While new religious movements are increasingly widespread worldwide, a recent case emerged in Türkiye. Based on the allegations about the rise of Tengrism—the religion of ancient Turks—among the Turkish society and the increasing vis...
Türkiye hosts a wide variety of barite deposits that can be broadly classified into two major groups based on their tectonic settings: magmatism-associated and passive margin-hosted deposits. The magmatism-associated deposits include Kız...
Gray divorce, defined as the dissolution of marriages among individuals aged 50 and above, has become an increasingly significant issue in Türkiye. Official statistics in Türkiye show that between 2001 and 2024, divorces among individuals a...
The strategic plans of universities have an important role in enabling HEIs to contribute to sustainability transitions. To address the current lack of studies in HEIs in Türkiye, this paper aims to determine how universities in Türkiye int...
In this study, the seasonal rainfall distribution in Türkiye and its 25 main watersheds were estimated, and potentials were calculated and analyzed. Empirical Bayesian kriging (EBK) and ordinary kriging (OK) methods were applied in interpolation...
Teacher education is debated all over the world, and a part of this debate concerns the quality of teacher education. For religious education (RE) teacher education, however, the debate is not only about quality but also about growing diversity. In t...
This paper examines the political instrumentalization of Islam under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, highlighting their distinct approaches to consolidating political authority. The concept of Sovereign Islam is introduced t...
Northwestern Türkiye (Biga Peninsula, Edremit Gulf, Saros Bay) is a highly seismically active region at the convergence of the Anatolian, Eurasian, and Aegean tectonic plates. It features numerous active faults, including the Yenice–Gö...
In Türkiye, where agriculture consumes 75% of available water and national irrigation efficiency is only 51.3%, irrigation modernization—the conversion of classical open-channel irrigation systems to pressurized pipe systems—presents...
This study aims to show how the impact of factors on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions differs at the quantile level and to demonstrate the superiority of the quantile regression method over the OLS method by using quantile regression and ordinary least...
Green finance—including bilateral and multilateral development aid and concessional loans—has emerged as a critical tool in supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy, particularly in emerging economies. Türkiye, since the ear...
In educational settings, the transfer of knowledge to daily life and the permanence of learning outcomes are essential goals. In this context, Outdoor Learning (OL) has gained growing attention as an approach that connects students with real-life exp...
Following the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, a massive migration of Syrian nationals to Türkiye has been a significant phenomenon. This situation has become a problematic issue, as the massive presence of Syrian refugees in Türkiye has...
Multiple factors can facilitate invasion success, with the absence of natural enemies, such as predators and parasites, recognised as conferring a significant advantage on invasive over native species. Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (Centrarchidae) rep...
True morels (Morchella spp.) are highly valuable and medicinal mushrooms. Saprophytic morels have been cultivated, especially in China and some Western countries, over the last few decades. Türkiye has a rich potential in terms of wild morel div...
Hazelnut producers in Türkiye tend to sell hazelnuts immediately after harvest. However, since hazelnut prices are very low at harvest time, this situation negatively affects producer incomes. This study aims to reveal the effects of the license...
Despite Türkiye’s high agricultural potential, consumer interest in organic foods remains limited. Understanding the motivations of Turkish consumers who prefer organic foods is crucial for expanding the domestic organic market. This resea...
On 10 August 2025, a powerful earthquake (Mw = 6.1) occurred in Balıkesir, located within the Aegean Graben System, one of Türkiye’s major tectonic elements, and was felt across a very wide region. This study presents a comprehensive...
Early childhood intervention and education play a central role in promoting equity, developmental outcomes, and long-term well-being for all children, particularly those experiencing those with disabilities or refugee status. In Türkiye, childre...
Türkiye experienced great destruction during the Kahramanmaraş earthquake couple which occurred as Pazarcık (Mw = 7.7) and Elbistan (Mw = 7.6) on 6 February 2023. The weak structural characteristics and the magnitude of the earthquakes...
The recent expansion of the strong-motion observation network, along with the increase in data obtained during major earthquakes and efforts to create consistent metadata for source, path, and site effects for both old and new records, has significan...
Türkiye is one of the first regions where olives were domesticated, and olives reflect the country’s millennia-old agricultural and cultural heritage. Moreover, Türkiye is one of the leading nations in olive and olive oil production i...
Climate change, rapid population growth, and unsustainable water use in industry and agriculture have all significantly harmed the quantity and quality of groundwater resources. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) offers a solution to these challenges, en...
The promotion of uptake of building information modelling (BIM) and circular economy (CE) in the UK and Turkiye construction sectors can be enhanced with the addition of AI. Thus, AI-enabled BIM and CE must be addressed from the viewpoint of current...
The Mass Housing Administration of Türkiye (TOKI) operates as the primary public organization responsible for delivering extensive affordable housing throughout Türkiye while ensuring disaster resilience. The recent decades of earthquakes a...
Equine piroplasmosis (EP), caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi, is a tick-borne disease posing significant threats to equine health and the horse industry worldwide. Other vector-borne blood parasites, including Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Tr...
This study investigated the impact of scale on the economic sustainability of commercial fishing in Türkiye. The study material was the 2020 Fishery Statistics micro-dataset comprising 1858 vessels in five different size categories. Economic per...
This study aimed to conduct a systematic literature review of research to provide an overview of the key findings and trends in studies on problem-based learning within the context of science education in Türkiye. To achieve this goal, descripti...
Background/Objectives: The structure and adequacy of health financing critically shape population health outcomes. This study examines financing typologies in relation to healthy life expectancy (HALE) and infant mortality across 38 OECD countries an...
This study investigates the role of fossil fuel energy efficiency (FFE) in shaping environmental sustainability in Türkiye, with particular emphasis on the moderating effect of trade openness (TO) over the period 1982–2023. Environmental s...
This study investigates the environmental and economic dynamics of sustainable aviation through the perspectives of senior executives in Türkiye’s civil aviation sector. As global aviation continues to face increasing pressure to decarboni...
The objective of this paper is to ascertain the manner in which the Qurʾān teaching activities are conducted in Jaʿfarī communities that are part of the multicultural structure of Türkiye. The methodological approach of this...
Rapid urbanization poses a significant challenge to striking a balance between urban development and heritage conservation, particularly in historic urban environments. In this regard, UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach reconceptu...
Türkiye represents one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, containing over 11,000 species of plants, with an estimated 10% being edible. Wild food plants, especially in rural areas, are collected and eaten or sold in local markets, compl...
Environmental performance constitutes a core dimension of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework; however, empirical evidence for developing economies such as Türkiye remains limited, particularly regarding regime-dependent ef...
Background: The Sinovac and BioNTech vaccines were the first to be introduced in Türkiye to fight the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. As these vaccines had shown some side-effects in its clinical trial, we aimed to conduct a survey study to as...
Despite a global background of increasing anthelmintic resistance in parasites, little is known about the current parasite control strategies adopted within the livestock industry in Türkiye. The aim of this survey is to identify the parasitic d...
The accelerating pace of urbanization and population growth has increasingly disrupted the relationship between the built environment and nature, contributing to a decline in individuals’ psychological and spiritual well-being. Religious buildi...
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the newly restructured 1st Grade Turkish Language Curriculum within the “Century of Türkiye Education Model” using Stufflebeam’s Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) framework. T...
This study aimed to systematically evaluate the resistance rates of Candida albicans to various antifungals based on studies conducted in Türkiye and published between 2005 and 2025 and to analyze the factors contributing to resistance. A system...
After the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye in 1923, the madrasah system was abolished, and new schools, called Imam Hatip Schools (IHSs), were established to train “officials responsible for the performance of religious services&rd...
Background/aim: Mental disorders constitute a significant public health concern, contributing significantly to the overall disease burden. Individuals experiencing mental distress often delay or avoid seeking psychological help or do not seek help du...
This study examines Türkiye’s compliance with the Paris Agreement by comparing its climate policy framework with those of Germany and Spain—two EU countries with absolute, legally binding emission reduction targets. Despite ratifying...
This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of international trade in agricultural products through semi-structured, in-depth interviews, focusing on businesses engaged in agricultural product exports in Anta...
It is widely accepted that sport plays a critical role in the achievement of sustainable development goals. The sport colleges, faculties, and universities that have undertaken the role to educate students, future trainers, educators, managers, and a...
This study examined general attitudes toward animals among staff working in licensed animal hospitals in Türkiye. Using the 10-item Animal Attitude Scale (AAS-10), an online survey was administered to animal hospital staff; 193 questionnaires we...
Decarbonizing the transportation sector is critical for sustainable development, particularly in rapidly urbanizing countries like Turkiye. This study analyzes fuel demand elasticities for diesel, gasoline, and LPG across 12 NUTS-1 regions of Turkiye...
This study analyzes the relationship between macroeconomic distress and financial dollarization in Türkiye using annual regional panel data for 26 Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2 regions over the period 2005–2021. Macroe...
This study examines the influence of agricultural labor policies on the sustainability and productivity of farming enterprises in Türkiye, with a particular focus on the sector’s increasing reliance on foreign labor. Using primary data col...
This study investigates the factors affecting the choice of school travel mode among students in Mersin, Türkiye, focusing on walking, private car, public transit and school bus. A two-step modeling approach was adopted. First, a latent class cl...
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