İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi / Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

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The 1934 Anti-Jewish Thrace Riots: the Jewish Exodus of Thrace Through the Lens of Nationalism and Collective Violence
(2017) Eligur, Banu; AFR-3489-2022
This article analyses the causes and the dynamic process of production of the 1934 anti-Jewish Thrace riots. The article, based on the US State Department Records, British Documents on Foreign Affairs and the Turkish Republic's Prime Ministry Republican Archives as well as Turkish, US and British newspapers, argues that the 1934 anti-Jewish Thrace riots were not spontaneous occurrences caused by over-excited masses, but instead planned actions by some local state elite and Republican People's Party (RPP) local officials as well as anti-Semitic Turkish ultra-nationalists. The article argues that it was not popular anti-Semitism, but the Turkish state establishment's security concerns vis-a-vis the perceived Italian and Bulgarian threat that resulted in the riots. The local state elite and RPP local officials, who were uneasy about the economically well-off Jews, acted as ethno-nationalist entrepreneurs by allowing the ultra-nationalists to operate in the riot-prone Thrace, while the rioters mainly participated in the collective violence to receive economic gains as a result of the expulsion of the Jews.
Academic Trends in European Union Studies in Turkey within the Framework of Turkey-EU Relations
(2022) Mercan, S. Sezgin; Bilgin, Kivilcim Romya; Karadag, Haluk; Ongun, Yelda
The relationship between academics and policymakers has a complex and multi-layered structure, and there are different views on how this relationship should be. While discussing the political processes in the context of Turkey's membership, the interactions between academics and policymakers in the relations between Turkey and the EU have the potential to provide solutions in the steps that need to be taken. However, the academic tendency of EU studies in Turkey will be revealed by answering questions such as what subjects are preferred by academics working on the EU in Turkey to study in the knowledge-production process, which subjects they prioritize in EU studies, what the effects of the ups and downs in Turkey-EU relations are on the academy, and how the academy positions itself in the field of EU studies. It is considered that such a study will contribute to further studies on how the academy's relations with policymakers are and how they should be in studying Turkey-EU relations.
An analysis of Turkey's solar PV auction scheme: What can Turkey learn from Brazil and South Africa?
(2021) Sirin, Selahattin Murat; Sevindik, Irem
As global investments continue in renewable energy technologies, investment costs have declined significantly. Meanwhile, many governments have shifted from pre-set renewable support schemes to auction schemes in order to introduce competition in price setting. Turkey has initiated Renewable Energy Resource Zone (RERZ) auctions to promote solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind technologies. We examine the first of these auctions, Solar PV RERZ, which has ambitious targets in terms of increasing solar PV capacity and enhancing domestic competence in solar technologies. Despite the auction being hailed as a success in terms of low prices, we utilize the Levelized Cost of Electricity generation (LCOE) analysis to demonstrate that the project is vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks and financial risks. Model results show that the capacity factor is the most prominent factor in costs, and 10% change in the capacity factor affects the LCOE about the same rate. Investment cost and interest rate are the other major factors affecting the LCOE. Based on these results, we make recommendations by discussing how Turkey can improve its auction design by incorporating some of the elements used by Brazil and South Africa.
Are Self-Efficacious Individuals more Sensitive to Organizational Justice Issues? The Influence of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Justice Perceptions and Turnover
(2018) Askun, Duysal; Yeloglu, Hakki Okan; Yildirim, Olcay Bige; L-1624-2017
Moderating role of self-efficacy has been studied in several research contexts which also frequently involved organizations. According to the theoretical framework borrowed by social cognitive theory and referent cognitions theory, we have decided to explore the moderating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between justice perceptions and turnover intentions. Nine-hundred and four employees coming from private companies in Istanbul and Ankara participated in our study. Our results revealed important findings in relation to the moderating effects of different self-efficacy dimensions. Many interaction effects were as expected, except for those high in willingness to expend effort in completing the behavior. We discussed the results in light of certain theoretical assumptions and offered related recommendations for organizational practice and future research.
BlockchainBased Supply Chain Management: Understanding the Determinants of Adoption in the Context of Organizations
(2020) Gokalp, Ebru; Gokalp, Mert Onuralp; coban, Selin; 0000-0002-4030-2447; AAZ-7756-2020; S-5921-2016
This study investigates the importance of the determinants affecting the adoption and usage of blockchain-based SCM systems in the context of organizations. Hence, an SLR method was followed to uncover critical determinants in the literature. Then, a research model, including 14 key determinants, was developed based on the TOE Framework. Subsequently, the AHP method was applied to rank the adoption determinants. The findings reveal that environment-related determinants are more critical than technology-related or organization-related determinants.
Budget impact of incorporating non-invasive prenatal testing in prenatal screening for Down syndrome in Turkey
(2019) Okem, Zeynep Guldem; Orgul, Gokcen; Kasnakoglu, Berna Tari; Cakar, Mehmet; Beksac, Mehmet Sinan
Objectives: To provide information to the government about the budget impact of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) into prenatal screening strategies to detect Down syndrome (DS) in singleton pregnancies in Turkey; the likely costs or savings associated with NIPT in comparison to the current practice were calculated. Methods: A decision-analytic model was developed to calculate the cost estimates for 1,309,771 women who gave birth in 2016; 84.8% of whom were <35-years-of-age. The superior combined test (CT) among current strategies is compared with contingent NIPT for women <35-years-of-age; and usual practice of amniocentesis (AC) for women >= 35 years-of-age was replaced with universal NIPT. Results: When the market price of NIPT (1,077 PPPUS$) is used, contingent NIPT offered to high-risk women <35-years-of-age adds 34,907,225 PPPUS$; and for women-35 >= years-of-age the universal NIPT leads to 142,785,818 PPPUS$ more cost to the government compared to current strategies. The additional costs with NIPT are partially compensated by the cost-savings due to reduction of the number of invasive tests and procedure related losses (17,826,476 PPPUS$ for women <35-years-of-age and 37,070 PPPUS$ for women >= 35-years-of-age). Results are sensitive to the NIPT costs; with a lower cost of NIPT, a total saving would be 33,116,046 PPPUS$ with new strategies. Conclusions: NIPT might be the choice of prenatal screening strategies if its price is lowered to economically acceptable levels. Until that time, currently accepted protocols seem to be more realistic. On the other hand, decision makers should also consider possible savings and the women's quality of life that can be improved with the new technology. (C) 2019 Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Can Job Crafting Be A Remedy For Struggling With Work Alienation? The Moderator Effect Of Perceived Supervisor Support*
(2022) Aydin, Esra; Cinar, Esra; Basim, H. Nejat
Drawing on self-determination theory, this study focuses on the relationship between job crafting and work alienation and the moderating effect of perceived supervisor support. Based on theoretical discussions, this study examines (1) whether a negative relationship exists between job crafting and work alienation; (2) whether and how perceived supervisor support moderates that relationship. Findings are based on the data collected from a survey of 203 participants working in Turkey. The results indicate job crafting's negative association with work alienation. Perceived supervisor support is a moderating variable, fostering employee that, in turn, leads to reduced work alienation.
Card spending dynamics in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021) Kantur, Zeynep; Ozcan, Gulserim; 0000-0002-5756-6457
This paper provides an extensive analysis of card spending during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey by using weekly aggregated and sectoral credit and debit card spending data from March 2014 to December 2020. At an aggregated level, we show that aggregate demand decreases significantly at the early stages of COVID-19 and seems to reinstate its pre-COVID trend. However, when we include the pre-existing conditions of Turkey, the 2018 currency crisis, we observe that the recovery in demand is not that strong. To highlight the underlying reasons for structural change in aggregate demand, we estimate the model with stringency index and unemployment-related search index. The estimated model indicates that containment measures and restrictions and fear of job/income loss mainly explain the overall impact of COVID-19 on aggregate demand. We also examined sectoral data to understand aggregate demand dynamics better. Only stable and delayable sector groups have reached a trend above their pre-pandemic trajectories. However, the social and work-related sectors are far from their respective pre-pandemic trend. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Central Bank of The Republic of Turkey.
China's Belt and Road Initiative and South-South Cooperation
(2023) Gulseven, Yahya
China often emphasizes the imperialist nature of the North-South development cooperation model and considers it a threat to the Global South. The Chinese administration has officially declared that its development aid falls into the South-South cooperation (SSC) category and is essentially different from North-South cooperation. As an international cooperation initiative proposed by China, The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most concrete example of China's understanding and practice of SSC. This article critically examines whether and to what extent China's South-South cooperation offers an alternative to North-South cooperation. Benefiting from examples of China's aid practices in Egypt within the scope of the BRI, this study argues that China's aid practices replicate the pattern of the North-South aid relations and the Western imperial practices.
Closing price manipulation in Borsa Istanbul and the impact of call auction sessions
(2015) Kadioglu, Eyup; Kucukkocaoglu, Guray; Kilic, Saim
To reduce extraordinary price movement and to ensure more effective price formation at closing time, Borsa Istanbul implemented closing call auction sessions on March 2, 2012. This study tests the effect of closing call auction sessions on closing price manipulation in Borsa Istanbul using 102 shares in various indexes. The analysis focuses on 624 days from November 1, 2006 to May 31, 2012. The results reveal an upward-oriented closing price manipulation prior to the implementation of closing call auction sessions. The data show a significant elimination in closing price manipulation following the implementation of closing call auction sessions. Copyright (C) 2015, Borsa Istanbul Anonim Sirketi. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
Cloud Computing: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Agenda
(2021) Omurgonulsen, Mine; İbis, Merve; Kazancoglu, Yigit; Singla, Pretty
Global competition has extended the scope of trade and extended the supply chains causing information management to be an essential part of business. Many new technologies have recently been adapted by organizations in the era of digitalization. Cloud computing has an important place in these technologies and has been integrated widely. In recent days, unexpected and risky periods such as the global pandemic increased the interest towards cloud computing both academically and practically. The purpose of this study is to analyze and classify the contributions of the studies published in the cloud computing field. The cloud literature is analyzed systematically from the management and business points of view. The review is limited to journal articles and papers published between 2014 and 2019. This research summarizes the current research attempts, discovers the research gaps, and provides a research agenda for future research on cloud computing within the context of information management in business and management from a global perspective.
Combined Analysis of Service Expectations and Perceptions in Lodging Industry Through Quality Function Deployment
(2017) Kurtulmusoglu, Feride Bahar; Pakdil, Fatma
This study is the first empirical attempt of how quality function deployment (QFD) can be employed as a service quality design and improvement tool in the lodging industry. It combines two complementary perspectives of managers and customers regarding improving service quality in the lodging industry. This study empirically depicts a case where QFD was employed to design service delivery processes in the lodging industry, taking both customer demands and service provider expert knowledge and opinions. First, the dimensions concerning customer needs and expectations are tangibles, food, the adequate features of rooms and housekeeping, communication and accessibility, assurance and responsiveness, reliability, well-cared spaces, and equipment. Even though QFD has been used in the manufacturing industry, it has rarely been utilised in service design processes in the lodging industry. In this regard, this study has the potential to fill a perceived gap in the literature concerning methods to improve service quality through effective service design function using QFD in this industry.
Concerns of Pregnant Women in "Prenatal Screening/Diagnosis" Practice and Termination of Pregnancy
(2020) Kasnakoglu, Berna Tari; Cakar, Mehmet; Okem, Zeynep Guldem; Tanacan, Atakan; Fadiloglu, Erdem; Orgul, Gokcen; Beksac, Mehmet Sinan; 32157675
Objective To investigate the reasons for decision-making and concerns of patients in the field of prenatal screening, invasive prenatal diagnostic testing (IPDT), and termination of pregnancy (TOP). Study Design This questionnaire-based study consisted of 107 pregnant women who were referred for prenatal screening to the Hacettepe University Hospital. The questionnaire given to patients was prepared from scratch since there is no standard set of questions measuring patients' feelings and concerns regarding prenatal screening/diagnosis, IPDT, and TOP. Results Our questionnaire results showed that it is possible to classify decision-making factors into 6 groups: psychological, social, fear, religious/ faith, support, and trust. The majority of patients were undecided (48.6 %) about IPDT if prenatal screening test results were risky. Only 23.4 % of patients were willing to accept IPDT. On the other hand, 55.1 % of patients were not willing to undergo TOP if the fetal karyotyping results were abnormal. Religious factors seem to be important in refusing IPDT and TOP. Conclusion Physicians should re-evaluate their practice in the field of prenatal screening and diagnosis in light of the high refusal rates of IPDT and TOP. Understanding factors influencing women's decision-making processes provides insight for service providers to help women at high risk of having foetal anomalies to make better-informed choices.
Cyber Security Awareness, Knowledge and Behavior: A Comparative Study
(2020) Zwilling, Moti; Klien, Galit; Lesjak, Dusan; Wiechetek, Lukasz; Cetin, Fatih; Basim, Hamdullah Nejat
Cyber-attacks represent a potential threat to information security. As rates of data usage and internet consumption continue to increase, cyber awareness turned to be increasingly urgent. This study focuses on the relationships between cyber security awareness, knowledge and behavior with protection tools among individuals in general and across four countries: Israel, Slovenia, Poland and Turkey in particular. Results show that internet users possess adequate cyber threat awareness but apply only minimal protective measures usually relatively common and simple ones. The study findings also show that higher cyber knowledge is connected to the level of cyber awareness, beyond the differences in respondent country or gender. In addition, awareness is also connected to protection tools, but not to information they were willing to disclose. Lastly, findings exhibit differences between the explored countries that affect the interaction between awareness, knowledge, and behaviors. Results, implications, and recommendations for effective based cyber security training programs are presented and discussed.
Disasters As An Ideological Strategy For Governing Neoliberal Urban Transformation in Turkey: Insights from Izmir/Kadifekale
(2014) Saracoglu, Cenk; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-4879; 24325244; AAJ-4574-2020
Since the turn of the twenty-first century, Turkish cities have undergone large-scale change through a process referred to as urban transformation, involving, notably, the demolition of inner-city low-income settlements. The official authorities and business circles have resorted to various forms of discourse to justify these projects, which have led to the deportation of a significant number of people to peripheral areas. The discourse of natural disasters', for example, suggests that urban transformation is necessary to protect people from some pending event. Probably the most effective application of this discourse has occurred in Izmir, where the risk posed by landslides' has played a critical role in the settlement demolitions conducted in the huge inner-city neighbourhood of Kadifekale. By examining the case of Kadifekale, this paper provide some insights into how natural disasters' serve as a discourse with which to legitimise the neoliberal logic entrenched in the urban transformation process in Turkey.
Dissecting Turkish inflation: theory, fact, and illusion
(2021) Kantur, Zeynep; Ozcan, Gulserim; 0000-0002-5756-6457
The policy debate in Turkey over the impact of interest rate on inflation concerns the question of what policymakers should do when faced with volatile and high inflation. Motivated by this discussion, we provide an empirical analysis by connecting the cost channel to the Phillips relation. Our findings prove the existence of the cost channel. However, other determinants of inflation -labor share of income, prices of imported inputs, and consumption goods -dominate the cost channel in Turkey.
Do Exports Explain Industrial Agglomeration and Regional Disparities in Turkey?
(2014) Akkemik, K. Ali; Goksal, Koray; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-4759; J-6093-2014; JJF-7910-2023
Along with an increasing integration with global goods and services markets, regional centres of industrial development have emerged in Turkey. Global linkages may play an important role in regional disparities in a developing country like Turkey through the determination of the locations of industries. This paper examines to what extent global linkages, operationalised by export performance, impact on agglomeration economies and regional disparities in industrial production and industrial employment in Turkey. To this end, using province-level industrial data, panel regressions are run to analyse the determinants of disparities and agglomeration in terms of industrial value added and employment by adding the size of exports as an explanatory variable. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Does quality matter in determining child care prices? Evidence from private child care provision in Turkey
(2021) Pekkurnaz, Didem; Aran, Meltem A.; Aktakke, Nazli
Child care prices are expected to reflect the quality of provision. However, in contexts where there are high information asymmetries between the users of the services and providers, we may expect this link between quality and prices to be weaker. Turkey is selected for the study as it has a highly regulated child care sector where the costs of accreditation and initial setup are high. However, there is very little on-going supervision and no information provided to users on the quality or ranking of these services. This paper investigates the role of quality in determining private child care prices using a unique provider-level data set collected in five provinces of Turkey. Regression results show that prices are mainly driven by infrastructure quality while human resources and curriculum and materials quality scores that are more likely to have a strong bearing on child development do not have a significant impact on prices.
Economic Analysis of Prenatal Screening Strategies for Down Syndrome in Singleton Pregnancies in Turkey
(2017) Okem, Zeynep Culdem; Orgul, Gokcen; Kasnakoglu, Berna Tari; Cakar, Mehmet; Beksac, M. Sinan; 29040895
Objectives: To examine the costs and outcomes of different screening strategies for Down Syndrome (DS) in singleton pregnancies. Study design: A decision-analytic model was developed to compare the costs and the outcomes of different prenatal screening strategies. Five strategies were compared for women under 35-year of age: 1A) triple test (TT), 2A); combined test (CT), 3A) Non-invasive Prenatal Screening Test by using cell free fetal DNA (NIPT), 4A) and 5A) NIPT as a second-step screening for high-risk patients detected by either TT, or CT respectively. For women >= 35-year of age, 1B) implementing invasive test (amniocentesis-AC) and 2B) NIPT for all women were compared. Data was analyzed to obtain the outcomes, total costs, the cost per women and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for screening strategies. Results: Among the current strategies for women under 35 years old, CT is clearly dominated to TT, as it is more effective and less costly. Although, the current routine practice (2A) is the least-costly strategy, implementing NIPT as a second step screening to high-risk women identified by CT (5A) would be more effective than 2A; leading to a 10.2% increase in the number of detected DS cases and a 96.3% reduction in procedural related losses (PRL). However, its cost to the Social Security Institution that is a public entity would be 17 times higher and increase screening costs by 1.5 times. Strategy 5A would result in an incremental cost effectiveness of 6,873,082 (PPP) US$ when compared to the current one (2A). Strategy 1B-for offering AC to all women >= 35-year of age is dominated over NIPT (2B), as it would detect more DS cases and would be less costly. On the other hand, there would be 206 PRL associated with AC, but NIPT provides clear clinical benefits as there would be no PRL with NIPT. Conclusions: NIPT leads to very high costs despite its high effectiveness in terms of detecting DS cases and avoiding PRL. The cost of NIPT should be decreased, otherwise, only individuals who can afford to pay from out-of-pocket could benefit. We believe that reliable cost-effective prenatal screening policies are essential in countries with low and smiddle income and high birth rates as well. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The Effect of Cultural Distance on Medical Tourism
(2017) Esiyok, Bulent; Cakar, Mehmet; Kurtulmusoglu, Feride Bahar; 0000-0001-7469-5309; HTR-6588-2023
This study analyses the relationships between the origin countries of international patients and their cultural distance from the destination country in the context of medical tourism. A novel panel dataset is used, covering 109 origin countries whose citizens came to Turkey and received medical treatment during 2012-2014. After accounting for control variables such as religious similarity, Turkish diaspora in the origin country, physical distance, GDP per capita and number of inbound tourists, the study finds that cultural distance has an impact on the choice of destination for medical tourism. This impact persists at the medical specialty level.