Yazarlar
- Çelik, Orkun(6)
- Karimullah, Suud Sarim(4)
- Aslan, Ramazan(3)
- Beken, Hıkmet Gülçın(3)
- Demirbağ, Orkun(3)
- Keyifli, Nazlı(3)
- Türkkan, Tuğba(3)
- Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır(3)
- (Alieva), Vildane Özkan(2)
- Akdede, Sacit Hadi(2)
- Bilgin, Özkan(2)
- Buz, Sema(2)
- De, Prabal K.(2)
- Dinç, Artum(2)
- Göktekin, Zekiye(2)
- Karapınar Kocağ, Esra(2)
- Odaci, Hatice(2)
- Ozsahin, M(2)
- Polat, Eray(2)
- Sancar Özkök, Canan(2)
- Sezerel, Hakan(2)
- Tuna, Hasan(2)
- Tümay, Muhammed(2)
- Uzun, Sevda(2)
- Yıldız, Eyyüp(2)
- Örs, Şerife(2)
- Özbek, Mehmet Ferhat(2)
- Aczel, Balazs(1)
- Adetula, Adeyemi(1)
- Afyonoğlu, Meliha Funda(1)
- Aglioti, Salvatore M.(1)
- Akalp, Hüsre Gizem(1)
- Akbal, Alev(1)
- Akbas, Yusuf Ekrem(1)
- Akca, Ece(1)
- Akgul, Esra Macaroglu(1)
- Akkus, Omer(1)
- Aktaş, Eda(1)
- Aktürk, Mehmet Yunus(1)
- Akçay, Ahmet Oğuz(1)
Yayınlar
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Future Expectations of Occupational Health and Safety Students: An Analysis Based on Educational and Socioeconomic Variables
Tuna, Hasan; Kaplan, Ahmet
This study examines the future expectations of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) students regarding socioeconomic determinants and the emerging digital competency gap. The sample comprises 359 students selected through convenience sampling using the "Future Expectation Scale." Results indicate students possess moderate future expectations (x̄=2.66); while career optimism is high (x̄=3.93), economic and social outlooks are significantly lower. Notably, students from foundation universities and industrially active regions exhibit significantly higher expectations. These disparities highlight a critical gap in accessing practical training resources. Consequently, the study concludes that traditional educational methods are insufficient to meet modern industry demands. Integrating immersive technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), into OHS curricula is essential to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and Industry 5.0 requirements, enhancing student motivation and career readiness.
- Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2026Gender and Mental Health: Challenges Faced by Women and a Feminist Perspective
Türkkan, Tuğba; Odaci, Hatice
Mental health issues affect millions of people worldwide, leading to negative outcomes in various areas such as academic achievement, job performance, and quality of life. Women are known to be more prone to mental health problems than men, a phenomenon explained by biological sensitivity, genetic and hormonal differences, physiological stress responses, and exposure to environmental risk factors. However, research examining the impact of gender roles on mental health remains limited. Gender roles shape individuals' thought patterns, self-esteem, and emotion regulation strategies, making them significant factors that can influence mental health. In this context, the study aims to explore the effects of gender norms on mental health from a feminist perspective and evaluate the role of gender-based antecedents in this process through a review of the current literature. The study findings reveal that traditional gender roles negatively affect women’s mental health, while approaches promoting equality yield positive outcomes. Enhancing women’s access to education and economic independence is a crucial step toward reducing gender-based inequalities. Additionally, implementing gender equality policies and increasing inclusive representations in the media can mitigate the adverse effects on mental health. Education, awareness campaigns, and supportive social policies have the potential to reduce the impact of gender roles and improve individuals’ mental health. This study aims to guide effective mental health policies and targeted interventions.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Social Protection and the Function of the Loss-Damage Fund in Climate-induced Migration
Beken, Hıkmet Gülçın
Today, the accelerated effects of climate change on people's life and ways of livelihood are becoming more and more important. People may use migration as a coping strategy if environmental shocks continue. Resilience to climate change is increased when social protection measures like cash transfers, public works, and economic inclusion are integrated with climate adaptation. Key international agreements also acknowledge social protection as a useful instrument for alleviating poverty and vulnerability brought on by climate change. Loss and damage through climate justice highlights how industrialized nations have historically contributed to the global ecological crisis. On a worldwide level, however, inadequate funding for loss and damage continues to be a major cause of problems. Reducing migration related to climate change can be achieved through increasing adaptive capacity, diversifying local livelihoods, creating social safety networks, and using loss and damage mechanisms. This study examines the combined effects of economic development, social policy, and climate finance on reducing migration related to climate change. It emphasizes on the role of social protection systems and the loss and damage fund among these mechanisms.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Yoksulluğun Tanımı ve Nedenleri Üzerine Soybilimsel Çözümleme
(Alieva), Vildane Özkan; Dinç, Artum
Bu çalışmada, yoksulluğun tanımı ve nedenleri farklı paradigmatik yaklaşımlar bağlamında incelenerek, bu yaklaşımların söylemsel temellerinin soybilimsel sorgulama yöntemi ve eleştirel söylem analizi tekniği uygulanarak açığa çıkarılması amaçlandı. Nitel araştırma modeli kullanılarak veriler yoksulluğun tanımı ve nedenlerini içeren temel kuramsal çalışmaların incelenmesiyle toplandı. Bulgular, toplanan veriler soybilimsel sorgulama ve eleştirel söylem analizi süreçlerinden geçirilerek elde edildi. Analiz süreci sonucunda, farklı evren açıklama modellerine içkin bilgi-iktidar ilişkileri çerçevesinde yoksulluğun tanımlanma ve nedenselleştirme biçimleri sınıflandırıldı. Bulgular, alt kültür eksenli davranışçı, piyasa rasyonalitesi eksenli işlevselci ve üretim ilişkileri eksenli çatışmacı yaklaşımların temsilcilerini, tanımlama ve nedenselleştirmelerini, temel kavramlarını ve varsayımlarını karşılaştırmalı olarak sunmaktadır. Ayrıca, her yaklaşımın güçlü ve zayıf yönleri, metodolojik sınırlılıkları ve söylemsel işlevleri eleştirel söylem analizine tabi tutularak yorumlandı. Özellikle işlevselci ve neoliberal söylemler çerçevesinde yoksulluğun depolitize edildiği, bireysel sorumluluk ve piyasa rasyonalitesinin vurgulandığı; çatışmacı yaklaşımlarda ise yapısal nedenlerin görünür kılınmasına rağmen mikro düzey farklılıkların göz ardı edildiği tespit edildi. Sonuç bölümünde çok boyutlu, tarihsel, dizgesel ve söylemsel bir olgu olarak yoksulluğun nesnel bir biçimde nedenselleştirilip tanımlanabilmesi için bütüncül, çok katmanlı ve eleştirel sorgulamayla analiz edilmesi gerektiğinin altı çizilerek akademik çalışmalarda yoksullar ve yoksulluğun görünümlerinden ziyade yoksullaştırma süreçlerine yönelmenin daha isabetli olacağı vurgulandı.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Determination of Human Resoruces Policies Based on Regional Labour Dynamics by Cluster Analysis
Sımsek, Tugçe
Regional labour force differences create strategic and operational challenges for national service sector firms, particularly in securing comparable employee competencies and maintaining consistent service quality across regions. This study analyses regional labour force dynamics in Türkiye and examines how human resource policies can be aligned with regional labour market profiles. Using 2023 provincial data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), six labour market indicators for 81 provinces were analysed through K-means clustering. The results classify provinces into three clusters: metropolitan cities, characterised by higher education levels, stronger knowledge-intensive service capacity and a larger working-age population; medium-sized cities, with relatively balanced labour market structures but more limited knowledge-intensive service development; and disadvantaged regions, marked by lower labour force participation, higher unemployment and weaker human capital conditions. Cluster differences were further examined using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD post hoc tests. Based on these findings, the study proposes cluster-specific HR policy priorities for service sector firms, including talent attraction and retention strategies for metropolitan cities, skill development and retention-oriented practices for medium-sized cities, and training and capacity-building policies for disadvantaged regions. By linking provincial labour market profiles to cluster-specific HR priorities, the study contributes to strategic human resource management research and regional labour market studies, while offering practical guidance for policymakers and service sector managers.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Kadın âşıkların kendilerine biçilmiş geleneksel rollere cinsiyet eşitliği bağlamında eleştirel yaklaşımları
Yıldırmış, Fatma
Âşıklık geleneği yüzyıllardır toplumun sesi olmuştur. Şairler; mutluluklarını, sevdalarını, dönemlerinin tarihi-sosyal-siyasi hayatını, özlemlerini, beklentilerini kısacası bütün duygu ve düşüncelerini şiirleri aracılığıyla hem bireysel hem bütünsel biçimde aktarmışlardır. Genellikle erkek egemen icracı konumunda olan gelenekte sayıları az olsa da kadın âşıkların varlığı bilinmektedir. Fakat bu kadın şairlerin şiirlerine ulaşmak ve onlar hakkında bilgi edinmek günümüz şartlarında pek de mümkün değildir. Geçmiş dönemde yaşamış kadın şairlerin hakkında bilgi olmaması varlıklarıyla ilgili değil, onların kadın kimlikleriyle ilgilidir. Geleneksel toplumlarda kadının sosyal, siyasi ve edebî alanlarda görünmesine “namus, ayıp, günah” gibi kavramların yaptırımlarından dolayı pek sıcak bakılmamıştır. Günümüze gelindiğinde bu anlayışın değişmesi, kadının ve kadın şairlerin özgür ve görünür olması, her ortamda şiirlerini icra etmesi hususunda kadın âşıkların çabaları dikkat çekicidir. Kadın âşıklar, kadının sadece aşk şiirlerinde geçmesini eleştiren, toplumsal her alanda kadının varlığını, yerini sorgulayan ve bunları kısıtlayıcı davranışların eleştirildiği şiirler yazarak ve yayımlayarak seslerini duyurmaya gayret etmişlerdir. Bu makalenin amacı âşıklık geleneği içerisinde yer alan günümüz kadın temsilcilerin kadının toplumsal cinsiyet rolünü, anneliğini, kadınlığını, sanatçı kimliklerini, var ve görünür olma mücadelelerini kendi ürettiklerinden örnekler vererek nasıl ele aldıklarını incelemektir. Makalede bahsi geçen temsilcilerin geleneği temsil biçimlerini, bulundukları konumun durumunu ve bu durumun neden-sonuç ilişkilerini sorgulayarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bu makale, bu mücadeleci duruşa hem akademik anlamda bir katkı sağlayacak hem de yapılacak çalışmalara kaynaklık edecektir.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Effect of Digital Health Literacy and E-health Literacy on Quality of Life: A systematical Review
Köse, Asli
Employing the systematic review methodology, this study aims to address how digital health literacy and e-health literacy influence people's quality of life. This systematic review includes studies that examined the effect of e-health literacy and digital health literacy on quality of life. The results of 12 research papers meeting the standards established within the parameters of this study were divided into two groups: ehealth literacy and digital health literacy. The effect of e-health literacy on quality of life was assessed in five of the thirteen studies, whereas that of digital health literacy on quality of life was assessed in eight of them. The study sample consisted of people with cancer, people with long-term conditions like asthma, people who were following their postoperative treatment regimens, people affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the elderly, women, children, and students. Only one study reported that e-health literacy had a negative influence on quality of life, whereas 11 studies emphasized that digital health and e-health literacy had a positive influence. Policies are required to facilitate the use and access to digital health technology by various societal groups, including patients, the elderly, women with unequal social status, children, and learners.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026How does social capital affect the relationship between perception of diversity management and affective commitment?
Yilmaz Atik, Emine; Özbek, Mehmet Ferhat
PurposeThe aim of this study is to reveal the moderating effect of social capital in the relationship between employees' perceptions of diversity management and their affective commitment.Design/methodology/approachThe research hypotheses developed within the relevant literature framework are tested by using data that was obtained from the academic staff members who work at the Turkish universities.FindingsThe findings indicate that the relationship between perceptions of diversity management and affective commitment, considered in the dimensions of social capital such as participation in the local community, socio-proactivity, family and friendship relationships, tolerance for diversity, work relationships, quality of life and trust, vary according to strong and weak levels, supporting moderating hypotheses at various levels.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the significant limitations of the study is the reluctance of the sampled academicians to participate in a study related to diversity during the data collection process. Some academicians, in addition to express that they do not tolerate the diversity among employees within the organization, also decline to answer questions which are aimed at measuring these expressions.Practical implicationsThe study reveals that the perception of diversity management increases affective commitment. This finding suggests that managers should consider employees' perceptions of these policies rather than focusing solely on diversity management policies (Alshaabani and Rudnak, 2020: 2; Saleem et al., 2021: p. 1). In societies with collectivist cultures like T & uuml;rkiye, managers' practices become more important in strengthening employees' affective commitment (Wasti, 2000; Wasti, 2003). For employees to have positive perceptions of diversity management, managers should respect their identities, use inclusive language and form a positive diversity climate (Deepak and Perwez, 2019: p. 909). Furthermore, the audits evaluating diversity management practices should be conducted frequently (McKay and Avery, 2015: 334). However, the impact of employees' perceptions of diversity management on affective commitment may vary depending on employees' levels of social capital. Therefore, the organizations need to develop policies based on employees' levels of social capital. Orientation and mentoring programs should be implemented to facilitate the integration of employees with weak social relationships into the organization. The employees with strong social relationships should be guided toward social activities and club activities to capitalize on their strengths. The human resources department should develop some personalized programs for these employees.Social implicationsThe literature states that the perceptions and environment regarding diversity management have stronger relationships with attitudinal results rather than behavioral results (Holmes et al., 2020). The research findings support the literature in terms of showing that perception of diversity management have an impact on affective commitment. The collectivist cultural structure of the Turkish society (Sargut, 2001: p. 185) has an impact on the process of acquiring social capital. It is emphasized that the societal structure influences the behaviors exhibited by employees toward the organization. This study shows that the social capital of academics plays a partially moderating role in the relationship between perception of diversity management and affective commitment. When such dimensions of social capital as family and friendship relationships, socio-proactivity, work relations and tolerance for diversity are included in the relationship between the perception of diversity management and affective commitment, the direction and magnitude of the existing relationship change. Based on these results, it can be argued that their social capitals, which are formed based on secondary relationship types like friendship and acquaintance, contribute to the external social capital potential. In this aspect, the study is considered to contribute to the literature that highlights T & uuml;rkiye's high potential for external social capital (Bu & gbreve;ra, 1998; Oba and Semerci & ouml;z, 2004; & Ouml;zen and Aslan, 2006). In addition, it is fixed that socio-proactivity, family and friendship relationships, tolerance for diversity and work relationships, as the dimensions of social capital, have a negative moderating effect on the relationship between the perception of diversity management and affective commitment. These findings have determined the validity of the negative effects of social capital referred to as the dark side of social capital in the literature in the context of T & uuml;rkiye (Gargiolu and Bennasi, 1999; Gordon, 2020: 487; Lo and Fan, 2020: 27; Alcorta et al., 2020: 445).Originality/valueThe original value of this study is that the authors assume that the direction and magnitude of the relationship between the perception of diversity management and affective commitment are to be shaped according to the dimensions of social capital. In addition, it reveals that the affective commitment of employees can be shaped by social capital rather than perception of diversity management.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Effects of mandatory schooling expansion on upward educational mobility among women in Türkiye
De, Prabal K.; Tümay, Muhammed
Using data from the Turkish Demographic Health Survey and a Regression Discontinuity Design, we estimate the effects of an exogenous increase in mandatory schooling on educational mobility among women in Türkiye. Our findings indicate that compulsory schooling may increase upward educational mobility where women attend education levels higher than their parents, particularly mothers. Additionally, we find such effects not only for the level at which schooling became compulsory but also at higher levels, showing a magnification of the initial impact.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Think political leader — think he or she? A multi-country test of a gender-fair language intervention to reduce gendered leadership stereotypes
Peters, Kim; Jeftić, Alma; Ballard, Timothy; Zhou, Steven; Steffens, Niklas K.; Inceoglu, Ilke; Ryan, Michelle K.; Bongiorno, Renata; Eagly, Alice; Arriaga, Patrícia
Women are greatly underrepresented in positions of political leadership around the world. In seeking to explain this underrepresentation, some researchers have pointed to people's tendencies to stereotype leaders as more similar to men than women as these tendencies can support the belief that women are unsuited to leadership. This project aimed to test whether a subtle linguistic intervention was able to ameliorate this gender bias in political leadership stereotypes across different languages and national contexts (country/region N = 42, language N = 30, sample N = 22,996). Specifically, this project examined whether gender-fair language (e.g., the use of paired pronouns ‘he or she’) can reduce the tendency for people to stereotype political leaders as more similar to men than women. To increase the rigor with which these stereotypes were measured, this project complemented the dominant ‘cheap talk’ measure of personal stereotype content with an incentivised community measure of this content. As expected, participants stereotyped political leaders as more similar to men than women; this pattern was stronger on the incentivised measure of community stereotypes. Unexpectedly, there was no evidence that paired pronouns reduced this bias (there was weak exploratory evidence that paired nouns increased participants' tendencies to stereotype political leaders as more similar to women). This project suggests that the ability of gender-fair language interventions to ameliorate gender bias in the political leadership domain may be limited.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Children's voices in disaster recovery: Lessons from the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake
Yildiz, Ayse; Simsek, Nurcan; Boluk, Aysegul
Disasters have a devastating impact on populations, with children being one of the most at-risk groups. Although their vulnerability in disasters is widely recognised, children's own voices are still largely missing from disaster recovery research and planning. This study aims to address that gap by listening directly to the experiences and perspectives of children aged 11 to 14 in Nurdağı, Gaziantep, one of the hardest-hit areas in Türkiye, on disaster relief and recovery. Using a qualitative, child-centred approach, grounded in a socio-ecological, rights-based framework, we conducted interviews with 58 children, alongside 47 additional interviews with parents, teachers, and first responders, to understand how young people coped with life after the earthquake, what challenges they faced, and what they believe would support recovery. The findings show that children struggled with difficult living conditions, trauma, disrupted education, and changing social relationships, but they also demonstrated remarkable insight, emotional intelligence, and a desire to be involved in rebuilding their communities. Many children questioned the fairness of aid distribution and called for more attention to mental health and safer schools. Rather than portraying children as passive victims, the study highlights their capacity to reflect, adapt, and contribute. It calls for more inclusive, responsive recovery strategies that treat children as active participants in disaster planning and post-disaster rebuilding. The study offers actionable recommendations for policymakers, educators, and humanitarian practitioners to better integrate children's perspectives into long-term recovery planning and resilience-building initiatives.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Social Gender in a Language Without Grammatical Gender: Relational and Status Encoding in Kazakh Female Nominations
Gulzhan, Shokym; Bagila, Muratbek; Kürüm, Mesut; Zhanna, Tektigul; Nurbol, Saduakas; Nurdaulet, Aldashev; Zhanar, Amirgali
This article examines how Social Gender is organized in Kazakh in the absence of grammatical gender. The study is based on a lexicographically verified corpus of Kazakh female nominations, supplemented by a limited contrastive set of gender-neutral and male-linked kinship terms. The material includes basic female reference terms, kinship and affinal nominations, status-hierarchical designations, evaluative and address forms, socially conferred female roles, widowhood and step-relation terms, as well as analytic constructions marking age and social personhood. Methodologically, the analysis combines lexical-semantic, linguistic-anthropological, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic approaches within a framework that distinguishes Linguistic Gender, Natural Gender, and Social Gender. The results show that Kazakh female nominations form a structured lexico-pragmatic subsystem in which female reference intersects with relationality, hierarchy, evaluation, politeness, speaker dependence, and personhood-related distinctions. The analysis further demonstrates that this subsystem is not uniformly gender-differentiated: alongside female-specific nominations, Kazakh also employs selectively gender-neutral kinship terms and classificatory extensions, revealing where gender salience is strengthened, backgrounded, or redistributed. Social Gender in Kazakh is thus encoded not through grammatical agreement, but through a distributed system of relational, status-based, evaluative, politeness-based, speaker-dependent, and age/personhood-related nominations.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Some are more equal than others: workplace favoritism and hospital employees’ intent to quit
Özbek, Mehmet Ferhat; Banai, Moshe; Stefanidis, Abraham; Bekar, Fevziye; Roberts, Sara J.
Purpose – This study refines equity theory by explaining the mediating roles of job frustration and job dissatisfaction, as well as the moderating role of personal income in the relationship between discriminatory workplace favoritism and hospital employees’ intent to quit. Design/methodology/approach – The study consists of two samples. In the first sample, survey questionnaires were administered to 267 public hospital employees in Turkey. In the second sample, 1, 426 university healthcare students in Turkey answered four different scenarios that narrated school favoritism as well as students’ frustration, dissatisfaction and intent to quit. Structural equation modeling and ANOVA statistical analyses were conducted. Findings – Workplace favoritism positively affected employees’ intent to quit through the mediation of job frustration and job dissatisfaction. The mediating role of job frustration between workplace favoritism and intent to quit was stronger for high-income than for low-income employees and students. Practical implications – Favoring one employee may result in voluntary organizational exit by other employees, which is costly for the organization. Favoritism may encourage employees who were not previously prone to favoritism to seek favoritism. This may create a cycle that spreads favoritism further within the organization. Originality/value – This is the first study to investigate the role of income in the relationship between workplace favoritism and employees' intent to quit.
- Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2026Privacy, Fairness, and Model Risk Governance in Sustainable People Analytics
Şimşek, Tuğçe; Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır
Whilst sustainability targets are driving organisations to make more intensive use of human data, this trend is transforming HR analytics from a reporting tool into a component of decision-making architecture. This transformation is expanding the scope of data collection, increasing the visibility of employees, and intertwining privacy, fairness, perceptions of surveillance, and model risk within the same process. This study addresses the question of how this interplay can be managed at the project level. A literature review has been combined with an analysis of publicly available corporate documents, from which a compact toolkit for sustainable HR analytics has been derived. The toolkit is structured around defining project boundaries, documenting data and model assumptions, matching risks with controls, and ensuring transparency and human oversight. In this way, the chapter provides a practical framework that ensures analytical capacity is considered alongside organisational legitimacy and employee trust.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Nurses’ Workplace Discrimination Experiences and Their Reflections on Career Development: A Qualitative Study
Koroglu Kaba, Nagihan; Apaydin, Emine; Kulakaç, Nurşen
Aim: This study was conducted to examine how nurses experience discriminatory behaviors in the workplace and how these experiences are reflected in their career development. Background: Although discrimination constitutes a significant challenge in nurses’ professional lives, qualitative research examining how these experiences influence their career development processes remains limited. Methods: This phenomenological study was conducted with nurses working in a public hospital in Turkey. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 21 nurses during the study. Participants were selected from various clinical settings through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step content analysis method. Ethics committee approval was obtained for this study. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist guided the study reporting. Results: Five main themes with seven subthemes emerged: (1) Discrimination Experiences (types of discrimination, sources of discrimination, emotions/feelings), (2) Reporting Behavior (decision and consequences of reporting, reasons for not reporting), (3) Impact of Discrimination on Career Development (supportive effect, hindering effect), (4) Coping Strategies, and (5) Suggestions for Preventing Discrimination. Discussion: These themes highlight that discrimination is a multidimensional phenomenon and that holistic approaches must be developed at emotional, structural, professional, and institutional levels to cope with it. Conclusion: For some nurses, discrimination acts as a transformative process that supports career development, while for others, it represents a significant barrier to professional advancement. Implications for Nursing/Nursing Policy: The findings highlight the need to strengthen reporting mechanisms, establish a supportive work culture, and implement inclusive institutional policies that promote career development.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Fertility, family structure, and female labor force participation: evidence from Southern Europe and Türkiye
Beken, Hikmet Gülçin; Kirer Silva Lecuna, Hale
This study investigates how fertility, family structures, and institutional environments shape women’s labor force participation in Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal) and Türkiye. Using balanced panel data from 2015 to 2022 and fixed effects models with Driscoll–Kraay standard errors, the analysis identifies a negative relationship between fertility and female employment, though only at marginal levels of statistical significance. Robustness checks using Ridge regression and principal component analysis confirm this finding across alternative specifications. Significant country-level fixed effects reveal considerable heterogeneity, with Portugal and Spain exhibiting higher baseline participation rates and Türkiye recording notably lower values. While the empirical model does not directly measure institutional support, childcare availability, or cultural norms, the comparative literature suggests that cross-country differences in these dimensions likely contribute to the observed patterns. The findings point to the potential importance of integrated policy approaches, including affordable childcare and flexible work arrangements, in supporting women’s employment alongside fertility.
- MakaleYalnız künye2026From underground economy to surface tensions: Stakeholders’ perspectives on mine closures in Gümüşhane
Pınarbaşı, Işıl Esra; Demirbağ, Orkun; Örs, Şerife
Mine closures are not merely the end of an economic cycle but complex processes that produce long-term social, environmental, and psychosocial consequences. Despite the growing recognition of the importance of Social Impact Assessment (SIA), studies often underemphasize the closure phase and its social repercussions. This study investigates those social impacts in Gümüşhane, Türkiye, a historically mining-dependent region, through the lens of stakeholder theory and a qualitative fieldwork approach. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 21 participants including mine workers, company representatives, public officials, NGOs, media, and local community members, the study identifies significant transformations in six domains: economy, employment and education, land use, demographics, environment and health, and human rights. Findings reveal that mine closures led to income loss, unemployment, migration, weakening of social cohesion, environmental degradation, and violations of labor and participation rights. The exclusion of local stakeholders from closure planning exacerbated distrust and social fragmentation. Providing a nuanced understanding of the social dynamics surrounding mine closure, study contributes to the growing literature calling for more inclusive, just, and sustainable closure processes, and emphasizes the urgency of incorporating SIA as a mandatory and comprehensive practice including not only the opening but also the closure and post-closure stages of mining.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Institutional Determinants of Regional Poverty in Turkey: Evidence from Advanced Causality Analysis
Çiçen, Yıldırım Beyazıt
Poverty continues to be one of the major issues in Turkey, as in many other countries, with a large portion of the population – especially in rural areas – living below the poverty line. Those living in poverty have limited access to key public services such as education, healthcare and housing, which consequently exacerbates social and economic inequalities within society. The gap between wealthy and impoverished groups within society is continually expanding, primarily due to institutional factors that perpetuate this inequality. Drawing on data from 2009 to 2019, this study offers an empirical analysis of the role of institutions in shaping poverty in Turkey. The study applies the panel causality test developed by Juodis et al. (2021) to assess the influence of institutional structures on regional disparities. Infant mortality rates, the number of associate and bachelor’s degree graduates and the number of convicts are considered key indicators of institutional performance. The statistical analysis reveals a significant correlation between these variables and the 50% poverty rate. The findings suggest that strengthening the institutional framework is essential for addressing regional poverty in Turkey.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025İş Güvencesizliğinin Zorunlu Vatandaşlık Davranışı Üzerindeki Etkisi
Kenek, Gökhan
Bu çalışmanın temel amacı iş güvencesizliğinin zorunlu vatandaşlık davranışı üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymaktır. Bununla birlikte iş güvencesizliğinin, çalışanların cinsiyetlerine ve eğitim durumlarına göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin incelenmesi de çalışmanın diğer bir amacıdır. Bu amaçla Araştırma, Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren ve kartopu örnekleme yöntemi ile ulaşılan 307 yerel ve zincir market çalışanının katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde IBM SPSS 26 ve Mplus 7 programları kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre iş güvencesizliğinin zorunlu vatandaşlık davranışı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmaktadır. Bunun yanında, iş güvencesizliğinin cinsiyete göre farklılık gösterdiği ve kadın çalışanlarda daha yüksek olduğu fakat eğitim durumu açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunmadığı araştırmadan elde edilen diğer sonuçlardır.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025An Examination of the Sustainability of Inclusive Behaviors Towards Disabled Employees in Ground Handling Businesses
Vural, Selvi
The aim of this research is to identify the behaviors that should be exhibited within the framework of inclusion and how these behaviors can be improved to more effectively integrate existing employees with disabilities into work teams within ground handling businesses. This study is significant as it is the first to address this subject within the context of sustaining inclusive behaviors in ground handling operations. Moreover, the research question could only be addressed through a qualitative approach. Data were collected using qualitative methods, specifically through interviews conducted with both managers and employees. A total of 41 participants were interviewed. The findings revealed that stereotypes play a decisive role in the demonstration or development of sustainable inclusive behaviors toward employees with disabilities in ground handling businesses within the air transportation sector. Attitudes were found to play a significant role in the expression of these behaviors and are shaped by stereotypes based on either compassion or competence. Furthermore, in terms of sustainability, low levels of competence-based stereotypes tend to give rise to negative attitudes, whereas compassion-based stereotypes are associated with more positive attitudes.
