Cyprus Turkish Research Articles

Determination of some morphological traits and total phenolic and flavonoid contents in Cynara spp. collected from Turkey and North Cyprus Turkish Republic

Determination of some morphological traits and total phenolic and flavonoid contents in Cynara spp. collected from Turkey and North Cyprus Turkish Republic

Traces of Cyprus culture in contemporary Cyprus Turkish poetry

The parallelism between language and culture emerges as a reality accepted by everyone. The individual living in a certain society carries the cultural elements of the society in his own life. The poet, who is in the society in question, reflects the cultural characteristics of the society to his poetry through language. When we look at the formation of Cypriot identity in Turkish Cypriot poetry, it appears as a result of the movement initiated against Turkish nationalism by the 1974 Generation or the Red Belt. In the poems of Fikret Demirağ, Feriha Altıok, Fatma Akilhoca, Saygın Akanyeti, Gür Genç (Gürgenç Korkmazel), Tamer Öncül, M. Kansu, Osman Türkay, Altay Burağan, Orbay Deliceırmak and Faize Özdemirciler, which are considered to have begun in 1943, Contemporary Turkish Cypriot poetry is included. There are many elements to Cypriot culture. In this study, many determinations about the Cypriot dialect, Cypriot life, Cypriot plants and Cypriot food and beverage culture are presented in the poetry books of the above-mentioned poets.

Analysis of empathetic tendencies and conflict management strategies of teachers working abroad

In this research, empathetic tendencies and conflict management strategies of teachers that were appointed by the Ministerial Common Culture Commission to work in the Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic (TRNC) while still working in schools governed by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education within the scope of overseas assignments were investigated according to various different variables. The universe of this research consists of 189 teachers working in different levels and types of schools in the TRNC. In the study, no sample selection was made, but rather it was aimed to reach the entire universe. This research is a descriptive quantitative study that has been studied with the relational scanning model. “Empathetic Tendency Scale” and “Conflict Management Strategies Scale” were used as data collection tools in the study. The research data were analyzed with SPSS Statistics 24 program, t test; One Way Analysis of Variance, Tukey HSD and Pearson Correlation were applied. In the analysis of the data, the significance level was determined as .05. As a result of the research, it was determined that there is a significant difference in favor of women in terms of the gender variable in the empathetic tendency levels of the teachers working abroad. It was found that there is a significant difference in favor of teachers aged 41 and over in the compliance strategy among the conflict management strategies used by teachers. In addition, it was found that the teachers who participated in the research used the strategy of integration the most and the avoidance strategy the least; it was found that there was a significant relationship between teachers' empathetic tendencies and strategies of integration, compromise, compliance, and domination.

The Burnout and Loneliness Levels of Housewives in Home-Quarantine during Covid19 Pandemic

The objective of this study was to determine burnout and loneliness levels of housewives during home-quarantine process caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 111 housewives were included in the study using the online survey method. Personal Information Form, Housewives Burnout Scale (CUBAC) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (U-LS) were used to collect data. The average age of housewives was 38.75 ± 9.98, the mean score ECUBAC was 60.14 ± 17.97 and the mean score U-LS was 44.84 ± 8.78. The results show that relations with husband and children, education levels, time of marriage, the number of children and responsibility level of house-works affect the level burn-out and loneliness levels of housewives (p <0.05). During the quarantine process caused by the epidemic, the intensity of housework has increased, as all family members were at home and the care and nutritional needs of the individuals changed due to the epidemic. However, despite this increase, the fact that only housewives were responsible for housework, just like before the quarantine, caused them to feel high levels of burnout and loneliness. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Cyprus Mental Health Institute / Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology (www.ktppder gisi.com).

Evaluation of the 8th Grade Cyprus Turkish History Course Book for Compliance with Visual Design Principles

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the Compliance with the Content and Visual Design Principles of the 8th Grade Cyprus Turkish History Textbook prepared by the TRNC Ministry of National Education and Culture, which is used in the 2019-2020 academic year, with scales prepared in advance by three expert teachers. The sample of the study consists of the 8th grade Cyprus Turkish History Textbook taught in public secondary schools in the 2019-2020 academic year. In order to collect the data, the relevant literature was examined in accordance with the research, and a study was carried out using the scanning model technique, one of the quantitative research methods. In the analysis of the data, the data obtained with the scales applied by the expert teachers were analyzed and prepared.

Investigation and Implementing on Photovoltaic Systems in North Cyprus

Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive. Access to energy is a necessary precondition to achieving many development goals that extend far beyond the energy sector, eradicating poverty, increasing food production, providing clean water, improving public health, enhancing education, creating economic opportunity. The transition to sustainable energy systems also presents one of the greatest investment opportunities of the 21st century. Development is not possible without energy, and sustainable development is not possible without sustainable energy. This research focuses on the possibility to improve the technology in Cyprus and to investigate about the options from the actual company, which is Cyprus Turkish Electricity Utility Company (KIB-TEK), responsible for producing, transmitting and distributing electricity to the consumers in North Cyprus. The research investigated the Photovoltaic system in North Cyprus. Photovoltaic is a method of electricity production that does not use nor releases harmful substances to the environment. It is one of the production systems commonly called clean energy. If the Middle Eastern countries like Cyprus, where high solar energy potential exists, the real situation shows a lack of developments about this technology. The aim is to find out the best solar energy system that suits with climatically conditions, economic conditions and to make people believe that the investment will be rewarded at the end. Considering the situation of North Cyprus, the urgent necessity of a new electric system will be important for the future of the environment and for the European standard. As a result this context, the issue of Northern Cyprus un-consideration of renewable energy is a big concern depends renewable energy to achieve sustainable environmentally friendly buildings. Lack of reliable renewable energy source, requires the use of photovoltaic technology. The application of this technology in North Cyprus, will lead to social sustainability and therefore cause an increase in the foreign trade market and business opportunities will dramatically increase the sustainability of the building as a unit.

The Incidence and Demographic Distribution of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Aged 16 or Younger Between 2000 and 2016 in Cyprus

Objective:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a disease characterized by severe insulin deficiency. In 2008 our group studied the prevalence of diabetes in adults between 20-80 years of age in Cyprus but data regarding this incidence in the pediatric population is lacking. The objective of this study was to report the incidence of T1D among permanent inhabitants aged 16 years or younger between 2001-2016 in Cyprus.Methods:This study was a retrospective analysis. The patients were mainly evaluated and recorded at Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu Hospital, Nicosia. Data was also reviewed from Famagusta Government Hospital, Kyrenia Government Hospital, Near East University Hospital and the Cyprus Turkish Diabetes Association.Results:A total of 107 subjects were diagnosed as T1D between 2001 and 2016 in the pediatric age group. Forty-nine (45.7%) were girls and 58 (54.3%) were boys. Of these 38.7% were resident in Nicosia, 30.2% Famagusta, 12.3% Kyrenia, 9.4% Guzelyurt and 7.5% Iskele. The proportion of newly diagnosed T1D was highest among children aged 9-12 years (35.5%) followed by children aged 5-8 years (32.7%). Newly diagnosed T1D most frequently presented in March and April. The overall mean incidence rate was 11.1/100,000 between 2001 and 2016. The incidence rates were similar and comparable among the years.Conclusion:This study is the first to analyze the incidence of T1D in Cyprus. Compared to other countries the incidence rate is intermediate. Our findings are similar to the incidence rates of T1D in South Cyprus and Turkey.

Non-Governmental Organizations as a Place for Cultural Rituals: Cyprus Turkish French Cultural Association

This study reveals the strength non-governmental organizations as a place for recalling cultural memory and cultural rituals. In this study, the theories about the tightness of cultural memory to its cultural environment, and the non-governmental organizations through the cross-border travel and the possibility of blending with the existing cultural symbols are described. The Turkish Cypriot French Cultural Association, which has been active in Northern Cyprus for 34 years, has been presented with a historical view, but the symbolic cultural rituals of the living legacies of French culture have been addressed through civil society organizations. While the subjects of cultural memory and collective memory are often referred to politics, non-governmental organizations with contributions to culture are often ignored. In the light of these conceptual debates a wide range of cultural memory and symbolic cultural rituals have been discussed. As a concrete assessment of all these information and discussions, the Turkish Cypriot French Cultural Association's French symbolic cultural rituals are the main objective of the study. In this context, the analysis of French cultural symbolic rituals in Northern Cyprus has been demonstrated by using visual text analysis technique and content-analysis technique. As the information and documents are obtained, the Turkish Cypriot French Cultural Association as a well-established non-governmental organization in Northern Cyprus has demonstrated its importance as a cultural memory venue.

AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CYPRUS AND CYPRUS TURKISH HISTORY COURSE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES IN SCHOOL PRACTICES

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the Cyprus and Cyprus Turkish History course curriculum’s objectiveness and the teachers’ implementation of the curriculum in schools. The research was conducted using a qualitative research approach and a descriptive research model. The researcher prepared semi-structured interview form to reveal the teachers’ views. Content analysis method was applied through using Nvivo 10 software in the analysis of qualitative data. The analysis of the survey data was conducted by encoding the results, as well as dividing and categorizing the teacher’s feedback and opinions; furthermore, direct opinions have also been noted. According to the findings, not only is there a disparity between the application of the program and its original objectives, but the effectiveness of the curriculum is also questioned.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: Education, Curriculum, Cyprus and Cyprus Turkish History, Qualitative

A Case Study on the Problems of Teacher Training System Based on the Opinions of Faculty Members, School Administrators, Teachers, and Unionists in North Cyprus

The aim of this study is to establish the problems in training teachers who will be working at primary schools in the North Cyprus based on the opinions of faculty members, school administrators, teachers, and unionists. Using the qualitative research approach, open-ended, semi-structured questions developed by the authors were directed to the participants in order to establish the “teacher training problems” and to obtain data. The study group of the research was made up of six primary school teachers of the Ministry of National Education of North Cyprus, six school principals, six unionists from the administrative board of the Cyprus Turkish Teachers Union, and six faculty members from universities in the North Cyprus, which makes up a total of 24 people. The data obtained were analyzed using the inductive content analysis technique. The research revealed problems such as the inadequacy of application lessons in the teacher training system in the North Cyprus, the existence of selecting teacher candidates without a control or criteria, inadequacy of the pedagogical formation education, existence of teacher candidates entitled to get into permanent teaching positions after working as temporary teachers for 36 months, problems of supervision during the years of candidacy, appointing teachers for political interests, a teacher training process becoming a business for profit, inadequacy of faculty members in developing themselves, and in-service trainings not being implemented in a planned manner. In conclusion, recommendations were developed for educational faculties and the Ministry of National Education towards solving the problems of the system.

Lefkoşa Tarihi Kent Dokusunda “Selimiye Meydanı” / “Selimiye Square” Within the Historical City Texture of Nicosia

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABSTRACT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selimiye Square, placed in the historical Selimiye neighborhood within the walled city of Nicosia, has become an important center, shaped with the architectural heritage of different cultures throughout the history of Cyprus. The creation of the square began with the building of the St. Sophia Cathedral of the Lusignan Period, at the beginning of the 1200s, and it developed as a religious center with the addition of St. Nicholas Church and the Archbishopric right after. Although not much development in the texture, a guest house built for travelers and pilgrims (The Venetian House) and the meeting place built for the priests of the cathedral (Chapter House), continued the process of creation of the square and the religious quality of the texture. During the Ottoman Period, which was an important era for the historical urban texture of Nicosia, Turkish Architecture, a new architectural style, was added to the surroundings of Selimiye Square. St. Sophia Cathedral was turned into a mosque with the addition of minarets, the Archbishopric and the building next to it were turned into Traditional Turkish Houses with alterations and additions, and St. Nicholas Church was turned into Bedesten (covered bazaar). With the addition of Sultan Mahmut Library and the Big and Small Medrese (madrasah), educational and business functions were added to the religious center; thus the creation of a historical environment and the boundaries of the square became clarified. The boundaries of the square were completed during the British Period with the construction of houses towards the west of the square and it gained the identity of a meeting place for the social activities of the city. During this period, the square was opened for vehicle traffic, and its texture, its religious and business center character were preserved. The periods of the Republic of Cyprus and the following Cyprus Turkish Administration years were a stagnant period for the creation and development of the square. During this period, the square was used as a place of ceremonies with the erection of the Fighters Monument in the east of the library. The buildings around the square underwent functional changes during the TRNC period, from 1983 to today, but the texture preserved its importance with its religious, educational, and business activities. With the new arrangements in 2001 within the scope of the pedestrianization project, an important meeting place was created for the social activities of the city. Thus, becoming an important center for the tourism and social life of the city with the mosque, cultural center, museum, folk arts atelier, restaurants, and bars, which all exist within this historical texture. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ÖZ&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lefkoşa Suriçi’nde, tarihi Selimiye Mahallesi’nde yer alan Selimiye Meydanı; Kıbrıs’ın tarihindeki farklı kültürlerin mimari mirasları ile biçimlenen önemli bir merkez olmuştur. Lüzinyanlar Dönemine ait St. Sophia Katedrali’nin, 1200’lü yılların başında burada inşa edilmesiyle başlayan meydan oluşumu, hemen sonrasında St. Nicholas Kilisesi ve Başpiskoposluk Binasının eklenmesi ile buranın bir dini merkez olarak gelişmesini yönlendirmiştir. Venedikliler Döneminde, dokuda fazla bir gelişme olmamakla birlikte, seyyahlar ve hacılar için yapılan misafirhane binası (Venedik Evi) ve katedralin rahipleri için yapılan toplantı binası (Chapter House), dokunun dini merkez niteliği ile meydanın oluşum sürecini devam ettirmiştir. Lefkoşa tarihi kent dokusunun gelişimi için önemli olduğundan, Selimiye Meydanı için de bir değişim dönemi olan Osmanlı Döneminde, Selimiye Meydanı çevresine yeni bir mimari olan Türk Mimarisi kazandırılmıştır. St. Sophia Katedrali, eklenen minarelerle camiye, Başpiskoposluk binası ve yanındaki bina, tadilât ve ilâvelerle Geleneksel Türk Evi’ne, St. Nicholas Kilisesi de Bedesten’e dönüştürülmüştür. Sultan Mahmut Kütüphanesi ile Büyük ve Küçük Medrese binalarının dokuya eklenmesiyle de dini merkeze eğitim ve ticaret işlevleri de katılımış; böylece tarihi çevre oluşumu ve meydan sınırları belirginleşmeye başlamıştır. İngiliz Döneminde, meydanın batı yönüne inşa edilen konutlarla meydan sınırları tamamlanmış ve kentin sosyal etkinlikleri için toplanma alanı kimliğini kazanmıştır. Bu dönemde meydan, araç trafiğine açılmış, çevre dokusu, dini ve eğitim merkezi özelliğini korumuştur. Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti ve sonrasındaki Kıbrıs Türk Yönetimi Dönemleri, meydan oluşumu ve gelişimi için durgun bir dönem olmuştur. Bu dönemde, kütüphanenin doğu tarafına inşa edilen Mücahitler Anıtı ile meydan, tören alanı olarak da kullanılmıştır. 1983 yılından günümüze kadar olan KKTC Döneminde, meydan çevresindeki yapılar işlev değiştirmiş, fakat doku yine dini, ticari ve eğitim faaliyetleri ile önemini korumuştur. Yayalaştırma projesi kapsamında 2001 yılında meydanda yapılan yeni düzenleme ile kentin sosyal etkinlikleri için önemli bir buluşma alanı oluşturulmuş, tarihi dokuda yer alan cami, kültür merkezi, müze, halk sanatları atölyesi, lokanta, bar gibi işlevlerle de kentin turizmi ve sosyal yaşamı için önemli bir merkez olarak yaşam bulmuştur.&lt;/p&gt;

6/7 Eylül 1955 Olaylarının Neden ve Sonuç İlişkisi İçerisinde Değerlendirilmesi

September 6/7 events have an important place in the history of the republic. The discussions about who the agents of the events were have stil been continuing. In this article, September 6/7 events were evaluated in terms of cause and effect relation. Impact of the events was interpreted by evaluating within the Turkish-Greek relations. After Greece to take Cyprus Issue to take UN and the terrorist acts to increase on the island by invitiny Turkey and Greece England held the London Conference on September 6 1955 the events started after the ‘’İstanbul Ekspres Newspaper’’ had announced that Atatürk’s hause in Thessuloniki had sombed. The demonstration in Taksim square instiated by the Turkish Cyprus society had been out of control as people had been pouring into the streets. Soon afterwards the demonstration became a looting movement against the Greek minorities in İstiklal Caddesi. The events that had spread all over İstanbul had olso spread to other places, especially to İzmir and Ankara. During the events there were minorities Muslim neigbors who tried to hide and protect them at home. The events could only be brought under control by Prime Minister Adnan Menderes declaration of martial law. After the events the Turkish government expressed the regret and gave the promise of compensation of the harms of the minorities. Special courts were established and the agents were tried to find. Among those who were held responsible for the events of September 6th and 7th Menderes and various groups were held responsible. As a matter of fact one of the cases heard in the court in Yassıada after the 27 May 1960 military coup was the 6/7 September Events.

Personalization by means of Visual Representations of Workshop Spaces in Cyprus Turkish Community

Space is a living entity in regards to life, speaking loud about its inhabitants. In this study, individual features of occupants as an effective factor in the generation of space is addressed. Interpreting individualization of space through values like identity, culture, lifestyle of the inhabitants is aimed. In this sense, samples from workshops that once used to have an important place in the cultural fabric of Cyprus community, but now are almost extinct, have been chosen. Thus, spatial values by way of workshop types for varying works have been set forth to realize a space-character analysis towards the concept of individualization of space. It is aimed to reveal the ‘flavors’ of space belonging to life, derived from workshop samples that show existence as a true character by the fact that they exactly overlap with the occupants’ socio-psychological state and come to life as a living entity in parallel to the motion of the business. Evaluations have been accomplished via visual representations from photographs as the closest ways of sensing the space.

The Perception of Reporting and Self Censorship of the Press Members: The Example of Cyprus Turkish Journalists

The Perception of Reporting and Self Censorship of the Press Members: The Example of Cyprus Turkish Journalists

Teachers’ Beliefs, Perceived Practice and Actual Classroom Practice in Relation to Traditional (Teacher-Centered) and Constructivist (Learner-Centered) Teaching (Note 1)

This study explored the EFL teachers’ beliefs, perceived practice and actual classroom practice in relation to Traditional (teacher-centered) and Constructivist (learner-centered) teaching in Cyprus Turkish State Secondary Schools context. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews and structured observations were employed with purposively selected participants to gain in-depth understanding about the teachers’ beliefs, their perceived practice and actual classroom practice. The teachers were interviewed to elicit their subjective views about their beliefs and perceived practice regarding the themes, teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching in the context of their instructional practice. The observations were carried some time after the interviews had been completed. The teachers were observed for the purpose of exploring to what extent their beliefs were reflected in their classroom practice. COLT (Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching) Observation Scheme was utilized as the data collection instrument. 10 EFL teachers were purposively selected by criterion sampling as the participants of the investigation. An equal number of experienced male and female teachers who were similar in terms of length of experience were selected for the in-depth interviews and observations on voluntary basis. Findings of the study revealed that regarding teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching, teachers showed some variations in their stated beliefs. The interview data indicated that although the teachers expressed their beliefs in Constructivist learning and teaching, and both Constructivist and Traditional, their perceived practice was Traditional (except one teacher for whom it was both). However, the findings based on the observational data showed that Traditional practice was more frequent than communicative potentially Constructivist practice.

Use of Assistive Technology for Teaching-Learning and Administrative Processes for the Visually Impaired People

This study aims to examine how technology used in the Cyprus Turkish Blind Association assisted the teaching-learning and administrative processes for the visually impaired. Qualitative research techniques were used for data collection and analysis. This study is a case study that aims to examine how the technology used in the association facilitated the teaching-learning and administrative processes for the visually impaired people. The study also found that with the assistance of technology the participants of the study were quite motivated and could easily communicate with each other and also with people outside their organization. Yet, there is a lack of technological devices such as automatic high-speed book scanner and imported books printed in Braille that would improve the quality of life of the association members.

Turkish Cypriot paternal lineages bear an autochthonous character and closest resemblance to those from neighbouring Near Eastern populations

Background: Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea with a documented history of human settlements dating back over 10,000 years.Aim: To investigate the paternal lineages of a representative population from Cyprus in the context of the larger Near Eastern/Southeastern European genetic landscape.Subjects and methods: Three hundred and eighty samples from the second most populous ethnic group in Cyprus (Turkish Cypriots) were analysed at 17 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci.Results: A haplotype diversity of 0.9991 was observed, along with a number of allelic variants, multi-allelic patterns and a most frequent haplotype that have not previously been reported elsewhere. Pairwise genetic distance comparisons of the Turkish Cypriot Y-STR dataset and Y-chromosomal haplogroup distribution with those from Near East/Southeastern Europe both suggested a closer genetic connection with the Near Eastern populations. Median-joining network analyses of the most frequent haplogroups also revealed some evidence towards in situ radiation.Conclusion: Turkish Cypriot paternal lineages seem to bear an autochthonous character and closest genetic connection with the neighbouring Near Eastern populations. These observations are further underscored by the fact that the haplogroups associated with the spread of Neolithic Agricultural Revolution from the Fertile Crescent (E1b1b/J1/J2/G2a) dominate (>70%) the Turkish Cypriot haplogroup distribution.

The imagined ‘other’ and its shifts: politics and identifications in Turkish Cyprus

ABSTRACTThis article addresses the puzzling case of shifting identity constructions in northern Cyprus, from ethnic to civic–territorial in 2003 and back to ethnic in 2009. It is argued that these shifts occurred when external factors (EU and Turkey) opened/closed windows of opportunity for internal elites’ reconfigurations. It then explains societal responsiveness to these nation-building changes sustaining that, over time, a process transforming the perception of the ‘other’ took place from below and a civic–territorial identity layer (Cypriotness) developed along the ethnic-Turkish layer. These coexist and fluctuate depending on the given context of choice.

Roundtable Discussion on Event Data

demonstrate to Turkish academics how an event dataset could be used and be useful for explaining certain foreign policy issues. An example could be the Turkish Cyprus issue. Everybody out there has written on this, so everybody knows the basics of it, but using concrete data to actually analyze and pose questions about this issue makes sense and could shed light on further development. As a prototype work, it could show the usefulness of event data to the general public and then gather more researchers to work on it

Suicide Rate in a Mediterranean Island: North Cyprus

Objective: This study determines the distribution of suicides according to years and seasons as well as the frequency of completed suicides in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Method: All suicides that resulted in death in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) between the years of 2010-2013 were included in the study. Results: Fifty-six individuals committed suicide between 2010 and 2013. Male/female ratio was estimated to be 2.5. The mean rate of suicides per 100000 individuals for all 4 years was, 4.89. In males, the rate of violent suicide attempts was 82.5% (n: 33/40), while this rate was 56.2% (n: 9/16) in females. Conclusions: The data from the current study suggest that the rate of suicide in North Cyprus Turkish Republic is higher than the rate in most Muslim countries, which is lower than the general world average and close to the rates observed in Turkey and South Cyprus. The male/female ratio was closer to that found in Turkey, Iran and Japan. Finally, the method and seasonal characteristics were similar to previous reports in the literature.