• IBAC 2012 Book of Proceedings 

  Çınar, Bekir (2013-07-15)

  The 2nd International Balkan Conference (IBAC 2012): ‘The Balkans at a Crossroads: Evaluating Past, Reading Present, Imagining Future’ on 11-14 October 2012 in Tirana; organized by Istanbul University in collaboration with ...
• SEATOURISM INALBANIA 

  Adem Yulu; Istanbul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The Albania, by it's geographical position,favorable climatic conditions and by the undiscovered natural beauty and rich historical back ground has a significant potential for tourism. The development of tourismin Albania ...
• THE INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ACCESSION PROCESS ON THE PROTECTION OF MINORITY RIGHTS IN BALKAN COUNTRIES 

  Sinem Yargic (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  According to the Copenhagen political criteria, any candidate who want to be amember of the European Union must achieve the stability of institutionsguaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for ...
• CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT SUSTAINABILITY IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES 

  Nilgun Cil Yavuz; Burcu Kiran (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The current account balance represents the most important measurement of acountry's economic performance and it is important to keep the current account deficit within sustainable levels. Over the last decade, the importance ...
• CHAOTIC BEHAVIOUR OF DAILY RAINFALL DATA IN THRACE (TURKEY) 

  H. Ahmet Yildirim; Sakarya University; Cercis Ikiel; Sakarya University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Rainfall data are more sensitive to temporal and spatial variations than otherclimatic variables. In this study rainfall data from four different regions of Thrace,Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdag and Florya (Istanbul) ...
• EQUALITY - NOW OR NEVER: THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF ENVER HOXHA 

  Mustafa Emre Yilmaz; Istanbul University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Students of politics know very well that Plato's perfect city in Republic is a political model of philosophico-pedagogical tyranny. For Ranciere, the political thought ofthe thinker of autocratic hierarchy, namely Plato, ...
• EVALUATING THE ENERGY DEMAND AND SOURCES IN BALKAN COUNTRIES 

  Ahmet Yucekaya (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Balkan region can be considered as a transition location between Europe and Asia.The area is reach in terms of water and forest resources. The countries that includeAlbania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and ...
• EXAMINATION OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN VARIOUS BALKAN IMMIGRANTS' AND TURKISH CONSUMERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS MARKETING ACTIVITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CONSUMERISM 

  Gokhan Yolac (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  With the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, some significant changes in the the consumer behavior patterns may be observed in these Balkan countries. The consumer culturein these countries has changed as in the Western countries ...
• ANALYZING LAND COVER CHANGES USING REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN AKFIRAT AND ITS SURROUNDINGS (TUZLA - ISTANBUL), NORTH-WEST TURKEY 

  Beyza Ustaoglu; Sakarya University<br />; Nejla Kandemir; ISLEM Geographic Information Systems Engineering and Training Ltd. (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  In this study, land cover changes are analyzed by using of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Akfirat and Its surroundings (Tuzla - Istanbul), North - West Turkey. Akfirat and its surroundings ...
• TREND ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE DATA USING MANN-KENDALL RANK CORRELATION TEST IN CATALCA - KOCAELI PENINSULA, NORTHWEST OF TURKEY FOR THE PERIOD OF 1970 - 2011 

  Beyza Ustaoglu; Sakarya University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The study area, Catalca-Kocaeli Peninsula was located on Marmara Region,northwestern of Turkey. Due to the industrialization, transportation and job opportunities excess and adequacy of education and health services, the ...
• LEAD-LAG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISE 30 SPOT AND FUTURES MARKETS 

  Serhat Yanik; Yusuf Ayturk (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The lead-lag relationship between spot and futures markets indicates which marketleads to the other. Determining the direction of this casual relationship between spot and futures market carries important information for ...
• THE FISHER EFFECT AND ALBANIAN APPLICATION 

  Gungor Turan; Mario Gjoni (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  This paper is discussing The Fisher effect. Firstly, there is going to be explained inbrief the theory of the Fisher equation, an identity that links the nominal interestrate to expected inflation, named after Irving Fisher. ...
• FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: ALBANIAN CASE 

  Gungor Turan; Erfina Kalej (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  In this paper, FDI is to be examined in general and specifically in Albania. In thefirst part the definition of FDI is given, its history, its positive effects or costs thatcause to the host country, effects to the economic ...
• FROM PAST TO PRESENT: FLOODING IN EDIRNE AND ITS VICINITY (TURKEY) 

  Huseyin Turoglu; Istanbul University; Musa Uludag; Trakya University<br /> (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Catastrophic floods frequently occur in Edirne and its close vicinity. Various aspects of these floods are examined by many researchers. This study attempts to answer the question of which geographic factors cause flooding ...
• INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN THE BALKANS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITIVENESS GROWTH AND FDIs ATTRACTION 

  Arbina Totoni; Arjan Qefalia (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Industrial Parks are a widespread initiative of the last decades especially in those countries that are trying to attract FDIs 237, to promote rapid industrialization andto achieve a more balanced regional distribution of ...
• ALBANIA IN THE NOTES BY EVLIYA CELEBI IN THE 17TH CENTUR 

  Namik Sinan Turan (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The Ottoman Empire underwent a series of radical changes throughout the 17 thcentury, during which structural transformations occurred both in Anatolia and the Balkans. It was during this period that an empire built on ...
• HOW IS INCOME DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION? 

  Gungor Turan; Indrit Beqaraj (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  This paper gives an overview of the distribution of income among the factors ofproduction with a specific view on the case of Albania. It presents some literatureabout the distribution of income and explains in detail the ...
• STRUCTURE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 

  Marijan Stevanovski; Susana Stoshevska Nikolovska (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Investment policy as an intermediate element of global economic policy monitorsfactors that are directly related to the process of the economic development,imperatively including the investment activities. As part of ...
• THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE MACEDONIAN FINANCIAL AND REAL ESTATE SECTOR 

  Marijan Stevanoski; Aleksandar Dejanovski (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  The world economy in recent years has suffered its biggest blow, even from the timeof global depression, impact that severely damaged the developed and developingcountries around the world. The world financial crisis, at ...
• THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES IN ALBANIA ON HUMAN, CULTURE AND SPATIAL 

  Sadettin Tonbul; Firat University; Deniz Ekinci; Istanbul University; Adem Ozder; Suleyman Sah University (International Balkan Annual Conference, 2013-07-15)

  Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, ...

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