radiosurgery for intracranial pathologies was performed intensively in four centers. By contrast, RT for plantar fasciitis was predominantly treated in five centers, one of which had more than 1000 patients. Conclusion: The ratio of patients who underwent RT for benign diseases in Turkey among all patients who underwent RT was 4.85%. The common pattern of RT in 72% of patients was radiosurgery for intracranial benign diseases, followed by low-dose RT for plantar fasciitis in 19%