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Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Incorporation of Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Translation Pedagogy: a Case Study on Translating Simile-Based Idioms(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) Hasturkoglu, GokcenAcknowledging the necessity of achieving cognitive equivalence in the target culture in translation, this study attempts to demonstrate the efficacy of the incorporation of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) into the curriculum of translation classrooms for translating metaphorical language more accurately. With this aim, a case study was designed after the collection of 10 simile-based idioms constructed with white and black colours from English metaphor and idiom dictionaries. Among the 10, five idioms were with similar mapping conditions (SMC) and the other five were with different mapping conditions (DMC) with Turkish. Eighty students studying at the Department of Translation and Interpretation, Atlm University, were divided into two groups, experimental and control, and were assigned a translation task requiring them to translate 10 simile-based idioms from English to Turkish. Then, the experimental group received training on CMT and practised applying this theory for translation purposes. After the training, both groups were given a post-test and, later, the translations in the pre- and post-test were compared statistically in terms of their accuracy. The results revealed that CMT had a significant effect on achieving cognitive equivalence, especially while translating simile-based idioms with DMC, proving that CMT should become an inseparable part of translation courses.Article The Weak Link in the Chain: The (Surprisingly) Loose Ties Between Migrant Women and Women's Organizations in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026) Gencoglu, Funda; Ozgur Keysan, AsumanThis article examines the fragmented solidarities between women's organizations and Syrian migrant women in Turkey, focusing on & Idot;stanbul, Gaziantep, and & Idot;zmir, the cities with the highest concentrations of Syrian migrants. Drawing on semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives from 25 women's organizations, the study investigates why feminist solidarity has remained elusive despite the shared gendered vulnerabilities of migrant women and Turkish women. The findings reveal that women's organizations are divided in their approaches to migrant women due to differing conceptualizations of the state, intersectionality, and traditional gender roles, as well as the cultural and socio-economic heterogeneity of Syrian women. These divisions are further compounded by structural constraints that limit opportunities for engagement and reinforce exclusionary attitudes. By situating these dynamics within the broader context of transnational feminist debates, the article argues that feminist solidarity is not a given but a contested and context-dependent process that requires active efforts to bridge divides. The study contributes to scholarship on migration and feminist solidarity by foregrounding the intersecting dimensions of gender, class, ethnicity, and state-civil society dynamics, emphasizing the need for rights-based, transformative solidarities over charity-based approaches. The article concludes with implications for feminist politics, migration policy, and pathways for future research, offering insights into fostering inclusive solidarities in global migration contexts.Article Citation - WoS: 45Citation - Scopus: 59Europeanisation or De-Europeanisation? Media Freedom in Turkey (1999-2015)(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016) Yilmaz, GozdeThe European Union (EU) has successfully been exercising its transformative power through both its enlargement and its neighbourhood policies for decades. Nonetheless, transformation towards a more European model of governance through Europeanisation is not a linear process, but a differentiated one. Adverse consequences for Europeanisation (i.e. de-Europeanisation) have often been neglected. The case of media freedom in Turkey, with a deteriorating trend across time, exemplifies such an outcome. This article explores media freedom in Turkey in the last decade. It argues that media reforms have been reversed over time in a de-Europeanising trend, with the EU losing its position as a reference point for reforms.Article Besir Fuad's voltaire: Liberating the Individual(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022) Muhurcuoglu, KorhanBesir Fuad (1852?-1887) is an obscure figure among late nineteenth century Ottoman intellectuals known for his materialistic views which were unprecedented under the Hamidian regime (1876-1909) and who shocked his contemporaries by committing suicide at an early age, leaving a note and a letter containing his last impressions and world view. Just months before his suicide, Besir Fuad published a Voltaire biography in which he commemorates him as an Enlightenment ideal to be emulated in humankind's struggle against religious intolerance. In this article, Besir Fuad's Voltaire (1886) is examined, arguing that the monograph was, though in an embryonic form, an early expression and defence of individual liberty, based on a materialistic world view that aims at demystification of the prevailing customs and morals as irrational and superstitious absurdities to pave the way for a future society in which the individual would be in liberty.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 14Informal Payments in Health Systems: Purpose and Occurrences in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015) Tengilimoglu, Dilaver; Guzel, Alper; Toygar, Anil; Akinci, Fevzi; Dziegielewski, Sophia F.Informal payments constitute a significant portion of out-of-pocket payments in health systems, especially in developing countries. This study examined the current status of informal payments in Turkey and the opinions, attitudes, and behavior of individuals toward informal payments. To examine this concept, 1,033 residents in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, were surveyed. The 28-item questionnaire used in data collection was developed based on previous research and expert opinions. The data analysis revealed that approximately 29% of the study participants made informal payments in return for the medical service they received. Three out of 4 people who made informal payments were from a low-income group. Informal payments were made in the form of cash prior to medical procedures and also as gifts following the procedures. Future recommendations for health policymakers include designing a new patient copay mechanism where informal payments can be effectively incorporated into the formal payment system, assistance to low-income individuals, and improvement in current medical staff salaries that would discourage taking such payments.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 20Attachment Style, Openness To Experience, and Social Contact as Predictors of Attitudes Toward Homosexuality(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Metin-Orta, Irem; Metin-Camgoz, SelinConsiderable research has shown that people generally hold more negative attitudes toward homosexuals. Given this fact, it is important to understand psychological and social correlates of homophobia. With this purpose, the present study investigates attachment styles, openness to experience, and social contact in relation to attitudes toward homosexuals. The findings show that being female, having prior contact with homosexuals, and scoring high in openness to experience predict more favorable attitudes toward homosexuals. The supplementary analyses also support the moderating effect of secure attachment on the relationship between openness to experience and attitudes toward homosexuals. The present study not only extends the related research by examining the interactive effects of attachment style and personality trait, but also provides important implications for researchers, educators, or managers in terms of reducing anti-homosexual attitudes in diverse settings.Article Citation - WoS: 25Citation - Scopus: 27Inflation Uncertainty and Interest Rates: Is the Fisher Relation Universal?(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007) Berument, Hakan; Ceylan, Nildag Basak; Olgun, HasanThis paper tests the validity of the Fisher hypothesis, which establishes a positive relation between interest rates and expected inflation, for the G7 countries and 45 developing economies. For this purpose, we estimate a version of the GARCH specification of the hypothesis for all countries included in the sample. We also test the augmented Fisher relation by including the inflation uncertainty in the equation. The simple Fisher relation holds in all G7 countries but in only 23 developing countries. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between interest rates and inflation uncertainty for six of the G7 and 18 of the developing countries and this relationship is negative for seven developing countries.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3Opost-Turkisho Studies and Political Narrative(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2009) Stone, LeonardNarrative is underscored with multilinear, micro-exemplars of political phenomena. This article examines political narratives on the Republic of Turkey that form mainstream paradigmatic approaches. By attending to narrative inconsistencies and to paradigmatic narrative arrays, forms, and processes, this article explores convergent discourses that imply a structured political narrative on modern Turkey. Particular discourse constructions are analyzed, such as the Kemalist narrative and Turkey and identity. The paper asks if the Republic of Turkey is reducible to the customary coordinates of unifying narratives in light of the existence of irreconcilable spacespre-emergent spaces that can be located within post-Turkish studies.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 4Insomnia Severity Predicts Psychiatric Symptoms: a Cross-Sectional Study Investigating the Partial Mediations of Worry and Rumination(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Turkarslan, Kutlu Kagan; Cinarbas, Deniz Canel; Canel Çınarbaş, DenizObjective: Insomnia as a disorder on its own or as a symptom of other mental disorders can lead to significant distress and lower quality of life. By exacerbating negative affect and emotion dysregulation, poor sleep and insomnia can contribute to the initiation and maintenance of mental disorders. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between insomnia severity and overall psychiatric symptoms (anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, somatization, phobic anxiety, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism), and the mediational roles of worry and rumination in this relationship. Method: The data was collected from a community sample of 1444 participants (females 69.39%, M-age=27.95, SD=9.37) who completed self-report measures of insomnia severity, worry, rumination, and psychiatric symptoms. The mediational roles of worry and rumination were tested with mediation analysis using the PROCESS Macro. Results: It was found that insomnia severity (beta=0.20, p<.001) significantly predicted psychiatric symptoms directly and via worry and rumination (beta=0.33, p<.001), meaning that worry and rumination partially mediated the relationship between insomnia severity and psychiatric symptoms. The findings were similar after controlling for smoking status, daily screen time, coffee consumption in the evening, weekly exercise frequency, and pre-sleep screen time. Conclusions: Interventions targeting the reduction of insomnia severity and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., worry and rumination), as well as the enhancement of adaptive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., positive refocusing and mindfulness), may alleviate the adverse effects of insomnia on psychiatric symptoms.Article Citation - WoS: 58Citation - Scopus: 63Workplace Bullying, Psychological Distress, Job Performance and Employee Creativity: the Moderating Effect of Psychological Resilience(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Anasori, Elham; Küçükergin, Kemal Gürkan; De Vita, Glauco; Kucukergin, Kemal Guerkan; Küçükergin, Kemal Gürkan; Gürkan Küçükergin, Kemal; Tourism Management; Tourism ManagementThis study tests a model exploring the direct effect of workplace bullying on employee creativity and performance using psychological distress as the mediator and psychological resilience as the moderator based on the JD-R theory. PLS-SEM was applied to analyze data collected from both employees and supervisors of 4 - and 5-star hotels. The main findings reveal that workplace bullying affects employee creativity negatively, and psychological distress positively. While psychological distress has a negative effect on employee creativity, the latter exerts a significantly positive effect on job performance. Resilience moderates the relationships between workplace bullying and employee creativity, and psychological distress and employee creativity. This study makes a significant, original contribution to the hospitality literature as it is the first to investigate the moderator role of psychological resilience on employee creativity and performance in reaction to bullying behavior.
