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ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DIMENSION IN REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF THE ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY (AIPA)
YILDIZ, ALİ; Bağcı, Hüseyin; Department of International Relations (2024-11-6)
The aim of this thesis is to put forward the role of the parliamentary dimension in regional integration process by making an analysis on the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). This analysis, which is to be enriche...
The Reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a Mosque as a Case of Right-wing Populism in Contemporary Türkiye
Ataoğlu, Ayçe İdil; Ergun Özbolat, Ayça; Department of Sociology (2024-11-06)
This thesis analyzes the reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque in Türkiye in 2020 in the framework of right-wing populism. The reconversion will be discussed regarding the politics of the ruling Justice and Developme...
Boundary struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of remote /hybrid working women in Ankara
Topaktaş, Banu; Göksel, Asuman; Department of Political Science and Public Administration (2024-11)
This thesis examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of Social Reproduction Theory (SRT), focusing on the boundary struggles between women's paid and unpaid labour. The study examines the interaction b...
PRODUCTION OF SPACE AND CLASS RELATIONS: AN EXTENDED CASE STUDY OF THE TASHKENT TEXTILE FACTORY
YILDIZ, BATUHAN; Rittersberger, Helga İda; Department of Sociology (2024-11)
This research analyzes the changing class relations in a post-Soviet Uzbek village that is undergoing privatization via the establishment of a multinational textile factory through the application of the extended case meth...
IMPACT OF DIGITAL NETWORKING ON TAKSIM SOLIDARITY IN THE POST-MOBILIZATION PERIOD
Türe, Mustafa Can; Çakmur, Barış; Department of Political Science and Public Administration (2024-10-30)
Communication technologies have played a vital role in the organization of social movements, activism and advocacy throughout history. This project aims to understand the role played by digital communication in transformin...
TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ELECTRICAL VEHICLE AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF TÜRKİYE
Gündüz, Ilgın İrem; Erdil, Erkan; Erden Topal, Yelda; Department of Science and Technology Policy Studies (2024-10-25)
This thesis investigates Türkiye's technological capabilities in the automotive sector, with a particular focus on electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage technologies. The study utilizes a qualitative research methodol...
LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY TUNIS AND ITS FIRST RAILWAY: (RE)CONSTRUCTING THE TGM (TUNIS – GOULETTE – MARSA) IN CONTEXT
Jaidane, Oumaima; Pinar, Ekin; Department of History of Architecture (2024-10-9)
The TGM (Tunis-Goulette Marsa) was the first railway in the Ottoman province of Tunis, established in 1872 and modified in 1908 under the French occupation (1881-1956) into its current version. Articulating a historical an...
REFLECTIONS ON PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES OF SENIOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTMENTS IN PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS IN TÜRKĠYE
Kan, Aslı; Üstüner, Mustafa Yılmaz; Department of Political Science and Public Administration (2024-10-8)
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of appointment procedures and principles in the presidential system on the participation of senior administrators in political decision-making in Türkiye. Interviews with indi...
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER AGENCY: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY IN A HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT
Karataş, Pınar; Karaman, Abdullah Cendel; Department of English Language Teaching (2024-10-2)
This narrative inquiry explores how experienced English language teachers in a higher education context in Türkiye exercise teacher agency in relation to teaching, professional learning, organizational processes, and socia...
The Relationship Between Preschool Teacher Candidates' Cognitive Flexibility Levels and Their Beliefs About Integrating Environmental Education into Early Childhood Education
Uluışık, İclal; Olgan, Refika; Department of Early Childhood Education (2024-10-2)
In this study, it was aimed to reveal the relationship between pre-service early childhood teachers‟ beliefs about integrating environmental education into early childhood education and their cognitive flexibility levels. ...
RETHINKING THE ARAGALAYA UPRISING WITHIN THE NEOLIBERAL TRANSFORMATION OF SRI LANKAN DEPENDENT CAPITALISM
Cassim, Aysha; Bedirhanoğlu Toker, Pınar; Department of International Relations (2024-10-2)
In 2022, Sri Lanka experienced its worst economic crisis since its independence which culminated in a mass citizens’ uprising dubbed the Aragalaya (‘Struggle’ in Sinhalese). The Aragalaya, which ousted the incumbent Presid...
WHEN THE SUBJECT SPEAKS: RECONSTRUCTION OF TRAUMA THROUGH LANGUAGE
Korkmaz, Ayça; Gençöz, Faruk; Baltacı, Sinem; Department of Psychology (2024-10-2)
Sexual abuse or rape are traumatic encounters in which there is a threat to the body and the subject is reduced to the position of the sexual object of other. In this research, it is aimed to investigate the discourse of t...
Positioning in global value chain and firm productivity: a firm-level study of Turkish manufacturing industry
Atıl, Aysun; Akbostancı Özkazanç, Elif; Department of Economics (2024-10)
Participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs) has played a crucial role in driving economic growth, expanding trade, and enhancing productivity over the past few decades. However, the benefits of GVC participation may vary d...
ANTINOMIES OF (RE) PRODUCTION OF PLACE ATTACHMENT IN A LARGE CITY: THE CASE OF BAHÇELIEVLER, ANKARA
Dirier, Deniz; Şengül, Hüseyin Tarık; Department of Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments (2024-10)
This thesis investigates the concept of place attachment, focusing on its dynamic nature and its impact on personal and social identity. Place attachment, the sense of belonging to a specific place, is deeply rooted in ind...
A Multiple Case Study on Student Engagement in Turkish Universities Established After 2000s
Akşab, Şahabettin; Emil, Serap; Department of Educational Sciences (2024-10)
Student engagement is a multidimensional concept that is not limited to the activities in the courses, but also encompasses the cognitive, behavioral and emotional processes of students and includes both individual effort ...
The effects of language oriented extra-curricular activities on 7th grade students' productive skills and attitudes towards English language
Erçakır Kozan, Begüm; Taneri, Pervin Oya; Department of Curriculum and Instruction (2024-10)
This study aims to examine the impact of language-oriented extra-curricular activities (ECAs) on the productive language skills (speaking and writing) and attitudes towards English of 7th grade students in a public middl...
RECONSIDERING SCIENTIFIC REALISM: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NO MIRACLES ARGUMENT
Ak, Ebru Gülşah; Zambak, Aziz Fevzi; Department of Philosophy (2024-10)
In this study I'm examining the recent history of realism debate in the contemporary philosophy of science. I am focusing on the central argument to support realism which is first coined together by Putnam in 1970s and has...
FROM GOLF CLUB TO ALTINPARK: MAKING PUBLIC GREEN SPACE AS SOCIAL SPACE IN ANKARA, 1920s-1990s
Yozgat, Osman; Altan, Tomris Elvan; Department of History of Architecture (2024-10)
The study focuses on two pivotal moments in the urban history of Ankara: the establishment of the Golf Club in the late 1940s and its transformation into Altınpark, a public urban park, during the 1980s. Investigating the ...
The impacts of green energy policies on renewable energy startups in Türkiye
Akçay, Mehmet Serhat; Derin Güre, Pınar; Department of Science and Technology Policy Studies (2024-10)
This study aims to understand the effects of Türkiye's green energy policies on renewable energy startups. Green energy policies have become an important policy area in recent years (Pegels et al., 2017). In particular, th...
THE APPROPRIABILITY METHODS OF INNOVATIVE SMEs: THE CASE OF METU TECHNOPARK
Barlas Yılmaz, Birce; Pamukçu, Mehmet Teoman; Department of Science and Technology Policy Studies (2024-10)
SMEs play a vital role in the economy through their innovative activities, yet there is a notable gap in research focusing on their specific choices of appropriability methods and the rationale behind these choices. Appr...
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