City Of Mersin Research Articles

Öğretmenlerin Duygusal Emek Davranışı: Pozitif Psikolojik Sermaye ve Örgütsel Bağlılığın Rolü

The main aim of this research was to reveal the role of the positive psychological capital and organizational commitment of teachers working in high schools on their emotional labor behaviors. The research sample consisted of a total of 711 teachers, 561 of whom were from public schools and 150 of whom are from private secondary schools, all working in the city of Mersin. The data were collected using the "Positive Psychological Capital Scale" developed by Tösten and Özgan (2014), the "Emotional Labor Scale" adapted for teachers by Kıral (2016), and the "Organizational Commitment Scale" adapted into Turkish by Al (2007). The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The analysis conducted on the entire sample revealed that teachers' positive psychological capital and organizational commitment explain 12% of the total variance in emotional labor. The analysis conducted on the sample from public schools revealed that these two variables together predict 11.6% of the total variance in emotional labor, while the analysis conducted on the sample from private schools revealed that organizational commitment did not significantly predict emotional labor, and that positive psychological capital alone predicted 21% of the total variance in emotional labor.

Unwanted Short-Term Guests of School: Romani Children’s Access to Education The Case of Mersin, Turkey

As for all children on earth, education, as a fundamental human right, must be available, accessible, acceptable and adaptable to diverse needs for Romani children as well. This study has addressed the issues of Romani children’s access to education, their reasons for being absent from school, the fact that they are branded as “retarded”, the problems they face when accessing quality education by being based on the data of a field research. According to the data it has been concluded that Romani children in the educational institutions have remained as unwanted short-term guests of the educational institutions, under conditions extremely remote from the principles of inclusive education. This study, which is based on a field research, was conducted in the city of Mersin in Turkey. The process of data collection of this study was realized in two stages. First of all, data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire form, which sampled 530 Romani households and contained subcategories such as the demographic qualities, employment areas, educational status, exposure to discrimination, daily life practices, etc. of the residents. Beside this quantitative data collecting technique, data were also collected through in-depth interviews on these subcategories and focus group techniques. The heading on which this study will focus will be the educational problems of Romani children in different subcategories of the field research.

Exploring Driver Injury Severity Using Latent Class Ordered Probit Model: A Case Study of Turkey

There have been limited efforts to study the severity of traffic crashes in Turkey. This study is probably the first attempt to investigate the factors that contribute to driver injury severity patterns. Fatal injury crash data from 2015 to 2017 for the city of Mersin was used. A two-step approach was employed. First, latent class clustering was performed to capture unobserved heterogeneity inherent in the crash data. The crash database was separated into four clusters by maximizing the homogeneity within each cluster. Then, an ordered probit model was developed on each cluster to explore the factors that significantly affect the driver injury outcomes. Marginal effects were calculated to interpret the influence of significant variables across the injury levels in more detail. The presence of motorcycles, fixed objects, and run-off-road crashes were found to be the main factors associated with injury and fatality in all clusters. The results underlined the association between driving behavior and injury severity of drivers. Alcohol-impaired driving, speeding, and traffic sign/signal violations increase the likelihood of severe injury.

WHAT HAPPENED IN SOLI-POMPEIOPOLIS WITHIN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES?

: Soli-Pompeiopolis, once a glorious harbor city of Roman Empire, have not been settled after its destruction due to an earthquake in 525 AD until the modern times of the city of Mersin. During the time of their visits to Soli-Pompeiopolis, the 19th century European travelers have presented their observations on the ancient city in their notes. Most of the archaeological remains mentioned in travelers’ notes are not present currently in the site. The main question arises as what has happened to the ancient city within the last two centuries so that archaeological remains had disappeared. The aim of this article is to explore settlement history of Soli-Pompeiopolis ancient site and its vicinity in order to determine factors resulted in loss of archaeological remains. The article intends to conduct historical analysis to detect settlement history and comparative analysis to understand the severity and reason of the damage given to the site.

Thinking about urban fringe belts: a Mediterranean perspective

Four perspectives on fringe belts are discussed: spatial, economic, social and planning. The characteristics of previous studies are examined in relation to these perspectives. In this light the investigation of the fringe belts, especially the inner fringe belt, of the Mediterranean port city of Mersin reveals the emergence of three distinct functional sections within the inner fringe belt and the merging of the inner and middle fringe belts. Phases and processes of development are examined. The absence of a significant fixation line until the construction of the ring road well into the post-war period has been a major factor influencing the historico-geographical pattern of fringebelt development. The findings are related to those of previous fringe-belt studies.

The Effect of Organizational Culture on Supply Chain Integration and the Mediating Role of Environmental Uncertainty

While companies are integrating in the business environment where organizational culture is effective, they cannot predict what the impact of the organizational culture will be and how to act in an unknown and changing environment. Thus, the mediating role of environmental uncertainty in the effect of organizational culture on supply chain integration will be determined in the current study. In this connection, the research question of the study was set to be “Does organizational culture affect supply chain integration and firm performance?”. The model was tested with the structural equation model (SEM). The population of the study consists of manufacturing companies in the Free Zone and Organized Industrial Zone in the City of Mersin. A total of 238 questionnaires were applied in the current study. As a result of the analysis, the effect of organizational culture on supply chain integration and the effect of environmental uncertainty on supply chain integration were found to be statistically significant. However, the effect of organizational culture on environmental uncertainty was found to be statistically insignificant.

The Mediating Role of Flexibility and Agility in the Effect of Supply Chain Integration on Firm Performance

Today, the concepts of supply chain integration and agile and flexible supply chain, which affect companies to increase their performance in the face of the change in competition, have come to the fore. The purpose of the current study is to develop a model that reveals the mediating role of agile supply chain and flexible supply chain in the effect of supply chain integration on firm performance, and the hypotheses are tested with the structural equation model (SEM). To this end, the research question of the current study is worded as follows; “Do the flexibility and agility of the supply chain integration have a mediating role in the relationship between the supply chain integration and firm performance?” The population of the study consists of manufacturing companies in the Free Zone and Organized Industrial Zone in the city of Mersin. A total of 238 questionnaires were applied in the current study. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the mediating role of supply chain flexibility and agility exists in the effect of supply chain integration on firm performance.

The Mediating Role of Brand Love in the Relationship Between Consumer-Based Brand Equity and Brand Loyalty: a Research on Starbucks

The present study aims to determine the mediating role of brand love in the relationship between CBBE and brand loyalty. The study makes an analysis of CBBE, brand loyalty, and brand love related to Starbucks – a global coffee house and roastery catering concept. The study population comprises customers of the Starbucks enterprises operating in the city of Mersin, Turkey, and adopts a convenience sampling method. During the data collection process, 384 customers of Starbucks stores within Mersin who were over 18 years of age were surveyed. The dependent variables of the study are "brand loyalty" and "brand love," whereas the independent variable is "CBBE". The hypotheses developed in the research model were tested through structural equation modeling (SEM). Based on the study findings, it was concluded that brand love, as well as the dimensions of CBBE of "Service Quality: Physical Quality SQ:PQ" and "Lifestyle-Congruence LC", had full mediation with brand loyalty, while "Service Quality: Staff Behavior SQ:SB", "Ideal Self-Congruence IS-C" and "Brand Identification BI" had no such mediating effect on brand loyalty. In the study, the mediating role of brand love in terms of the impact of CBBE in the service industry on brand loyalty has been examined for the first time. The research findings show that a strong bond will be established with the target audience through compatible and parallel strategies that will be implemented by the managers on the SQ:PQ and LC dimensions of CBBE and this situation will increase loyalty to the brand. As a result of the consumers' strong emotions and their increasing loyalty towards the brand, this situation will lead the businesses in the service industry to protect their market share along with having a positive impact on their sustainable competition and profitability.

Relationship between Innovation Management and Innovative Organizational Culture in Logistics Companies: A Study in the City of Mersin

Innovation management is essential for the growth and success of an organization. Innovation management is a precursor to the establishment of an innovative organizational culture. By encouraging staff to engage in innovative behavior, innovation management facilitates the creation and establishment of a culture of innovation in an organization. An organization can only change its cultural attitude and behavior by investing in innovation management practices—i.e., by applying innovation to the organization’s strategies, systems, and procedures. To effectively establish an innovative culture, organizations should continuously implement innovation management practices. Only in this way can innovation become an organization’s dominant culture. Because innovation management practices increase the commitment to innovation, they facilitate the formation and development of an innovative organizational culture and eventually become the fundamental values of the organization. In this study, we posited that innovation management constitutes the basis for the formation of an innovative organizational culture and analyzed this hypothesized relationship. For this purpose, we collected data using the face-to-face survey method with 200 white-collar staff members working in logistics companies that operate in Mersin, Turkey and that apply innovative management practices. We assessed the collected data using SPSS 20.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and AMOS 24.0 (Analysis of Moment Structures) programs. Our analysis showed a highly significant positive relationship between innovation management and innovative organizational culture.

Historico-geographical approach in the study of urban form: roots, development and reflections in the study of Mersin, Turkey

This study focuses on the emergence and development of historico-geographical approach that is systematized by M.R.G. Conzen in the mid-twentieth century through his studies of English cities. The background of historico-geographical approach was discussed in a detailed way. And the ideas of M.R.G. Conzen was examined in many early and recent studies. This study aims to identify the philosophical background of historico-geographical approach throughout its historical development and seeks to answer whether it would be appropriate to adopt the basic concepts and principles of investigation to the Turkish cities, with a focus on the city of Mersin. The research on the urban form of Mersin was uncovered before in elsewhere, but they were concentrated on the specific concepts and processes of historico-geographical approach. This study aims to reveal the comprehensive framework to investigate a city from a Conzenian view. The study on Mersin revealed that the urban growth pattern of the city brought about amalgamation of inner and middle fringe belts, and occurrence of an ‘umbrella fringe belt’, while dialectical interaction of morphological agents resulted in emergence of morphogenetic types in the interplay of building and plot patterns.

L’architecture durable dans les villages de montagne autour de la ville de Mersin

En Turquie, comme sur tout le pourtour mediterraneen, les cotes sont parsemees de villes tournees vers le commerce maritime et leurs habitations possedent des caracteristiques typiques de l’architecture mediterraneenne. S’etendant sur une large zone geographique, les regions mediterraneennes connaissent differentes conditions climatiques et ces variations se refletent dans l’architecture vernaculaire et les modes d’etablissements.A la suite d’un projet de recherche sur l’architecture durable dans les regions de la Mediterranee occidentale, en Turquie, nous avons choisi d’etudier les habitations vernaculaires des plateaux entourant la ville de Mersin, et en particulier, celles du village de Gozne. Ce travail sur l’architecture vernaculaire a commence en 2014 et les resultats ont ete communiques a l’occasion de conferences internationales. En septembre 2017, nous avons entame une recherche scientifique au sein de l’Universite des Toros, Departement d’Architecture, sur « l’architecture vernaculaire dans les villages de montagne en region mediterraneenne, dans la perspective de la durabilite : le modele de Gozne ». Sept chercheurs ont travaille sur un corpus de 44 habitations vernaculaires. Nous avons fait des releves, des plans, des interviews avec les habitants et des personnes qui connaissent l’histoire de ce village et avons etudie la litterature disponible a ce sujet. La recherche a dure un an et demi et s’est terminee le 7 mars 2019. Cet article rend compte d’une partie de ce travail.

Analysis of problems encountered by instructors teaching Turkish as a foreign language to Syrian children and their opinions on their participation in the certification program for teaching Turkish as a foreign language

This study seeks to determine the problems faced by the Turkish instructors serving in the primary education institutions and camps within the framework of the project PICTES in teaching Turkish as a foreign language to Syrian students and to provide insights into their opinions on their participation in the certification program for teaching Turkish as a foreign language created by Turkish Language Teaching, Research and Application Centre (TA–MER). Following a qualitative research model, this case study employs purposive sampling and there are 25 Turkish instructors serving in the city of Mersin and Adana in the sample of the study. The data are collected through personal information forms and interview forms. The data are analyzed by means of content analysis, using QDA (Qualitative Data Analysis) Miner Lite program. The analysis yields 14 themes and 37 codes grouped under these 14 themes. The results of this study are mostly congruent with previous research in the literature; the study concludes that most of the instructors do not benefit from instructional technologies and that the certification program created by TA–MER is not useful at the desired level in helping instructors use teaching methods and techniques.

DIŞ TİCARET LOJİSTİĞİNİN KENTSEL MEKÂNA ETKİSİ: MERSİN ÖRNEĞİ

This paper investigates the relationship between foreign trade and the investments in logistics sector and its reflections in urban space in Mersin case. Turkey has adapted open economic growth policy after 1980, hence a rapid increase in exports and imports has been observed (Yeldan, 2016). The city of Mersin, host a major port and industrial infrastructure, is one of the most affected cities by the open economy policies in Turkey. This paper provides a statistical and spatial analysis of the effects of foreign trade on land use changes in Mersin city. One of the most important indicators of foreign trade is the amount of cargo handled at the port. Granger’s (1988) bidirectional causality model and the Toda and Yamamoto (1995) test which used multivariable application of the model in the time series, are employed to explain the relationship between port volume and the size of the warehouse area in the city. Freight volume in Mersin Port increased by 480% in 1980-2017 period. In the same period, the warehouse area in the city increased by 616%. The findings can be used in estimating the demand for warehouse space increase in the future as a result of foreign trade performance. The causality relationship between these three variables (export, import and warehouse area) was statistically measured by applying the Granger bidirectional causality model and the Toda & Yamamoto (1995) causality test. According to the 3-year delayed bidirectional causality test among the variables the following results are obtained; - The increase in the amount of discharged cargo is the 3 year delayed Granger reason for the increase in warehouse capacity in the city. Every 1-million-ton increase in the goods discharged in the port results in an increase of 34,163 m2 in warehouse built up area. There is a bi-directional causality relationship between loading and warehouse built up area. Each 1-million-ton increase in loaded cargo in the port caused an increase of 43,843 m2 in the warehouse area. - The discharge at the port is an explanatory variable of the loading and a there is only a one-way causality relation. The number of different functions and qualities of depots in the city is increasing due to the increase in port handling volume. The master plan, which is the most important tool to control the spatial development of the city, was approved in 1996. Even though the plan proposed warehouse development on the eastern corridor, lots of investments are observed in the areas that are not foreseen by the plan because they have not provided sufficient space for the logistic activities in the last 21 years. The corridor-planned landfills in the east of the city showed a scattered development due to lack of space. Warehouse and truck park investment decisions of the developers are influenced by the volume of both imports and exports. It can be said that the effect of transit trade activities may also be high but there is not enough data in this direction. This paper provides an analytical process to understand the relation between foreign trade and the demand for warehouse space. Urban planning can be an effective tool

Paternalistic Leadership, Organizational Cynicism, and Intention to Quit One’s Job in Nursing

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between paternalistic leadership, organizational cynicism, and the intention to quit one’s job among nurses. The implementation part of the study was carried out with nurses working in a public hospital in the city of Mersin, Turkey. Data were collected in January 2018 from 215 participants and then analyzed. The analyses indicate that the dimensions of organizational cynicism and paternalistic leadership explained 41.8% of the variance for the intention to quit. In addition, there were negative and significant relationships between paternalistic leadership and dimensions of organizational cynicism. As the participants’ perceptions of cognitive cynicism and behavioral cynicism increased, their intention to quit increased. In addition, as their perceptions of paternalistic leadership increased, their cognitive, affective, and behavioral cynicism decreased. This study will help managers of healthcare institutions better understand how paternalistic leadership is related to organizational cynicism and the intention to quit one’s job.

Organizational Perceived Victimization and Aggressive Behaviour as a Defence Against Others’ Aggression Among Hospital Employees

This study investigates the relationship among perceived victimisation and aggressive behaviour in terms of demographic variables of employees of private hospitals. We explored whether the perceived victimisation could lead to aggressive behaviour toward perpetrator as a coping strategy. Participants were 142 employees of 3 private hospitals in city of Mersin, Turkey. Questionnaire included questions according to demographical variables, Perceived Victimization Scale developed by [26] and Aggressive Behaviour Scale by [37]. Pearson’s correlation and descriptive statistical analysis were done. The data obtained from this work reveal that female perceive indirect victimisation more than males, as age and professional experience increases the likelihood of aggressive behaviour toward perpetrator increases too.

The role of non-state actors (NSAs) regarding Syrian refugees in Mersin, Turkey

After the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, Turkey undertook a prominent role by becoming the leading host country for Syrian refugees. The volume of the flow and the urgency of the refugees’ situation have necessitated the involvement of several actors apart from the state. This study reveals and discusses the role of non-state actors in managing refugees through a field study on Syrians in the Turkish city of Mersin. The role of non-state actors in this process is analysed by discussing and presenting (i) their profiles, (ii) the major types of activities and services that they provide for refugees and; (iii) their contribution to integrating Syrians in Turkey.

High time-resolved measurements of water-soluble sulfate, nitrate and ammonium in PM2.5 and their precursor gases over the Eastern Mediterranean

High time-resolved measurements of aerosol SO42−, NO3−, NH4+ and their precursor gases HNO3, SO2, NH3 between 27 and 02 January/February and 19–01 August/September 2015 were carried out by applying AIM-IC at a rural site located on the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean, Erdemli, Turkey. The comparison between online and offline techniques revealed better correlation coefficients for SO42− and NH4+ (r > 0.90) than that of NO3− (0.63). Mean concentrations of water-soluble species were found in decreasing order SO42− (2814 ng m−3) > NH4+ (1371 ng m−3) > NO3− (495 ng m−3). NH3 (3390 ng m−3) concentration was more than enough to neutralize SO2 (879 ng m−3) and HNO3 (346 ng m−3). The gas-to-particle conversion ratios (>0.3) implied that SO42−, NO3− and NH4+ were mainly influenced by non-local sources. SO42−, NO3−, NH4+, HNO3, SO2 exhibited remarkable decrease (leastways 40%) in the atmosphere over the Eastern Mediterranean throughout fifteen years. In winter, day time NH3 concentrations illustrated significant relationship with temperature (positive) and humidity (negative), implying evaporation of dew or emission from plant stoma. Whereas, diurnal cycle of SO42− and SO2 was considerably influenced by populated City of Mersin in winter. During summer, HNO3 and SO2 (r = 0.74) demonstrated similar diurnal cycle, suggesting a common source for these precursor gases whilst NH3 was considerably affected by biomass burning emissions. Variability of all species was governed by local or nearly mesoscale transport in winter possibly due to frequent rain events. In summer, air flow from Eastern Mediterranean denoted aged air masses (GPC > 0.65) containing rather uniform concentrations of SO42− (~65 nmol m−3) and NH4+ (~140 nmol m−3). The highest NH3 along with the greatest % KBB contribution to PM2.5 mass was observed under the influence of Northerly airflow, exhibiting significance of biomass burning emissions as a source of NH3 in summer.

An assessment of health and safety practices for employees at health care institutions within the city of Mersin

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Mersin İlinde hizmet sunan kamu ve özel sağlık kurumlarında, çalışan sağlığı ve güvenliği uygulamalarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışmanın verileri Eylül 2015 tarihinde bir anket formu aracılığıyla toplandı. Araştırmaya Mersin İl merkezi ve ilçelerinde hizmet veren ikinci ve üçüncü basamak 34 sağlık kurumu alındı. Bulgular: İşçi sağlığı ve iş güvenliği hizmetleri çalışan sayısına göre değerlendirildiğinde sağlık çalışanlarının %10.1’i yeterli süre işyeri hekimliği hizmeti ve %0.8’i yeterli süre iş sağlığı ve güvenliği uzmanı hizmeti alabiliyordu. Hem işyeri hekimi hem de iş güvenliği uzmanı birlikte değerlendirildiğinde, sağlık çalışanlarının sadece %0.8’i yeterli süre hizmet alabiliyordu. Çalışanların %52.9’unun 2014 yılı içinde periyodik muayeneleri yapılmıştı. Kurumlarının %94.1’inde risk değerlendirmesi yapılmıştı. Sonuç: Mersin İlinde sağlık çalışanlarının sadece yüzde birine işyeri hekimi ve iş güvenliği uzmanınca yeterli süre işçi sağlığı ve iş güvenliği hizmetinin sunulması büyük bir eksikliktir.

Discovery of a long-term refuge for ostracods (Crustacea) after the end-Permian extinction: a unique Carnian (Late Triassic) fauna from the Mersin Mélange, southern Turkey

The Mersin Mélange, located in southern Turkey north-west of the city of Mersin, includes blocks and tectonic slices of different origins. The Kilek section in the Mersin Mélange was sampled for a thorough examination of its lithology, biostratigraphy and fossil content. Two samples from the cherty limestone layers within the Huglu Tuffites at the top of the section yielded a rich silicified ostracod fauna of late Early Carnian (based on a two-fold Carnian subdivision) or middle Middle Carnian age (based on a three-fold Carnian subdivision), deposited in an open marine environment, in the outer platform-upper slope zone. We report 121 ostracod species belonging to 53 genera. Two new genera are described: Edithobairdia Forel gen. nov. and Gencella Forel gen. nov., as well as 16 new species: Acanthoscapha mersinella Forel sp. nov., Bairdia hugluensis Forel sp. nov., Acratia kollmanni Forel sp. nov., Citrella? carniana Forel sp. nov., Cytheropteron? schornikovi Forel sp. nov., Eucytherura lacerata Forel sp. nov., Gencella taurensis Forel sp. nov., Kerocythere dorsidenticulata Forel sp. nov., Kerocythere tricostata Forel sp. nov., Monoceratina praevulsaformis Forel sp. nov., Patellacythere tourkosella Forel sp. nov., Polycope kilekensis Forel sp. nov., Ptychobairdia praekristanae Forel sp. nov., Simeonella daginikella Forel sp. nov., Spinomicrocheilinella reliquiaella Forel sp. nov. and Triassocythere tavuscayiriensis Forel sp. nov. The diagnosis of Acratia goemoeryi Kozur is emended. The Kilek fauna retains primitive characteristics illustrated by the first known occurrence of Palaeocopida and Rectonariidae (typical Palaeozoic forms) in the Late Triassic, associated with typical Triassic–modern elements such as thick-shelled and ornamented Bairdiidae and diverse Cytheroidea known from the Middle and Late Triassic worldwide. The unique composition of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic taxa from the Kilek section illustrates unexpected long-term survival in a deep-sea refuge zone following the end-Permian extinction, and the diachronous character of the ostracod recovery in different environments.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org.pub:662C3D5C–2B86–4D7B–BDB5–8F8B6A1AD1E7

Morphological processes and the making of residential forms: morphogenetic types in Turkish cities

Changes to the characteristics of the urban landscape as a result of morphological processes are investigated. The effects of change to individual plots are considered. Particular attention is given to the residential district of Çamlibel in the city of Mersin, Turkey. Conzen’s conception of the burgage cycle provides a basis for recognition of a development cycle. This comprises initial, interim and ultimate phases that gave rise respectively to generation, degeneration and regeneration. Individuals, government, planning practice and legislation contributed to this cycle. Attention is drawn to the value of the concept of morphogenetic type in understanding plot pattern development and building repletion and replacement processes.