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"Old oxen cannot plow": Stereotype themes of older adults in Turkish folklore
(Oxford Publishing, 2015)
Purpose of the Study: Although much research has established the nature of attitudes and stereotypes toward older adults, there are conflicting explanations for the root cause of ageism, including the sociocultural view ...
Assessing the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on dietary fibre-related knowledge in a Turkish student population
(ICDDR, 2013-12)
This study aimed to validate a questionnaire on dietary fibre (DF)-related knowledge in a Turkish student population. Participants (n=360) were either undergraduate students who have taken a nutrition course for 14 weeks ...
Legal pluralism and the Shari'a: a comparison of Greece and Turkey
(Wiley, 2014-08)
The creation of a national and unified legal system was an important aspect of the rise of the modern state and national citizenship. However, this interpretation of legal rationalization has been challenged by sociologists ...
Body mass index, dietary intake and feeding problems of Turkish children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
(Elsevier, 2013-11)
The body mass index of 164 children (aged 4–18 years) attending four autism rehabilitation centers in Istanbul, Turkey, was determined and assessed using the BMI-for-age percentile charts by the World Health Organization ...
Existential antagonisms: Boundary work and the professional ideology of Turkish industrial designers
(MIT Press, 2016)
Industrial design (ID) is a fairly young and largely unknown profession in Turkey. Although significant developments have taken place in the field of ID in the past 15 years, the scope of scholarly attempts to analyze the ...
Characterizing industrial design education in Turkey: a current synthesis for future directions
(Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, 2015-06-26)
In recent years, we see an expansion of schools offering degrees at different levels in the field of industrial design in Turkey. Reasons for this expansion can well be found outside the design field itself as well as the ...
Disaster preparedness using risk-assessment methods from earthquake engineering
(Elsevier, 2018-09-01)
Analyzing the uncertainties associated with disaster occurrences is critical to make effective disaster preparedness plans. In this study, we focus on pre-positioning emergency supplies for earthquake preparedness. We ...
When elites polarize over polarization: Framing the polarization debate in Turkey
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-11)
This article aims to explore the views of the Turkish elite on the state of polarization in Turkey. By identifying four political frames-namely, harmony, continuity/decline, conspiracy, and conflict-that selected Turkish ...
Stepping into the global: Turkish professionals, employment in transnational corporations, and aspiration to transnational forms of cultural capital
(Sage, 2018-05)
This article explores the narratives of professionals from Turkey working in transnational corporations to contribute to discussions of new middle classes and global stratification focusing on emerging forms of cultural ...
The walls of gated communities in Brazil and Turkey: security, separation or status?
(2010)
Gated communities are common types of housing estates found in many countries. They are based on strictly controlled access of people. Houses, and at times high-rise apartment blocks, are built behind a common wall, along ...
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