The Effects of Postharvest MAP and Edible Surface Coating (Peppermint Essential Oil) on Fruit Quality and Storage Time in Fig (Ficus carica L.) Fruit Types

Mürüvvet ILGIN

In this study, Abbas fig variety grown in Kahramanmaraş province of Turkey was used.Abbas fig variety was covered with peppermint oil, an essential oil variety, and stored at 4°C for 5 weeks in bags prepared with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology. As a result of the study, it was aimed to extend the storage time and shelf life of the fig fruit with these applications. Pomological and chemical analyses were performed on the samples during storage.In the study, in order to determine fruit quality characteristics, weight loss, fruit width and fruit length, fruit rind and flesh color, ...More

The moderator role of negative environment perceptions in the effect of achievement motivation on work values in entrepreneurship

Ömer Lütfi ANTALYALI

Tourism, promotion and international public relations

Erkan AKGÖZ

World Nomad Games As An Emerging Large-Scale Event and Its Role for Tourism Development in Kyrgyzstan

Azamat MAKSUDUNOV | Kıyalbek DIYKANOV

The World Nomad Games (WNG) is a new emerging large-scale event in the world, where ethnic sports can be exhibited. It was started in 2014 and until today WNG has been organized three times (2014, 2016, and 2018) in Kyrgyz Republic. Actually, these kinds of events have economic and noneconomic impacts on the destinations. In this chapter, the WNG role for tourism development in Kyrgyz Republic will be investigated. Kyrgyz Republic as a tourism destination was opened in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR. Today, tourism is identified among the priority sectors in the country. However, our coun ...More

A horse game from the Ottoman empire to today's Anatolia: Lobud throwing

Mehmet TÜRKMEN | Ünal TÜRKÇAPAR

A cop is a slightly elliptical, knot-free stick made of flexible and dry wood, the length of which is 80 cm, and the edges of which are blunted. The game played on horseback with this stick called cop is named particularly as ‘Egyptian Wood Game.’ It is a traditional equestrian game in which competitors on horseback try to make the sticks, by hitting them on the ground, bouncing over a thick rope connecting two poles with heights of 5-6 m and a distance of approximately 6-7 m in between. The Egyptian Wood Game played frequently in the Ottoman period and in the 1960s in Turkey was no more pract ...More

Understanding digital diplomacy through Ukraine-Russia events: The truth behind events in Ukraine and donbass

Niyazi AYHAN | Tolkun Bekturgan Kızı

Digital diplomacy is a form of new public diplomacy that uses the internet, new information and communication technologies, and social media as a means to strengthen diplomatic relations. The main differences from classical public diplomacy are greater access to information, more interaction between people and organizations, and greater transparency. Diplomacy is radically transforming in front of our eyes. In the face of new challenges, its structure and methods are changing, and new directions are emerging. The chapter analyzes new opportunities and technologies for use by the diplomatic dep ...More

Evaluation of Websites as Digital Diplomacy Tools in Terms of Design Criteria: In the Case of Sports Ministry of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan

Atilla ÇAKAR | Banu ERDOĞAN ÇAKAR

The importance of digital diplomacy, which we encounter as public diplomacy activities on digital platforms, has been recognized more and more, and it has been actively used by many countries through applications such as social media accounts and websites. In the light of this information, the aim of the study is to reveal the ways in which the ministry of sports, which is responsible for sports and athletes, which increases the awareness and prestige of countries in national and international platforms, uses websites as a digital diplomacy tool. The official websites of the Ministries of Spor ...More

Chyngyz Aitmatov as an Actor in Cultural Diplomacy of the Turkic World

Uğur ÜNAL | Tolkun Bekturgan Kızı

Chyngyz Aitmatov is a world-renowned Kyrgyz writer whose literary works have been translated into 186 languages, as well as a politician and diplomat. Chyngyz Aitmatov not only gained worldwide recognition for his literary works, but also carried out a diplomatic mission. He started his cultural diplomatic career as soon as he wrote his first literary work and spread it to the public. He emphasized the prominent themes of his works and promoted the ideology of peace, harmony, and unity. Each of his translations, the awards he received in other countries, the honors attributed to him were impor ...More

Digital entrepreneurship in tourism

Mustafa Murat KIZANLIKLI | Narıngül MARGAZİYEVA

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