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    SDG-Oriented Compulsory Courses in Higher Education: An Exploratory Case from Turkey
    (Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2026) Gover, Ibrahim Hakan; Ayten, Asim Mustafa
    Purpose This study aims to examine students' perceptions of a set of compulsory Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-oriented courses implemented across undergraduate programmes at a newly-established Turkish state university. Rather than evaluating individual courses, the study explores how a compulsory, SDG-framed curricular approach is associated with students' reported sustainability awareness, civic orientation and social engagement within a specific institutional context.Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 325 undergraduate students enrolled in four compulsory SDG-oriented courses during the 2024-2025 academic year using a non-probability convenience sampling approach. A 19-item structured survey was administered to capture students' self-reported awareness and attitudes related to sustainability and social responsibility. Descriptive and inferential analyses (including t-tests and ANOVA after verifying normality assumptions) were conducted using SPSS and R.Findings The findings, derived from a composite impact scale, suggest that participation in SDG-oriented compulsory courses is associated with higher levels of sustainability awareness and positive orientations towards civic responsibility and social engagement. Differences were observed across demographic groups, with female students and those reporting prior familiarity with sustainability concepts indicating stronger perceived impacts. Given the exploratory design and reliance on self-reported data, the results should be interpreted as indicative rather than conclusive.Research limitations/implications The study is limited by its cross-sectional design, convenience sampling and reliance on self-reported perceptual data, which restricts causal interpretation and generalisability. The findings capture the initial, formative stages of learning rather than long-term transformation. As the data were collected from students enrolled in the earlier and intermediate stages of a set of compulsory SDG-based courses, the findings do not capture longer-term educational effects associated with the full curricular sequence. Future research employing longitudinal and comparative designs could provide deeper insight into how SDG-oriented curricular approaches develop over time and across institutional contexts.Practical implications The study provides empirical insight into how compulsory, SDG-oriented courses may contribute to students' sustainability-related awareness and civic orientations within higher education curricula. For curriculum developers and policymakers, the findings highlight both the potential and the limitations of using dedicated courses as one possible approach to embedding education for sustainable development.Social implications By foregrounding students' perspectives, the study contributes to ongoing discussions on the role of higher education in supporting sustainability-oriented values and social responsibility.Originality/value This study contributes exploratory, context-specific evidence on students' perceptions of SDG-oriented compulsory courses in Turkish higher education, offering a cautious empirical basis for further discussion and research on education for sustainable development at the institutional level.
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    Landslide Investigation of a Residential Area in Goynuklu Village, Bursa (Turkey)
    (Springer International Publishing AG, 2017) Topal, Tamer; Akin, Muge; Doyuran, Vedat
    Landslide is a natural process of the earth's surface, inevitably resulting from gravity with many triggering factors such as rainfalls, earthquakes, slope steepening, removal of vegetation, etc. The most frequent landslide-triggering mechanism is water from intense rainfall or human-based sources. The wide ranges of landslides and the complexity and variability of their interactions with the environment are the key points of a landslide investigation. The rate of the movement is the main factor of high property damages. On 16th of March in 2006, a rapid landslide occurred in Goynuklu village in Bursa, Turkey. The properties were inevitably damaged after the failure. The triggering factors of the failure mechanism and the properties of the landslide were investigated to specify proper remedial measures at the site. The geotechnical investigations including surface and subsurface studies were performed to determine the extent of the landslide and its sliding surface accurately. Within the framework of the geotechnical investigations, the inclinometer measurements were also recorded after drilling boreholes. Besides, a number of trial pits were excavated for evaluating the shallow sliding surfaces. Samples taken from the boreholes and trial pits were tested in the laboratory to obtain the soil class and the distribution of the grain size of the soil layers as well. The field tests including the hydraulic effect on the soil layers were also resolved by means of in situ permeability tests. Based on the data obtained, the characteristics and mechanism of the landslide were analyzed. The landslide occurred on a translational sliding surface in Neogene sediments including non-stratified sandstone-siltstone-claystone layers and a landfill site in a residential area. The shear strength characteristics of the sliding surface were calculated by back-analyses.
  • Editorial
    Dayım: Bir İnsanoğlunun Portresi için İstatistikler
    (Turkish Librarians Assoc, 2019) Donmez, Rasim Ozgur
    This is a memoir written by his nephew about our colleague Ali Can, who passed away in last July.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 5
    Citation - Scopus: 4
    Polarisation Over the Meaning of Democracy: The Case of Political Parties in Turkey
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2023) Akboga, Sema; Sahin, Osman; Arik, Engin
    As the primary means of political organisation, political parties remain vital to contemporary democracies, making it important to investigate their understanding of democracy. This study explores the themes with which five largest political parties in Turkey associate democracy. We studied tweets posted by official accounts of these parties' headquarters and branches, as well as by other Twitter accounts that are institutionally linked to these parties. We found significant differences between the government bloc and the opposition bloc as well as between People Alliance and Nation Alliance in terms of the themes with which they associate democracy. The government bloc and People Alliance use themes such as national will and military coups while referring to democracy. The opposition bloc and Nation Alliance emphasise themes such as equality, freedom of the press, and justice. We conclude that parties' and blocs' different attitudes towards democracy are indicators of political polarisation in Turkey.