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  • RELIGION AS A SOURCE OF PEACE OR CONFLICT IN BALKAN POLITICS: AN ASSESMENT 
    Gul Kurtoglu Eskisar; Dokuz Eylul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Although scholars converge on the importance of religion in Balkan politics, theydisagree on its exact role. Based on the activities of some religious groups incountries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, some observers consider ...
  • IMMIGRATIONS FROM THE BALKANS TO TURKEY AND IMMIGRANT SETTTLEMENTS IN WESTERN ANATOLIA 
    Suheyla Balci Akova; Istanbul University Department of Geography (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    It is well known that many countries fought for supremacy over the Balkans throughout the history, because of which at least some groups in the region were displaced. Turkey got heavily affected by these population movements. ...
  • ENERGY FROM CAUCASUS TO BALKANS 
    A. M Gashimov; Ahmet Nayir (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Energy is the most important element for people to continue their lives, to run theirbusinesses, to operate their vehicles, and to grow their countries. Balkan countriesgained their independence not so long ago. The ...
  • GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS EFFECTIVE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY KARDZHALI IN SOUTH-EASTERN BULGARIA 
    Selma Akay Erturk; Istanbul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    When analyzing the city with a geographical method, its relationship with thenatural and the geographical environment should be investigated and specified.Such geographical conditions as geographical position, site and ...
  • Macedonia REASONS BEHIND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TURKISH URBAN DWELLINGS IN THE BALKANS 
    Bekir Yuksel Hos (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The Balkan Peninsula has a rich rural and urban history and a variety of Turkish civil settlements. As regards Turkish civil architecture, it is widely scattered around these geographic locations. Materials have been found ...
  • FORGIVENESS, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE BALKANS A SURVEY OF ALBANIAN STUDENTS 
    Timothy Hagen; Epoka University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The Balkans have long struggled with issues of identity-based conflict andgrievances. What is the solution? This study assesses perspectives of students fromEpoka University on how to best resolve historical grievances in ...
  • THE IMPACT OF VISA LIBERALIZATION FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS: THE CASE OF ALBANIA 
    Luljeta Ikonomi; Nikolle Ndoci (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    This article analyses the impact of the Visa Liberalization Agreements concluded byEuropean Commission with the Western Balkan Countries, on the rate of migrationflows with particular focus on the case of Albania. The ...
  • AN EVALUATION OF BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN TURKEY AND BALKANS: BASED ON GRAVITY TRADE MODEL AND LINDER HYPOTHESIS 241 
    Ipek Gumuscan; Mustafa Kahveci (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    2008 crisis had crucial impact on economic indicators of the countries. In thispaper, we are going to evaluate the influence of the crisis on bilateral traderelations between Balkan countries and Turkey. Broadly speaking; ...
  • CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS OF THRACE AND OBSERVED TEMPERATURE - PRECIPITATION TRENDS 
    Barbaros Gonencgil; Istanbul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    In this study, the main climatic characteristics in the Thrace which is Balkanian andthe European part of Turkey were explained. Then the average total precipitation and average temperature and average minimum - maximum ...
  • AINFALL FORECASTING USING NEURAL NETWORKS IN THRACE (TURKEY) 
    Cercis Ikiel; Omer Ozyildirim (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Among the climatic elements rainfall data show the most temporal and spatialvariability. Rainfall prediction is the most intensely studied phenomenon,nevertheless due to its nonlinear nature it yields low predictability ...
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION AMONG BALKAN STUDIES IN TURKEY AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES 
    Hasan Akdag; Hasan Huseyin Yilmaz; Ercan Bahtiyar (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The Balkans connect the two old continents and different civilizations. So it is aplace of mixed melting pot of different peoples and cultures throughout history.After the World War II disintegration of the former Soviet ...
  • TURKEY'S POLICY: TOWARDS THE BALKANS AFTER THE COLD WAR 
    Esra Diri (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    After the cold war, the civil war broke out in Balkans and intervention ofUSA/NATO ended the war with world public opinion's influence. Turkey was notindifferent to the war in Balkans because of its security and national ...
  • EXISTING ANCIENT TURK IN THE BALKANS OF ORIGIN TOPONIMYS 
    Galiba Hjiyeva; Nakhchivan State University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Turkish history has such time that means minority has not been solved face much ofthe problems connected with arising and forming of the Turkish. Creator existing geographical names and these names of the kins in the ...
  • EU INTEGRATION PROCESS OF BOSNIA HERSEGOVINA: A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE 
    Husamettin Inac (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    As one of the Western Balkan countries Bosnia-Hersegovina had the first official contact with the EU immediately after its recognition as the sovereign and independent state on April 1992 by the Union. Nevertheless, some ...
  • WORTH A POMERANIAN GRENADIER'S BONES: THE BALKANS FROM 1877 TO 1914 
    Bahadir Kaynak; Istanbul Kemerburgaz University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Bismarck emphasized the insignificance of the Balkans for Germany's interests inhis famous quote "it is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier".Butit could also be interpreted ashis way of avoiding the hardest ...
  • WITH OR WITHOUT MAGIC: REALISM IN KUSTURICA'S TIME OF THE GYPSIES 
    Esma Kartal; Kadir Has University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Being one of the established directors of the Balkan cinemas, Emir Kusturica isconsidered a controversial figure, especially in his homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is largely due to his problematic representation of ...
  • CUSTOMER PERCEPTION OF FOREIGN PRODUCTS: AN ANALYSIS OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN EFFECT IN ALBANIAN MARKET 
    Yuksel Koksal; Albana Tatari (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    The Country-Of-Origin (COO) effect is among most important parts ininternational marketing field. Even though the impacts of COO on the consumer behavior have been studied for last decades, its impacts are still among ...
  • DISTINCTIVE EFFECT OF HYDROGRAPHY ON LAND BORDERS IN ALBANIA AND POTENTIAL REGIONS OF CONTROVERSY 
    Atilla Karatas; Mustafa Kemal University; Huseyin Korkmaz; Mustafa Kemal University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Countries have borders that identify the fields of their authority. Although the fields of influence changes according to economic, political and military powers of the countries, the elements under the actual enforcement ...
  • THE EFFECT OF SALES PROMOTIONS ON BRAND PREFERENCE: A CASE OF ALBANIAN GSM COMPANIES 
    Yuksel Koksal; Oelda Spahiu (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    Sales promotions have been growth since 1960 and today it has become one of themain factors in the marketing promotion mix. This method is increased in a hugenumber of companies around the world which are realizing the ...
  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF BALKAN COUNTRIES TO CLASSICAL TURKISH LITERATURE 
    Murat A. Karavelioglu (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)
    If one of the signs of the level of development of countries is cities, the other is thelevel of the life of science, art and culture performed in these cities.Viewing thesituation of Balkan geography under the domination ...

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