Lübnan’da Ortak Kimliğin Oluşumunda Sedir Devrimi’nin Rolü

The Lebanese lands, which hosted many different ethnic and religious identities under the Ottoman Empire's rule, could not bring together the plural and distinctive differences within it on common ground. The most crucial factor for the lack of common ground is the Mutasarrifate system established with the interference of France and other European states under the Ottoman rule in the country. The Mutasarrifate system's institutionalization and the building of administrative changes on this system in Lebanon's historical breaking moments brought the fragmented structure to the present day. As a result, this political system based on ethnic and religious differences prevented a Lebanese state citizen identity based on common rights and responsibilities. In the continuation and afterward of the demonstrations that started right after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in Lebanon in 2005, a broad social consensus ground could not be established. Considered as the reflection of color revolutions in the Middle East, the Cedar Revolution could not produce more democratic and inclusive results as claimed.

Çin’in Güneybatı Sınırında Yapılan Uluslararası Evliliklerdeki “Vietnamlı Kadın” Üzerine Bir İnceleme

With the policy of Reform and Opening and the rapid development of the socio-economic level, China has transformed from a migrant-sending country to an immigrant-receiving country. In recent years, intermarriages between men living on the southwestern border of China and women from Vietnam have increased. The increase of emigrating female workers from rural to urban areas, the ever-increasing bride prices and the expansion of the marriage circle in rural societies have increased the imbalance of gender ratio in the border areas of China. Vietnamese women get married with Chinese men through illegal means in southwestern China and then settle in China, because of factors such as similar cultural traditions and living habits, hopes for better living conditions, and economic interests. These intermarriages sometimes lead to negative effects in China's southwestern border. This article is based on the investigation and evaluation of researches that are from Chinese academic community on Vietnamese women in transnational marriages on the southwestern border of China. It aims to explain the social background of these international marriages, explore the influence of these transnational marriages on the social governance in border areas. It also aims to establish a good transnational marriage mechanism, discuss the problems caused by such transnational marriages, and try to put forward some targeted suggestions and measures from the perspective of social management.

Türkiye’de Dijital Müzikteki Yeni Ekonomik Modellerin Sosyolojik ve Kültürel Yönleri

This research explained new economic models in the digital music industry in view of cultural, technological, and sociological aspects. The importance of local entrepreneurship, as well as global markets, were accessed. There have been many developments in digital music in the past two decades. These developments have affected relations between the digital economy and music technology. The study is mainly focused on the Turkish music market. Why the subscription and bundling models are on the rise? How does an economic merger between telecommunication companies and digital music services work? What are the effects of the recent developments in technology, in particular smartphones on music industry? The partnership of Turkcell, the largest GSM operator in Turkey, and one of the top 5 in Europe and Turkish digital music service Fizy was exemplified. Thus, the significance of local markets in the digital era, expectations of the audiences, the applicability of streaming, and bundling economic models in Turkey have been examined.

Ruh Sağlığı, Benlik Saygısı ve Başarı Yöneliminin İncelenmesine Yönelik Bir Araştırma

The aim of this study is to examine the relationships among mental health, self-esteem, and achievement goals variables in health management students. Another aim of the study is to determine whether self-esteem has a moderating role in the effect of mental health on achievement goals. The universe of the study consists of students studying in the health management department of a university. No sample selection was made in the study and data were obtained from 386 students. As a result of the analysis, the mean score of the answers given by the students to the mental health scale was 2.64; the mean score of their answers to the achievement goals scale was 3.86, and the mean score of their answers to the self-esteem scale was 3.26. According to the results of the regression analysis performed in the study, it has been determined that perceived mental health explains 13.8% of the total variance on achievement goals, perceived self-esteem explains 14.9% of the total variance on achievement goals, and perceived mental health explains 9.3% of the total variance on self-esteem. In addition, the study found that self-esteem has a moderating role in the relationship between mental health and achievement goals.

Terörizm Olgusuna Schrödinger’in Kedisi Olarak Bakmak

A partial agreement has been reached on the definitions of terror and terrorism in the literature. Despite this, incompatibilities on the concepts of terrorist and terrorist organization continue. The points of disagreement in the definition of these concepts will continue. This article aims to reveal that the definitions of terrorism cannot be the same even if they converge, through general relativity theory from the perspective of reality of critical realism. The study argues that the phenomenon of terrorism can be defined with an ontological approach. In this direction, the study aims to contribute to the unity of science and literature in order to establish a partnership in the definition of terrorism.

Covid-19 Fobisi (Korkusu), Covid-19 Farkındalığı ve Genel Aidiyetleri Düzeyleri

The purpose of this research is to determine the predictive level of Covid-19 awareness and general belongingness on Covid-19 phobia (fear). Additionally, whether the fear of Covid-19 differs according to sources of information about coronavirus and mood swings during the pandemic period is also examined in this study. The study group of the research consists of a total of 352 university students, 280(%79.54) female, and 72 (%20.46) male. The study was designed in accordance with the correlational research design. In the research findings, it was found that general belongingness to Covid-19 and its awareness significantly predict the fear of Covid-19. In another result of the study, it was observed that university students’ fear of Covid-19 differs according to the source from which they have received information about Covid-19, and the mood changes during the pandemic period.

Fısıldaşan Şehirler: 17. Yüzyılda İstanbul, Londra ve Paris Arasında Bilgi Akışı, John-Paul Ghobrial (Çev. Kahraman Şakul, 2020)

Avrupa ve Osmanlı İmparatorluğu toplumlarının birbirleri hakkında ne bildikleri ve bu bilgileri hangi yollardan sağladıkları tarihin pek çok alt disiplinini ilgilendiren mühim konulardır. Konu hakkında yapılan makro ölçekli çalışmalar, kullanılan yöntemin bir yansıması olarak tarihsel aktörleri basitleştirme eğiliminde olabilirler. Mikro tarih çalışmalar ise ölçeği daraltarak bireyler ve bireysel ilişkiler üzerinden daha derinlemesine analiz yapma imkânına sahiptir. John-Paul Ghobrial’in Fısıldaşan Şehirler: 17. Yüzyılda İstanbul, Londra ve Paris Arasında Bilgi Akışı isimli eseri, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Avrupa arasındaki bilgi akışına belli bir odak noktası üzerinden örnek sunmaya yönelik bir mikro tarih çalışması olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Eser, The Whispers of Cities: Information Flows in Istanbul, London, and Paris in the Age of William Trumbull adıyla 2013 yılında İngilizce olarak yayımlanmış ve 2020 yılında çevirisi yayımlanarak Türkçe literatüre kazandırılmıştır.

AK Parti Döneminde Türk Dış Politikasında Kardeşlik Söylemi

This study analyzes why and for which countries the Turkish Foreign Ministry uses the word kardeş (brother) in its discourse, particularly during the AK Party (Justice and Development Party) era. The study reveals that if a country is Muslim or ethnically Turkic, it is called a brother country. Besides states, Muslim or Turkic minorities in other countries are included in the brotherhood category. On the other hand, non-Turkic and non-Muslim countries are described as a friend, an ally, or strategic partners. However, being a brother does not mean that Turkey has the best relations with a country. On the contrary, Turkey has better relations with non-brother countries as well. Yet, being a brother state means probable privileged status in relations. Besides elucidating the discourse in Turkish foreign policy, this study also tries to counter realist ideas that friendship is not possible in the world order, which is supposed to be anarchical. Besides literature review, interviews were made to write the article.

İzmir’de İkame Bir Türkçe Mizah Dergisi: İlâve-i İntibah (1875)

Although Istanbul is the heart of the Ottoman press, İzmir is an important city for the Ottoman society to meet the "newspaper" phenomenon. The Turkish press in İzmir, where the press in foreign languages developed, started with the Aydın newspaper published in 1869. Aydın newspaper, which has the status of an official newspaper, was followed by the Devir newspaper published in 1872. The third Turkish newspaper published in İzmir, after Aydın and Devir newspapers is İntibah. Limited information is available about this newspaper, as no copies of it have survived. İntibah newspaper ordered new typeface and tools in order to eliminate the printing errors it experienced due to the typeface. In order not to leave the readers without a newspaper in the required time for the ordered material to reach İzmir, it decides to publish a copy named İlâve-i İntibah, printed with lithography. However, this initiative is not accepted by the official authorities. This study focuses on the copy named İlâve-i İntibah published by İntibah newspaper. The study aims to reveal that the İlâve-i İntibah copy is a humor magazine in terms of content and within this context, İzmir is the second Turkish humor magazine published after Kara Sinan, the first Turkish humor magazine. It is thought that the study will make a significant contribution to the literature on Turkish Press History, especially İzmir Press History.

Dış Politika Yapımında Liderler ve Yerel Etkenler: Nasır ve Mursi Örnekleri

It has been a general assumption that leaders have played a vital role in the making of Egypt's foreign policy. This article tries to detail this assumption and illustrates that individual formulation and implementation of foreign policies following the Free Officers' coup d'etat of 1952 and the Egyptian revolution of 2011 cannot be sufficiently clarified in the absence of domestic level explanations. What is found in this study is that various domestic factors paved the way for Nasser to increase his effectiveness on Egypt's foreign policy, whereas they created a compelling environment for Morsi in which he had a lesser influence on its foreign policy during his short tenure.