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RECONSIDERING ‘RIVERS’ AS INITIATORS, GENERATORS AND TRANSFORMERS OF HERITAGE PLACES: THE RIVERINE LANDSCAPE OF MENDERES (MAEANDER) Okumuş, Gökhan; Bilgin Altınöz, Ayşe Güliz; Verschuure-Stuip, Gerdy A.; Department of Architecture (2026-7-3) Rivers, as powerful natural agents, have historically been not only sources of life but also creators and connectors of culture. From ancient civilizations that shaped agricultural lands and built cities along riverbanks to modern landscapes, rivers have remained central to the identity and evolution of human societies. This thesis reconceptualises water (-related) and riverine landscapes as heritage by positioning rivers as initiators, generators, and transformers of heritage places. As landscapes evolve, ...
ASSESSING CIRCULARITY IN LGS STRUCTURES: A COMPARATIVE MULTI-CYCLE LCA OF DFD-ENABLED REUSE AND RECYCLING STRATEGIES Aktepe, Sueda; Elias Özkan, Soofia Tahira; Department of Building Science in Architecture (2026-6-19) The construction industry is responsible for a significant share of global environmental impacts, with steel contributing a substantial portion. Light gauge steel (LGS) structures represent an important segment within this impact profile. Despite its high environmental burden, steel also offers considerable potential for impact reduction through the application of circular strategies. However, these strategies, particularly reuse, are not yet widely or systematically implemented in the industry. This resear...
Studies on Historical Textile Samples Using Chromatography and Spectrometry Özkan, Deniz Gizem; Duman, Ayşe; Saltık, Emine Nevin; Department of Archaeometry (2026-6-18) Historical textiles offer a wealth of information regarding history, lifestyle, customs, folkloric values, the raw materials and techniques used in their production and the technological achivements of the period. There is limited data on dye and fiber analyses of historical textiles. In this context, determining the types of dyes, fibers and the state of deterioration of the fibers in historical textiles using analytical methods is important. In this study, some multicolored dress fabric artifacts probably...
A Data-Driven Nonlinear Viscoelasticity Model for Rubbery Polymers Durna, Recep; Dal, Hüsnü; Department of Mechanical Engineering (2026-6-19) Rubbery polymers exhibit nonlinear elastic behavior together with time- and rate-dependent viscous effects arising from irreversible energy dissipation mechanisms. Capturing these responses through predefined analytical forms is challenging, as such conventional constitutive frameworks often lack sufficient versatility across diverse material classes. In this work, a thermodynamically consistent, data-driven constitutive framework is proposed for finite viscoelasticity. Previous studies have shown that B-sp...
1960s, a lesson in the listening lab at the Middle East Technical University Preparatory School
Analysis of agile methodologies’ adoption using interpretive structural modelling: Turkish defense industry case Şenyüzlü, Batuhan; Özkan Yıldırım, Sevgi; Department of Information Systems (2026-6-17) Although the demand for agile methodologies in organizations has grown exponentially, as a flexible and collaborative approach capable of enhancing organizations' success, their adoption requires serious attention to addressing impediments and barriers. In this study, a number of barriers have been identified and analyzed through an extensive literature review and consultations with domain experts from academia and industry, with the aim of assessing the influence of these challenges on the adoption of agil...
INVESTIGATION OF THE OMEGA SUPPLEMENTATION ON DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR IN MATERNAL OBESITY AND HIGH FAT DIET EXPOSED MICE Korkmaz, Berfin Diva; Kışlal, Sezen; Department of Psychology (2026-6-26) This study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of maternal high-fat diet (HFD) exposure on the mesolimbic dopaminergic system of offspring and the neuroprotective role of omega supplementation. To understand how continuous HFD exposure, dietary switch (CD), and omega supplementation program the mesolimbic system, a comprehensive behavioral test battery (hedonic eating tests, OFT, EPM, Y-maze, and LDB) was conducted in female and male C57BL/6J mice. mRNA expression analyses of dopaminergic markers (Dr...
Investigation of the effects of aerodynamic models in helicopter flight mechanics and performance Bayrak, Yusuf; Sezer Uzol, Nilay; Computational Design and Fabrication Technologies in Department of Architecture (2026-6-5) Accurate modeling of rotor aerodynamics is crucial for high-fidelity simulation of helicopter flight mechanics. However, a trade-off consistently exists between physical fidelity and computational efficiency. This thesis presents a comprehensive investigation into the effects of different aerodynamic inflow models on helicopter dynamics and performance. The primary objective is to evaluate the suitability of the state-space free vortex wake (SSFVW) model for flight mechanics applications by comparing it aga...
Developing Content Knowledge Test for Child Yoga Teachers Aksu, Merve; Hürmeriç Altunsöz, Irmak; Department of Physical Education and Sports (2026-6-30) Despite the rapid growth of children's yoga, the lack of standardized assessment tools for instructor competence remains a significant gap. The primary purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Child Yoga Content Knowledge Test (CYCKT) to measure the subject-matter expertise of certified child yoga teachers in Türkiye. This methodological study utilized a quantitative research design, collecting data from 202 certified instructors (99.5% female; μ age = 36.24). The 23-item multiple-choice instru...
Preschool children's agency through participation in multicultural classroom environment Demirci Ünal, Zeliha; Erden, Feyza; Department of Early Childhood Education (2026-7-3) This multi-sited ethnographical study investigated preschool children’s agency through participation in diverse peer culture. Data collection tools included participant observation, interviews with children, teacher interviews, field notes, and document review. Data were collected from Syrian and Turkish children (N = 32) and their teachers (N = 3) in three early childhood classrooms in Ankara, Türkiye during the 2024-2026 academic years. According to interviews, children demonstrated awareness of differenc...
EXPLORING PRE-SERVICE EFL TEACHERS’ COGNITIONS ABOUT TEACHING SPEAKING: A MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY Ünal Yılmaz, Hamide Nur; Eröz Tuğa, Betil; Department of English Language Teaching (2026-7-3) Teacher cognition refers to what teachers know, believe, and think (Borg, 2006), which shapes their instructional decisions and classroom practices. This qualitative multiple case study examines five pre-service EFL teachers’ beliefs, conceptions, and pedagogical knowledge concerning the teaching of speaking, and how these develop through teacher education and practicum experiences. The study draws on data from semi-structured interviews, stimulated recall interviews, and reflection papers. At the end of th...
TRANSLANGUAGING PRACTICES OF ARABIC-SPEAKING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN TÜRKİYE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY Özgenç, Yaren Buse; Eröz, Betil; Department of English Language Teaching (2026-7-3) Globally, university classrooms are increasingly diverse due to internationalization. In Türkiye, EMI universities require high L2 proficiency, so many international students enter EFL preparatory programs. However, these EFL contexts often enforce English-only rules, conflicting with the multilingual realities students bring to class. Within this context, this phenomenological case study examined the lived translanguaging experiences of 10 Arabic-speaking students at a foundation university in Ankara, how ...
SHAME MEMORIES ACROSS GENERATIONS: STUDIES ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THEIR MOTHERS Kozak, Ekin Doğa; Şahin Acar, Başak; Department of Psychology (2026-7-3) Three interrelated studies were designed to investigate shame memories among 278 university students and their mothers. The first study was designed as a pilot study to reveal the relational context and memory content of the personal shame memories. Results revealed that university students narrated personal shame memories that took place in educational environments, family and peer context, while mothers narrated memories set in the family context and professional settings. The memory content was categoriz...
Analysis of Technical Debt in Relational Database Management Systems: A Case Study Yılmaz, Yaren; Özcan Top, Özden; Department of Information Systems (2026-6) This study investigates technical debt in Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), a critical but often underexplored area compared to general software code and architecture debt. The research aims to identify what causes logical database technical debt and evaluates practical methodologies for its detection across various design stages. A multiple case study was conducted on two open-source PostgreSQL databases of similar sizes: one from the e-commerce domain and another from healthcare. Two primar...
A snowy day around the Physics Department in the 1970s
A view of the campus from the roof of the METU Library in the 1970s
THE MATERIAL FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBAL HEGEMONY: ENERGY TRANSITIONS AND ARCHITECTURE OF WORLD DOMINANCE Turna, Can Deniz; Yıldırım, Onur; Department of Economics (2026-7-3) This thesis is written to analyze how the balance of power in the world has changed, the possibility of a new hegemony, and capital's quest for new investment areas, by using energy transformations as a prism. With this aim, I will make a historical analysis and determine the role of coal in 19th century British hegemony in first chapter and the role of oil in 20th century US hegemony in the second chapter. The energy transformations have been leverage points for the last two hegemonies and have radically c...
A view from in front of the Middle East Technical University Physics Department in the 1970s