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Book The European Union in the Twenty First Century

Download or read book The European Union in the Twenty First Century written by Altuğ GÜNAR and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union in the Twenty-First Century: Major Political, Economic and Security Policy Trends unpacks some of the most prominent issues faced by the EU over the last two decades and considers how they may shape its future, as well as the future of international politics.

Book Dialogue and Rhetoric

Download or read book Dialogue and Rhetoric written by Edda Weigand and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume deals with the relationship between dialogue and rhetoric. The actual state of the art in dialogue analysis is characterized by a tendency to overcome the distinction between competence and performance and to combine components from both sides of the dichotomy, in a way which includes rules as well as inferences. The same is true of rhetoric: the guidelines proposed here no longer state that rationality and persuasion are mutually exclusive but suggest that they interact in what might be called the 'mixed game'. The concept of a dialogic rhetoric thus poses the question of how to integrate the different voices. Part I of the volume assembles several 'rhetorical paradigms' which are applied to real-life performance. Part II on 'rhetoric in the mixed game' contains a selection of papers which illustrate the interaction of various components. The Round Table discussion in Part III brings proponents of different paradigms face to face with each other and shows how they justify their own positions and present arguments against rival paradigms.

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Book Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union written by Bayar, Yilmaz and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EU has experienced serious economic and political crises such as the sovereign debt crisis and Brexit in the past few years. However, despite these issues, the EU has implemented considerable institutional, fiscal, and collective improvements during the unification process to continue as a significant actor in the global economy. The Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union provides a multidisciplinary evaluation of the institutional, economic, and social development of the European Union and makes inferences for the future dynamics and collaborations of the EU, the global economy, and other countries. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as energy security, gender discrimination, and global economics, this book is ideally designed for government officials, policymakers, world leaders, politicians, diplomats, international relations officers, economists, business professionals, historians, market analysts, academicians, researchers, and students concerned about the multifaceted integration processes surrounding the EU.

Book The Migration Conference 2020 Proceedings  Migration and Integration

Download or read book The Migration Conference 2020 Proceedings Migration and Integration written by Ibrahim Sirkeci and published by Transnational Press London. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of the Proceedings of The Migration Conference 2020. The Migration Conference 2020 was held online due to COVID-19 Pandemic and yet, in over 80 parallel sessions and plenaries key migration debates saw nearly 500 experts from around the world engaging. This collection contains contributions mainly dealing with migration and integration debates. These are only a subset of all presentations from authors who chose to submit full short papers for publication after the conference. Most of the contributions are work in progress and unedited versions. The next migration conference is going to be hosted by Ming-Ai Institute in London, UK. Looking forward to continuing the debates on human mobility after the Pandemic. | www.migrationconference.net | @migrationevent | fb.me/MigrationConference | Email: [email protected]

Book TURKISH ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS ICE TEA 2018

Download or read book TURKISH ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS ICE TEA 2018 written by Ercan Uygur and published by Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 2118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Multidisciplinary Academic research 2013

Download or read book Multidisciplinary Academic research 2013 written by Collective of authors and published by MAC Prague consulting. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference proceedings: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC RESEARCH 2013 (economy, management and marketing) Price - 250 CZK

Book Wide Range Partnership Possibilities Between The EU and Turkey

Download or read book Wide Range Partnership Possibilities Between The EU and Turkey written by Mesut Savrul and published by IJOPEC PUBLICATION. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book T  rkiye de ve D  nyada Vicdani Ret

Download or read book T rkiye de ve D nyada Vicdani Ret written by Barış Esmer and published by Propaganda Yayınları. This book was released on 2012 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Son yıllarda vicdani ret üzerine yapılan çalışmaların sayısında gözle görülür bir artış var. Bu gelişmenin, hem politik hem de sosyolojik ve düşünsel nedenlerini görmek zor değil. Ancak, tüm bu haklı gerekçelerin ve motivasyonların üzerini örtmesini istemediğimiz önemli bir gerçek var, o da yapılan bu çalışmaların bu gerekçelere sığınıp kapsamından ve detaycılığından ödün vermemesi gerektiği. Barış Esmer’in çalışması bu hataya düşmüyor. Meselenin politik inceliğini ve tarihsel karmaşasını düzenli bir şekilde okura aktarıyor. Bunu yaparken de bir sosyal bilimciden beklenecek titizliği azami derecede gösteriyor.

Book Turkish Migration Conference 2016   Programme and Abstracts Book

Download or read book Turkish Migration Conference 2016 Programme and Abstracts Book written by Ibrahim Sirkeci and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Turkish Migration Conference 2016 is the fourth event in this series, we are proud to organise and host at the University of Vienna, Austria. Perhaps given the growing number of participants and variety in scope of research and debates included at the Conference, it is now an established quality venue fostering scholarship in Turkish Migration Studies. Over the last five years, we have seen over 1000 abstracts submitted to the conference and year on year the number of accepted presentations grew. This year, the conference accommodates over 350 presentations by hundreds of academics from all around the World. The Migration Conference attracting such a healthy number of academics is a good indicator of the success and means the conference serving its purpose and offer a good opportunity for scholarly exchange and networking. Main speakers include Jeffrey Cohen, Ibrahim Sirkeci, Philip Martin, Gudrun Biffl, Karen Phalet, Samim Akgönül, and Katharine Sarikakis.

Book Sahadaki Goller Yasamdaki Roller

Download or read book Sahadaki Goller Yasamdaki Roller written by Mehmet Fuat Ulus Uzman Psikiyatrist and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Interdisciplinary Studies in Turkey

Download or read book Interdisciplinary Studies in Turkey written by Eyup Saritas and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information age facilitates life easier on the one hand and enables all to have access to any desired information in the shortest possible time. Scientific studies that are products of great efforts keep pace with globalism to a substantial extent, thanks to advanced technologies that shorten long distances. As scientists, we need to disregard negative impacts of globalism on all aspects of life and endeavour to make use of its positive effects. Consequently, as scientists that come up with good works after long and dedicated efforts, we need to cut off ties with locality in modern information age. As it will be seen, what is meant by locality is not scientists' working on local issues but addressing to a group limited to one's own country only. For instance, a scientific paper published in Turkey about a village or borough in Ankara might not easily exceed the narrow restriction of locality. Likewise, publishing in Dutch a scientific work on a historical or social problem in the city of Leiden would be hardly possible to provide scientifically influential conclusions.

Book Y  ksek    retim Kalite S  re  lerinde Uluslararas   Yans  malar

Download or read book Y ksek retim Kalite S re lerinde Uluslararas Yans malar written by Erdem Yöntem and published by Net Kitaplık Yayıncılık. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÖN SÖZ Eğitim; bireyin kendini tanımasını sağlayan, gelecekteki hayatını şekillendiren ve toplumla uyum içerisinde yaşamasını sağlayan bir planlama süreci olarak ifade edilmektedir. Yükseköğretim kurumları, kaliteli eğitim-öğretim programları çerçevesinde toplumun beklentilerine uygun bilgi, beceri ve yetkinliğe sahip nitelikli bireyleri yetiştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ülkelerin kalkınmasını sağlamak için bir ülkenin geleceğine yön verecek bireyleri yetiştirecek yükseköğretim kurumlarının eğitim planlamasını yapmak, ulusal ve uluslararası geçerliği olan değerlendirme kriterleri kapsamında gerekli güncelleme ve iyileştirme faaliyetlerinin ele alınması önemlidir. Kalite kavramı, bir şeyin kendinden beklenen gereksinimlerin ne kadarını karşılayıp karşılayamadığının standart kriterler ve bazı ölçümler ile açıklanması olarak ifade edilmektedir. Ulusal ve uluslararası öncelikleri olan yükseköğretim kurumlarının bu yaklaşımdan etkilenmemesi mümkün değildir. Yükseköğretimde kalite güvencesinin çeşitli ülkelerde nasıl geliştiğini inceleyen bu çalışma; Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde doktora tezi olarak kabul edilmiş ve değişen eğitim politikaları çerçevesinde yükseköğretimde kalite güvencesi süreçlerine fayda sağlayacağı düşüncesiyle kitaba dönüştürülmüştür. “Yükseköğretimde Değişen Eğitim Politikaları Bağlamında Kalite Güvencesi: İngiltere, Kore ve Türkiye Üzerine Bir Analiz” başlıklı tezde; toplum ve eğitim süreçleri, yükseköğretimde değişen eğitim politikaları, pragmatik eğitim politikaları kapsamında yükseköğretimde kalite güvencesinin gelişimi, çeşitli ülkelerdeki yükseköğretimin toplumsal gelişimi ve kalite güvencesi sürecindeki uygulamalar incelenmiştir. Literatürde yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde; eğitim, yükseköğretim ve kalite kavramlarının ayrı ayrı ele alındığı görülmektedir ancak çalışmaların sosyolojik kuramlar ve pragmatik eğitim politikaları çerçevesinde yeterince ele alınmadığı gözlemlenmiştir. Bu sebeple çalışmanın alana ve yeni araştırmalara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmanın hazırlanması aşamasında çok değerli katkıları olan tez danışmanım, değerli hocam Prof. Dr. İbrahim Mazman’a, destekleri ile yanımda olan öğretim üyelerine, arkadaşlarıma, dostlarıma ve aileme teşekkür ediyorum.

Book Contemporary Business Law

Download or read book Contemporary Business Law written by C. Kerry Fields and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 2141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase courseware to get access to the full experience, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Contemporary Business Law offers a focused, direct, and practical treatment of business topics written with today’s student in mind. Experienced authors C. Kerry Fields and Kevin Fields offer a readable overview of business law grounded in the day-to-day application of the topics in the real world. With a blend of legal theory and practical managerial applications, the book expertly covers all the key topics in an engaging and readable format. An accessible writing style combined with thoughtful pedagogy make this text ideal for undergraduate students. Each chapter includes well-edited cases that highlight key legal concepts and integrate ethical considerations. Plentiful examples show students the practical applications of the law. Managerial Applications and thoughtful exercises encourage critical thinking. In addition, students will benefit from features such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms in bold and defined in the text, concept summaries, and chapter summaries. Professors and student will benefit from: Coverage of all the substantive areas required for both a one- and two-semester business law curriculum. The book complies with AACSB accreditation standards. Ethics questions included throughout the text to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills. Practical approach of the book, written with the student in mind, keeping legal theory to a minimum and introducing concepts in the context of actual business practice. Excellent pedagogy and well-edited cases. Ample exercises that offer opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.

Book On Climate Migration

Download or read book On Climate Migration written by Muhittin Ataman and published by SET Vakfı İktisadi İşletmesi. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change has become one of the primary drivers of human migration, with many observers predicting that its impact will outweigh all other man-made factors in the near future. While some natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, result in immediate and direct human displacements, climate change-related emergencies, such as drought and erosion, result in slow but steady migrations. As climate change increases the likelihood of natural disasters, the consequences will have far-reaching implications for local and cross-border displacements, as well as international policymaking. The edited volume combines two broad objectives. First, it intends to present an alarming and innovative perspective on climate change through case studies from around the world. Second, it will provide a new perspective on migration from the perspective of global and regional dynamics that force people to migrate. With a special emphasis on Türkiye’s climate change policy and its organizational capacity to meet new challenges that have emerged, especially after its successful response to the massive influx of Syrian refugees, the edited volume overall aims to inspire international organizations and governments to find long-term solutions to this dynamic process.

Book New Normal Beyond The Pandemic  Rethinking Alienation From Local To Global   Pandemiyle Birlikte Yerelden K  resele Yabanc  la  may   Yeniden D      nmek

Download or read book New Normal Beyond The Pandemic Rethinking Alienation From Local To Global Pandemiyle Birlikte Yerelden K resele Yabanc la may Yeniden D nmek written by Zeynep Banu Dalaman and published by Transnational Press London. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Covid-19 crisis, with all the horrors it has caused, has offered humanity an opportunity to reflect on itself and evaluate its point, even if it is delayed. In a very short time, we found ourselves worried about whether we could reach the objects we needed, whether we would lose our jobs or keep our freedom. Alienation is described as withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment: alienation viewed as a sense of detachment from the values of one's society, family, and even from one's own feelings from the values of one's society and family (S. L. Halleck). Different forms of alienation, such as cultural alienation, professional alienation, and religious alienation, are among the current issues. It is obvious that we need to define different forms of alienation along with the pandemic. I believe this book will not be the first nor the last research book published on the Covid-19 pandemic. Our aim is to leave a resource on the subject for the next generation of researchers. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the book and hope it will be beneficial for the academic community. Covid-19 krizi yaşattığı tüm dehşetle birlikte insanlığın kendi üzerinde düşünmek, gelmiş bulunduğu noktayı değerlendirmek için de, gecikmeli olsa bile bir imkan sunmuştur. Kendimizi çok kısa bir süre içerisinde ihtiyacımız olan nesnelere ulaşıp ulaşamayacağımız, işimizi kaybedip kaybetmeyeceğimiz ya da özgürlüklerimizi elimizde tutup tutamayacağımız hakkında kaygılanır bulduk. Kelime anlamı itibarı ile yabancılaşma bir şeyin veya kimsenin başka bir şeyden veya kimseden uzaklaşması, başka bir şeyle veya kimseyle olan fonksiyonel veya anlamsal paylaşımının sona ermesi durumunu ifade etmektedir (S.L.Halleck). Kültürel yabancılaşma, mesleki yabancılaşma, dinsel yabancılaşma gibi farklı yabancılaşma biçimleri de günümüzün aktüel konularındandır. Pandemi ile birlikte farklı yabancılaşmaları da tanımlamamız gerektiği aşikârdır. Bu kitabın amacı, yeni sürecin yarattığı yabancılaşmayla birlikte, melezleşme sürecini yeniden inşa etmek, küresel ve yerel arasındaki kültürel karşılaşmalara alternatif yaklaşımları anlamaya katkı sunmaktır. CONTENTS PREFACE / SUNUŞ COVID-19: The Great Unequalizer - Göran Therborn PART 1. IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOCIAL POLICIES AND RESEARCHES /Covid-19 Pandemisinin Sosyal Politikalara ve Araştırmalara Etkileri Protective Face Mask-wearing Behaviour Patterns in Turkey and Across the Globe in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic / COVID-19 Pandemisi Bağlamında Türkiye'de ve Dünya Genelinde Koruyucu Yüz Maskesi Kullanma Davranış Kalıpları - Nilufer Narlı, and Solveig Beyza Narlı Evenstad Mexico's Health System in the Face of Neo-liberalism, Its Commodification and Covid-19 / Neoliberalizm Karşısında Meksika'nın Sağlık Sistemi Metalaşması ve Covid-19 - Rodolfo García Zamora, Selene Gaspar Olvera, Dellanira Ruíz de Chávez Ramírez, Cristina Almeida Perales, and Pascual García Zamora Pending Agenda for Post-Pandemic Social Protection - An Integral Systematic Interdisciplinary Look From the Law of Emergency / Post-Pandemi Dönemi Sosyal Koruma için Bekleyen Gündem - Olağanüstü Hal Kanunu Üzerinden Bütünleyici Sistemli Disiplinlerarası Bir Bakış - Jorge Isaac Torres Manrique Riskler ve Belirsizlikler Kıskacında Pandemide Araştırmacı Olmak: Otoetnografik Bir Çalışma / Being a Researcher in a Pandemic in the Grip of Risks and Uncertainties: An Autoethnographic Study - Cemre Erciyes, Aleyna Yıldırım, and Meryem Erol Aggrievement and Identity during a Pandemic Due to Conflicts, Policy Decisions and the Media / Çatışmalar, Politika Kararları ve Medya Nedeniyle Salgın Sırasında Mağduriyet ve Kimlik - William L. Rosenberg PART 2. IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON GLOBAL POLITICS / Covid-19 Pandemisinin Küresel Politikaya Etkileri Covıd-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Yakın Çevrede Türkiye’nin Güvenliğiyle İlgili Gelişmeler / Developments related to Turkey's Security nearby of its Region during the Covid-19 Pandemic - Celalettin Yavuz Covid-19 Salgınında Türkiye’deki Hava Yolcu Trafiğinin Durumu: Sosyo-Ekonomik Açıdan Bir Değerlendirme / The Situation of Air Passenger Traffic in Turkey in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Socio-Economic Evaluation - Gülaçtı Şen and Erhan Bütün Yeni Düşman Pandemiden Sonra Uluslararası Sistem / The International System After the New Enemy Pandemic - Ali Poyraz Gürson and Can Telemeci Küresel Sistem ve Korona Virüs Salgını: Yerelleşen Küreselleşme / Global System and Corona Virus Outbreak: Localized Globalization - Suat Dönmez A Crisis Like No Other: Will Covid-19 Change Capitalism? / Diğerlerine Benzemeyen Bir Kriz: Covid-19 Kapitalizmi Değiştirecek mi? - Gökhan Ak Kamu Diplomasisi Olarak Türkiye’nin Covid-19 Yardımları / Covid-19 Aid and Public Turkish Public Diplomacy - Abdulmennan Baycar PART 3. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON WOMEN / COVID-19 Pandemisinin Kadınlar Üzerindeki Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etkisi Pandemide Kadınların Durumu ve Artan Ev içi Şiddet / Women in Pandemic and Increasing Domestic Violence - Aslıhan Ardıç Çobaner and Canan Dural Tasouji Impact of Covid-19 on Female Labour Force in Turkey / Covid-19'un Türkiye'de Kadin İşgücü Üzerindeki Etkisi - Zeynep Banu Dalaman Covid-19 Pandemisinde Uzaktan Çalışma, 7/24 Mesai ve Gözetim: Sıradan Bir Yabancılaşmanın “Olağan” Anatomisi / Teleworking, 24/7 Working and Surveillance in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Extra “ordinary” Anatomy of an Ordinary Alienation - Hasan Saf PART 4. IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM / Covid-19 Pandemisinin Eğitim ve Öğretim Sistemine Etkileri School and Lockdown in Italy – Pandemic and Education / İtalya'da Okul ve Kilitlenme – Pandemi ve Eğitim - Anna Di Giusto Eğitimde Hizmet Kalitesinin Ölçüm Metotları ve Covid-19 Süreci / Measurement Methods of Service Quality in Education and the Covid-19 Pandemic - Bora Gündüzyeli Education in 'New Normal': Problems and Prospects of Tertiary Level Students in Bangladesh / Eğitimde ‘Yeni Normal’: Bangladeşte Meslek Eğitimindeki Öğrencilerin Problemleri ve Geleceği - Manzuma Ahsan Using Classroom Pedagogy to Promote Mental Health in Secondary School Setting / Ortaokul Ortamında Ruh Sağlığını Geliştirmek için Sınıf Pedagojisini Kullanmak - Madhuvanti Mukherjee, Priyanka Ghosh, and Indrani Banerjee PART 5. REFLECTIONS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MARKETING COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA / Covid-19 Pandemisinin Pazarlama İletişimi ve Medyaya Yansımaları Pandemi Sürecinde Marka İletişimini Analiz Etmek: KİĞILI / Analyzing Brand Communication in the Pandemic Process: KİĞILI - Arzu Kızbaz and Bahşende Çoban Pandemi Sürecinde Sürdürülebilir Pazarlama: United Colors of Benetton Marka İncelemesi / Sustainable Marketing During the Pandemic: United Colors of Benetton Brand Review - Bahşende Çoban and Arzu Kızbaz Covid-19 Salgınını İklim Krizi İle Birlikte Düşünmek: Türkiye’de İklim Haberleri Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme / Thinking Climate Crisis with The Covid-19 Pandemic: Reflecting on Climate News in Turkey - Aslıhan Ardıç Çobaner PART 6. REFLECTIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CINEMA AND LITERATURE / Covid-19 Pandemisinin Sinema ve Edebiyata Yansımaları Ütopik Kurgudan Distopik Gerçekliğe: Pandemi Yönetimi Perspektifinde Güney Kore ve Japon Sineması / From Utopic Fiction to Dystopic Reality: South Korean and Japanese Cinema in the Pandemic Administration Perspective - Sevil Zengin and Özlem Bapbacı Mapping Alienation, Intimacy and Loneliness onto Cinematic Existence / Yabancılaşma, Mahrem ve Yanlızlığı Sinematik Eksende Anlamak - Sweta Kushwaha Eski İspanyol Nezlesinin Puslu Perdesinde Yeni Dünya Düzeni, Yeni Hayat ve Yeni Edebiyatın Yüz Yıllık “Yeni Normal” İzleri / The Centenarian “New Normal” Traces of New World Order, New Life and New Literature at the Hazy Curtain of the Old Spanish Flu - Nuri Sağlam

Book A Guide to Turkish Abbreviations and Acronyms 1928 2016

Download or read book A Guide to Turkish Abbreviations and Acronyms 1928 2016 written by Suzan H. Akkan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As everybody knows, abbreviations and acronyms are short forms of a word or phrase, chiefly in writing, to represent the complete form. An abbreviation is pronounced one letter at a time. An acronym is a set of letters that can be pronounce as a single word as a brief form of a corporate name or term made up of a group of letters that are commonly written/or spoken as a word. It may consist of the initial letters of the full name the text. In Turkish, the word kisaltma is used for both. The idea for a reference book of abbreviations and acronyms came to me when I worked as a cataloger/librarian in American academic libraries such as: Butler Library at Columbia University, New York; Research Library in UCLA, California; Doe Library at UCB, California; and Firestone Library at Princeton University, New Jersey. Inquiries about the Turkish abbreviations made by readers and students in Turkish studies and researchers and people interested in life in Turkey and the Turkish language and literature at all levels, have led me to address this need. They were all looking for the right definition to the abbreviations they came across in their Turkish source material. I made a list of them, whenever I found them in Turkish books, periodicals, and mostly newspapers, where I discovered new ones daily. My book, A Guide to Turkish Abbreviations and Acronyms, is intended as a descriptive, updated work. I compiled them exactly as they appeared in the original Turkish texts only, and none of them are conversational. I would like to emphasize that this book does not attempt to establish any rules or dictate any single correct style for Turkish usage of abbreviations and acronyms. Users will find old and new terms as well as many odd, obsolete, and slang words, but its my responsibility to put every item I found in my research into the book. The abbreviations and acronyms in this book are reproduced exactly as they were seen in the original text, including the same spelling, case, and punctuation. Finally, the entries in this work are arranged in Turkish alphabetical order irrespective of spacing, punctuation, or capitalization, and alphanumeric sequences are listed in the alphabetical order of their respective letters in the following order: A, B, C, , D, E, F, G, G, H, I, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, , P, R, S, S, T, U, , V, Y, Z.