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Trust in context: problematizing trust(ing) in Turkey among rural-to-urban migrant women
(Bilkent University, 2021-01)
This dissertation examines trust and problematizes the process(es) and context in the
case of rural-to-urban migrant women in contemporary urbanizing Turkey. The influx of rural-to-urban migration since the 1950s has ...
Differentiating faiths: strategies of intra-group and inter-group boundary making among Alevis in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2021-01)
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between inter-group and intra-group boundary making strategies through a study of Alevi civil society organizations in Turkey. This study argues that to mobilize and ...
Migration, citizenship and naturalization
(Bilkent University, 2014-09)
Very few studies among migration, citizenship and nationalization literatures
focus on the individuals and their ideas about recent migration motivation,
naturalization decisions and conceptualization of citizenship. ...
Migration, citizenship and naturalization : Turkish immigrants in Canada and Germany
(Bilkent University, 2014)
Very few studies among migration, citizenship and nationalization literatures
focus on the individuals and their ideas about recent migration motivation,
naturalization decisions and conceptualization of citizenship. ...
An analysis on the contribution of civil society to democratic consolidation in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2007)
This is an analysis on the contribution of civil society to democratic
consolidation in Turkey. This thesis will try to understand this problematic by
assessing the civil society’s formal structure, legal framework, ...
Rights and democratic accountability : a comparative study on irregular immigration in Greece, Spain and Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2012)
This research is a comparative politics study, focusing on the particular
irregular immigration policies and politics of three countries: Greece, Spain and
Turkey. The research is concerned with the extent of the rights ...
Religious education as an indicator of state-religion relations within the scope of Europeanization theories : case studies of Turkey and Poland
(Bilkent University, 2013)
This thesis analyzes the impact of Europeanization on the conduct of religious
instruction within the formal education system in Turkey and in Poland. The main
argument is that according to the accounts of the Europeanization ...
Reflections upon contemporary Turkish democracy : a Rawlsian perspective
(Bilkent University, 2009)
In this dissertation, John Rawls’ ‘justice as fairness’ is applied to contemporary
Turkey and used as a framework to reflect upon democratization process in Turkey. In
order to substantiate how Rawls’ political liberalism ...
Formation and representation of interests in Turkish political economy : the case of MÜSİAD (Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association)
(Bilkent University, 2002)
This thesis examines the case of Müstakil Sanayici ve İşadamları DerneğiMÜSİAD
[Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association] to evaluate the
formation and representation of interests within transformation ...
Print media and civil-military relations in Greece and Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2014-09)
This study investigates how Greek and Turkish newspapers columnists
interpreted and framed military takeovers in their countries after the takeovers had
happened. Refuting arguments in the literature asserting that Greek ...