Crowding-out (or -in) effect in transition economies: Kyrgyzstan case

Cunus GANİEV

Purpose: The crowding-out and crowding-in effects have been at the core of arguments among economists regarding the influence of government spending on private investment. This study aims to examine the crowding-out (or -in) effect of public spending on private investment in the transition economy of Kyrgyzstan. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical model is an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) and the vector autoregression approach (VAR). Monthly data from 2005 to 2013 of the private investment, government expenditures, remittances from abroad and broad money data were used in the em ...More

Democracy in Kyrgyzstan: Problems and specific features

Cıldız URMANBETOVA

The article examines the state of democracy in the Kyrgyz Republic, with an emphasis on understanding democracy through the lens of the political consciousness, social memory and spiritual and cultural values of the Central Asian republic via comparative and typological methods. The result of the article shows the struggle between the new political culture and the traditional political order, which channels the democracy development in a specific direction. In conclusion, it may be reasonable to study further the existence of the hybrid regime as it applies to the situation in Kyrgyzstan befor ...More

Tourism, promotion and international public relations

Erkan AKGÖZ

Accessibility evaluation of top university websites: a comparative study of Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey

Rita İSMAİLOVA

It is important that university websites and services offered through their sites are used effectively, efficiently and satisfactorily by the whole target group of the university, including disabled users. However, universities in many countries are still unable to meet the criteria for web accessibility. This study aimed to test the websites of the top universities in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey using automated assessment tools. The results showed that university websites are more popular in Turkey, and in Turkish universities developers pay more attention to the performance ...More

Agro-morphological traits of Cicer reticulatum Ladizinsky in comparison to C. echinospermum P.H. Davis in terms of potential to improve cultivated chickpea (C. arietinum L.)

Mirlan TALİP

Germplasm collections of C. reticulatum and C. echinospermum are limited, while both species face threats from over-grazing and habitat change in their natural environments. Recently many new accessions of C. reticulatum and C. echinospermum were collected in east and south-east Anatolia (Turkey) but they have not yet been evaluated for agro-morphological traits. Therefore, the current study investigated agro-morphological traits of new germplasm sources of C. reticulatum and C. echinospermum and evaluated resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses for chickpea improvement. The most attractive ...More

Learning management system implementation: a case study in the Kyrgyz Republic

Cumagül Nurakun Kızı | Rita İSMAİLOVA

In this paper, the determinants of the intention to use online learning management system (LMS) among students in one of universities in the Kyrgyz Republic were studied, using quantitative and qualitative analysis. A total of 541 responses from students, enrolled in online courses during the fall and spring semesters 2016–2017, were used to examine students attitude toward online education. In addition, interviews with six instructors were conducted. Results showed that success of students in e-courses depend on year of education and the academic major of students. Factors, defined in the sco ...More

Activity of tissue enzymes in cows (Bos taurus) and yaks (Bos grunniens) kept under different environmental conditions = Активность тканевых ферментов у коров (Bos Taurus) и яков (Bos Grunniens), содержащихся в разных экологических условиях

Nurcamal ÖMÜRZAKOVA | Gülbübü KURMANBEKOVA | Salkın BEYŞENALİYEVA | Bermet KIDIRALİYEVA | Elmira TABILDİYEVA

Определены степени активности аспартатаминотрансферазы (АсАТ), аланинаминотрансферазы (АлАТ), уровень общего билирубина, прямого и непрямого билирубина в сыворотке крови у коров и яков, содержавшихся в разных экологических условиях. Статистическая обработка результатов проведена при помощи методов биометрического анализа. Для исследования взято по 20 голов яков (Bos grunniens) и коров (Bos Taurus) в возрасте 2-3 лет. В условиях высокогорья, в котором содержались яки (>2200м над ур. м.) в сыворотке крови выявлена повышенная активность АсАТ (124,2±6,27 ед/л) по сравнению с коровами (90,47±4,23 е ...More

Determinants of intention to use government web sites in Kyrgyz Republic

Rita İSMAİLOVA | Gülşat MUHAMETJANOVA

The use of internet technologies by governments increases day by day. Since citizens are the active users of the services, provided by governments via Internet, the goal of this study is to determine the factors that influence intention to use government e-services in the Kyrgyz Republic. In this study, effects of use intentions, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, defined by Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Relative Advantage, Compatibility and Image, defined by Diffusion of Innovation Model (DOI) and Trustworthiness Model were examined. In addition, for the research model, the ...More

Invariable Values in Changing World: Students' Attitudes toward Business Ethics in Turkic Republics = Değişen Dünyada Değişmeyen Değerler: Türk Cumhuriyetlerinde Üniversite Öğrencilerinin İş Etiğine Yönelik Tutumları

Seyil NAJİMUDİNOVA | Azamat MAKSUDUNOV

In recent years, corporate social responsibility and business ethics issues are one of the outstanding topics for business in their efforts to attain respectable niche and growth. In spite of the rapid changes in business world and different cultural backgrounds, it is extremely important to keep on business ethics as a field of training, teaching and research. In this regard, this study aims to reveal attitudes of Business students as future entrepreneurs and managers toward business ethics in Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan case. For this purpose, an AT-BEQ questionnaire form w ...More

Effects of Some Indigenous Plant Extracts on Meloidogyne javanica Infesting Eggplant and Pepper under Greenhouse Condition

İlker KEPENEKÇİ

Among the major pests of vegetables are Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) (RKNs), which cause loss of production due to galling and reduction in root development and shoot growth. Herein, the efficacy of plant extracts of Capsicum frutescens, Hyoscyamus niger, Melia azedarach, Xanthium strumarium and Achillea wilhelmsii were evaluated at 3 concentrations (3, 6, and 12%) against Meloidogyne javanica on pepper and eggplant. Experiments were carried in pots under greenhouse condition, using pepper cv. Charleston and eggplant cv. Kemer as assay plants that are commonly cultivated in Turkey. A ...More

A Study on the Comparison of Kyrgyz and Turkish University Students in Terms of Anger Expression Styles, Humor and Obedience

Hasan YILMAZ

The aim of this study is to compare Kyrgyz and Turkish students in terms of styles of anger, anger expression, humor, and obedience. The scales for anger expression styles, humor styles, and obedience were applied to 206 Kyrgyz and 197 Turkish students. The greatest differences were found in obedience. Turkish students' continuous anger and anger control scores were significantly higher than those of Kyrgyz students. Although no difference was found in progressive humor, there are significant differences between students from two countries in participatory, offensive, and self-annihilatory hum ...More

A Central Asian View of E-Government Services Adoption: Citizens' Trust and Intention to Use E-Services

Rita İSMAİLOVA | Gülşat MUHAMETJANOVA

Results of survey from a snowball convenient sample of Kyrgyz respondents (N = 216) showed that employees of private sector are more likely to use government websites than those of government employees themselves and level of knowledge about security issues directly related to intention to use of Kyrgyz government websites. Specifically, higher level of knowledge about security issues leads less likely to use government websites. Factors such as ease of use and usefulness, relative advantage of using web sites, and compatibility with respondents