WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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The 'Alevi Opening' of The Justice and Development Party
(Edinburgh Univ Press, 2022) Borovali, Murat; Boyraz, Cemil
Citation - WoS: 1
Citation - Scopus: 1
The Alevis and Roma/Gypsy in Turkey: Republican Freedom Revisited
(Routledge journals, taylor & francis ltd, 2024) Tamaç, Burak; Yumlu, Oğan; Boyraz, Cemil
This study examines the prospects and limitations of the republican theory of freedom as an analytical tool for analysing Turkey's state of rights and liberties. Following an outline of the main philosophical arguments of republican freedom, which emphasises the link between freedom and non-domination, the paper focuses on the cases of Alevis and Roma-Gypsy populations in Turkey, as two different minority groups that face a unique set of identity problems. The debate on the nature of the discriminatory treatment of certain ethnoreligious groups in Turkey tries, on the one hand, to demonstrate the republican conception's promise to uncover difficulties relating to the status of freedoms. On the other hand, it seeks to highlight potential constraints, especially when it realises socio-economic rights.
American Grand Strategy Under Obama: Competing Discourses.
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018) Devlen, Balkan
[Abstract Not Available]
Citation - WoS: 51
Citation - Scopus: 58
Anti-Immigration Attitudes and the Opposition To European Integration: a Critical Assessment
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2017) Kentmen-Cin, Cigdem; Erisen, Cengiz
The aim of this overview is to critically examine the state of research on the relationship between anti-immigrant attitudes and attitudes toward European integration. We argue that the two most commonly used measures of anti-immigrant attitudes do not fully capture perceived threats from immigrants and opinion about different immigrant groups. Future research should pay more attention to two particular issues: first, scholars could employ methodological techniques that capture the underlying constructs associated with attitudes and public opinion; second, researchers could differentiate between groups within the overall immigrant population. This overview identifies themes in the literature while drawing attention to the need for more research on the behavioral underpinnings of anti-immigrant attitudes and public opinion on European integration.
Citation - WoS: 7
Citation - Scopus: 10
The Anxiety of Cultural Authenticity in Turkish Communitarian Thought: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpmar and Peyami Safa on Europe and Modernity
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2010) Sezer, Devrim
The uneasy tension between ongoing disputes about Turkey's Europeanisation and an emphasis on cultural authenticity has characterised much of Turkish social and political thought over the last two centuries. This article explores conceptions of Europe, modernity and tradition contained in the writings of two twentieth-century Turkish writers, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar (1901-1962) and Peyami Safa (1899-1961) whose writings express an anxiety of cultural authenticity. Varieties of communitarian thinking, coupled with an emphasis on a 'synthesis' between past and future, tradition and modernity, Turkey and Europe, had been invoked and advocated by many writers and scholars who sought to come to terms with the challenges surrounding Turkey's Europeanisation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Tanpinar and Safa are widely considered to be among the most influential representatives of this deeply rooted communitarian tradition in modern Turkish social imaginary. By drawing on Tanpinar's and Safa's essays on politics, society, culture and the East-West distinction, this article demonstrates the radical divergences between their perspectives and draws out the political implications of their views of Europe, modernity and tradition. Although he appears to be one of the advocates of Turkey's Europeanisation and the idea of a civilisational synthesis, Safa's conservatism is based on a sketchy theory of radical particularity and cultural essentialism that reflects a repudiation of universalism and cosmopolitanism, and which shows a tendency bordering on a celebration of all collectivist self-assertions and struggles against liberal democracy. Tanpinar's communitarian vision, on the other hand, with its emphasis on 'tradition' and 'continuity', aims to reconcile the political ideals of European modernity with a restored cultural tradition. One of the primary purposes of this article is to fully work out the originality of Tanpinar's thought by highlighting the intimations of a distinctively hermeneutical dimension that figure prominently in his writings, and which have largely gone unnoticed. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Citation - WoS: 5
Citation - Scopus: 5
Attitudes Towards Ukrainian Refugees: Insights from the Literature
(Routledge, 2025) Kentmen-Çin, C.
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022 prompted a significant influx of Ukrainian refugees into neighboring European countries. Comparative analyses have revealed that Ukrainian refugees generally received more favorable public reception compared to other groups, such as Syrians. This difference has been attributed to the perceived proximity and spillover risk of the war, as well as shared cultural values with Western countries. However, while initial sympathy towards Ukrainians is evident, concerns about economic implications and long-term costs may erode support over time. This highlights the need for sustained inquiry beyond war related empathy and cultural values. In response, this study calls for an in-depth exploration of refugee attitudes, recognizing the multifaceted nature of public opinion. Such understanding is essential for informing policymaking aimed at effectively supporting displaced populations and for fostering a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of current European responses to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. This paper critically reviews existing literature on public attitudes towards immigrants and refugees, identifying key themes and proposing avenues for future research. © 2024 The European Association for the Advancement of the Social Sciences.
Citation - WoS: 15
Citation - Scopus: 17
Bases of Support for the Eu's Common Foreign and Security Policy: Gender, Attitudes Toward Economic Integration, and Attachment To Europe
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2010) Kentmen Çin, Çiğdem
The present study examines the determinants of individual support for the European Union's (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Using data from the 2005 Eurobarometer survey, I specified models that test whether gender, subjective economic evaluations of the European integration, and attachment to Europe affect how EU citizens view the CFSP and a possible rapid European military force. My findings show that there is no gender gap in EU foreign policy attitudes: women are not less pacific than men. Individuals base their evaluations of the EU on their experience of the economic integration and their feelings for Europe.
Between Crises and Fragile Stability: Turkiye-Israel Affairs
(Turkish Policy Quarterly, 2022) Adisonmez, Umut Can; Oztig, Lacin Idil
Since the establishment of Israel, the Turkish-Israeli relations have been marked by continuous periods of swings - from crises to cooperation and back. This article aims to shed light on the turbulent bilateral ties by focusing on the role of the current Justice and Development Party (JDP) rule in Turkiye. In doing so, it firstly provides a background on the two countries' relations, covering the period between their foundational years and 2002. Secondly, it explores a series of significant crises against which the Turkish-Israeli relations reached an all-time low starting with the Operation Cast Lead in 2008. Given the recent developments unfolding in Turkiye's domestic sphere and its close geography, this work lastly assesses the impact of the Abraham Accords in 2020 on bilateral relations and speculates about the future trajectories.
Citation - WoS: 13
Citation - Scopus: 17
Blaming the Government for Environmental Problems: a Multilevel and Cross-National Analysis of the Relationship Between Trust in Government and Local and Global Environmental Concerns
(Sage Publications Inc, 2013) Kentmen Çin, Çiğdem
Although the determinants of trust in governments have received significant attention in the literature on political trust, there has been no attention paid to whether environmental concerns affect governmental trust. Yet, if individuals are worried about local and global environmental degradation, they may think that the government has failed in providing them with the best living conditions. Hence, it is plausible to expect local and global environmental concerns and trust in government to be inversely correlated. Using 2005 data from 24 countries, this hypothesis is tested against competing theories of civic participation, interpersonal trust, and economic considerations to explain individual trust in government. Multilevel models that specify the impact of individual- and national-level factors provide evidence that global environmental concerns do actually matter.
Citation - WoS: 2
Citation - Scopus: 3
The 'bon Pour L'orient Front: Analysis of Russia's Anticipated Victory Over the Ottoman Empire in World War I
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014) Arslan, Ozan
In this article, I argue that during World War I the Imperial Russian High Command underestimated the task of defeating the Ottoman Empire and therefore neglected, quantitatively and qualitatively, the Caucasian Front: the northwestern Black Sea coast; eastern Anatolia; the southwestern Caucasus region; and northwestern Iran. The reason why Russia failed to provide adequate resources for this front was because its leading officials perceived the war as the final hour for the Ottomans, and thus their empire would be dissolved, finally settling the Eastern Question in Russia's favor. Nevertheless, Russia did not simply wait for the expected Ottoman collapse, but between November 1914 and December 1916, its Caucasian Army launched many military operations along the Caucasian Front. Although the Russian forces achieved several victories, ultimately they fell short of their goals to break Ottoman resistance, conquer eastern Anatolia and dominate northwestern Iran. The unexpected revolution that erupted in March 1917 ended the rule of the Romanov dynasty and also effectively ended Russia's war efforts against the Ottoman Empire.
Citation - WoS: 4
Citation - Scopus: 7
Compliance With European Union Environmental Law: an Analysis of Digitalization Effects on Institutional Capacities
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc, 2020) Burgin, Alexander
This article presents evidence for the positive effects of digitalization on the institutional capacity of key stakeholders, which is a necessary precondition for narrowing the existing implementation gap in European Union environmental law. Based on document analysis and semistructured interviews with actors involved in the implementation process, four main factors are considered. First, the Commission's institutional capacity benefits from a change of focus of the reporting system from textual information to data and indicators and by the development of new data harvesting methods. Second, subnational actors have improved their institutional capacity through knowledge transfers and strategic planning, facilitated by better information and communication technology and statistical data. Third, inspection networks benefitted from technical advances, such as the access to satellite images, presenting new opportunities for the detection of environmental crimes, and new software programs facilitating risk-based inspections. Finally, citizens' and nongovernmental organizations' improved access to data and to justice in environmental matters strengthened their monitoring capacities.
Conclusions: What Terrorist Attacks on Transportation Systems Tell Us About the New World Order
(Ios Press, 2009) Ozen, Cinar; Bagdadi, Itir
Terrorist organizations, non-state actors with a growing importance in international politics, use violence to attain their goals. The target strategy of terrorists has catapulted transportation infrastructure and modes of transportation to a very important place for terrorist organization making it mandatory for terrorism combat strategies to include topics related to transportation in their overall outlook. Analyzing and deciphering terrorist organizations' target designation is of the utmost importance for transportation security. This chapter aims to expand upon terrorist organizations' choice of transportation infrastructure and modes of transportation as targets and to place the workshop held by the COE-DAT in this regard in this larger context. Certain earlier chapters within this book will also be evaluated with this framework in mind.
Citation - WoS: 5
Citation - Scopus: 11
Dealing or Dueling With the United States? Explaining and Predicting Iranian Behavior During the Nuclear Crisis
(Oxford Univ Press, 2010) Devlen, Balkan
The purpose of this article is to understand and predict the Iranian behavior during the nuclear crisis. The model presented here provides a simple framework for structuring strategic interaction (game theory), a way to capture the beliefs of the actors prior to the crisis and deduce likely behavior from them (operational code analysis), and identify key factors (large-group identity and political survival) to monitor real time to determine preferences independent from observed behavior. The main finding of this analysis is that Iranians would like to negotiate a settlement but they have a very conflictual view of the United States. They fear that if they show willingness to negotiate, the United States could exploit it. This lack of trust and the relatively low cost of maintaining the current deadlock prevent the Iranians coming to the table.
Decentralization and Intrastate Struggles: Chechnya, Punjab, and Quebec
(Wiley, 2017) Al, Serhun
[Abstract Not Available]
Citation - WoS: 35
Citation - Scopus: 40
Determinants of Support for Eu Membership in Turkey Islamic Attachments, Utilitarian Considerations and National Identity
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2008) Kentmen Çin, Çiğdem
Citizen support for EU membership in Turkey is an area where to date little research has been conducted, although Turkey has been an EU candidate since 1999. Drawing on pooled Eurobarometer data from 2001, 2002 and 2003, this study examines to what extent attachment to Islam, utilitarian considerations and national identity explain individual support for Turkey's accession to the EU in a possible membership referendum. Logit analyses reveal that attitudes toward the EU do not vary with one's devotion to Islam. This finding implies that Islamic values are not incompatible with being part of the West and attachment to Islam does not affect attitudes toward the West, as has been suggested especially after the attacks of 11 September 2001. When it comes to joining the EU, people evaluate accession on the basis of its influence on national identity and contributions to the national economy in Turkey.
Citation - WoS: 21
Citation - Scopus: 25
Diagnosing Trends and Determinants in Public Support for Turkey's Eu Membership
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011) Carkoglu, Ali; Kentmen Çin, Çiğdem
Despite scholarly interest in the process of Turkey's candidacy for European Union (EU) membership, what is missing in the literature is a detailed examination of Turkish public opinion on the issue. Using Turkish Election Surveys, Eurobarometer surveys and International Social Survey Programme data, we test whether economic considerations, support for democracy, attachment to national identity and religiosity affect Turkish individuals' attitudes towards Turkey's EU membership. Perceived national economic conditions and national identity have a negative impact while satisfaction with democracy is positively linked to support for EU membership. Contrary to expectations, religion exerts no significant influence over membership preferences.
Citation - WoS: 3
Citation - Scopus: 5
Disappointment or New Strength: Exploring the Declining Eu Support Among Turkish Students, Academics and Party Members
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012) Burgin, Alexander
Is the decline of Turkish public support for the European Union (EU) membership better explained by a disappointment about the EU approach to Turkey or by the new self-confidence of the country? This question is relevant because frustration about the accession process could be overcome with more positive signals from the EU. However, if the second factor plays a significant role, this would be an indicator for an enduring alienation between Turks and the EU. This article presents the results of an exploratory study based on an online survey and personal interviews. For one-third of the 618 respondents to the survey, the most important reason for waning EU support is the new strength of Turkey as a rising regional power. In contrast, the interviewed parliamentarians and local party officials consider Turkey's proactive foreign policy approach in its Eastern neighborhood as a complementary and not alternative strategy to Turkey's EU accession.
Citation - WoS: 5
Dynamics of Regionalisation and the Impact of the Eu: Comparing Regional Reforms in Romania and Turkey
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011) Ertugal, Ebru; Dobre, Ana Maria
This article examines the institutional and governance effects of regional policy reforms in Romania and Turkey during their respective periods as EU candidate countries. First, the article aims to disentangle the relative impact of EU conditionality in the area of regional policy in two candidate countries from different enlargement rounds. Second, it aims to investigate the outcomes of regional reforms while identifying the factors facilitating these reforms. The findings suggest that regional reform outcomes in Romania and Turkey show striking similarities, despite differences in the credibility of EU conditionality. Therefore, it argues that the constellations of domestic political actors and the existing domestic institutional structures matter more than EU conditionality in explaining the similarity in reform outcomes.
Citation - WoS: 36
Citation - Scopus: 33
Economic Development, Environmental Justice, and Pro-Environmental Behavior
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015) Carkoglu, Ali; Kentmen-Cin, Cigdem
Are a country's environmental attitudes linked to its level of economic development? In recent decades, rapid industrialization and the use of cheaper but older production technologies have reduced environmental quality in less developed countries (LDCs). Moreover, these countries have been disproportionally affected by global pollution in that they suffer the effects while having emitted less than industrialized countries. To what extent are people in LDCs ready to make sacrifices to improve environmental conditions? International Social Survey Program 2010 data reveal that people in LDCs are less supportive of international agreements forcing their country to take necessary environmental measures than are citizens in the developed world. Moreover, they are more likely to think that wealthier countries should make more effort to protect the environment, and are less willing to make personal economic sacrifices or change their consumption behavior to accommodate environmental concerns. These results hold even after controlling for post-materialist values, political ideology, personal income, and several other demographic variables.
Citation - WoS: 5
Educated in Germany, Working in Turkey: the Emigration Motivations of Persons of Turkish Origin
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013) Buergin, Alexander; Erzene-Buergin, Defne
Concerns over a possible brain drain and a failed integration policy have been raised by the emigration of qualified persons of Turkish origin. However, there is little reliable data available regarding the profile and the motivations for this in the Germany-trained workforce. In order to explore the relative importance of different migration motivations, an online survey (n = 128) and interviews with selected respondents were conducted. The main finding is that family-related reasons are the most important factor in emigration to Turkey. In contrast, a negative career outlook and/or experience of discrimination in Germany, highlighted in public discourse, played only a secondary or even tertiary role. Instead, motivations for emigration of persons with and without a migration background are often similar, reflecting the increased mobility in a globalised world - a factor confirmed by the fact that a significant number of respondents expressed an intention to return to Germany.

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