Since Western societies have been regularly viewing Islam through an orientalist perspective pertaining to the Middle East and that due to the over-emphasis upon the existence of radical Islamist groups following the events ...

There have been fundamental changes in economic and social structure in Turkey especially in 1950s with the process of industrialization and urbanization which began to gain moment. Family, the smallest and maybe the most ...

The data obtained from dental pathology has crucial importance in determining the dietary habits and food preparation techniques of ancient populations. The information on the dietary habits of the populations living in ...

This thesis explains which meanings do the discourse “white Turk” comprises of and the stages of the evolution thereof. Critical Discourse Analysis is used to focus on how the distinction between “We” and “Others” is formed ...

Excavations at Kavus, an Hoyuk (southeastern Turkey) have revealed evidence of the use of turtles, tortoises and terrapins in post-Assyrian funerary practices. Of particular significance are the remains of the Euphrates ...

Hellenistic-Roman Period studies in Anatolia were usually focused on cities and material culture. This study is aimed to obtain mortality practices and demographic data about rural settlements based on human skeletal remains ...

There has been an increase in ancient DNA studies recently. With these new studies, the genetic structures, demographic information and relationships with other archaeological communities of contemporaries are revealed. ...

Every year, more than two million Iranian tourists travel to different cities in Turkey. In these different destinations, they gain different experiences. However, since no serious research has been done on them so far ...

Migration has been one of the important features of human communities in every period of history. Turkey has similarly had its share of historical changes. The industrial revolution and the increasingly important ...

Socio-economic conditions in the early stages of life shape body size and proportions. Studies have shown that individuals in advantaged groups are always larger, while those in disadvantaged groups are smaller. However, ...