In this study we investigated the two basic issues affected the Ottoman silk industry. The first one is the global Price Revolution; the second is the wars between Ottoman and Iran. The silk industry in Bursa which was the most important silk center of Ottoman had been affected negatively from these events. The non-tariff barriers had been created by the Iran wars also weakened the relations borne from the silk trade among these two countries. The diminished trade volume decreased the tax revenues; consequently both countries had been affected unfavorably.

This study tries to find out whether the 360 degree performance evaluation system (PES) has an influence on employees in terms of organizational commitment. Then it attempts to determine direction of the impact on commitment. In more detail, the study focuses on the eight key competencies acknowledged by the 360 Degree PES and their respective impacts on organizational commitment dimensions namely affective, continuance and normative. To this end, four different organizations were targeted for the survey which was developed to collect attitudinal information relevant to dimensions of organizational commitment and to key competences defined by 360 degree PES. The results mainly show that the businesses which implement 360 degree PES are more likely to have high levels of organizational commitment. The findings indicate an important degree of positive correlation between key competencies and commitment dimensions. The most influential competency on commitment appears to be communication which is followed by leadership, task management, employee development, adaptability to change, training others, human relations and production/work outputs.

The aim of this study is to state the components which determine the poverty of households in Turkey according to incomes and consumption expenditures between the years 2002 and 2006. The data was taken from the Household Budget Surveys of Turkey Statistical Institute for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Results demonstrate that poverty risk decreases when the head of the household’s age and education level increases, results also demonstrate that rural household’s poverty is much bigger and finally in 2002 poverty rates were at maximum while in 2006 poverty rates were at minimum.

The medical model as a trouble approach in disability literature characterizes disabled status to be “amenable to treatment, capable of improvement or illness”. The main viewpoint of the model is to assess people with disabilities who are unwell / sick. The new –social- model has described disability as a result of community’s affirmative-reaction since the 1950’s and 1960’s. In this context a person with a disability is exposed to biased opinions of other people or society. Therefore the social model focuses on the problematic exclusive reactions against people with disabilities. Turkey has taken a keen interest in social policy applications and legal regulation(s) for people with disabilities since the second half of the 1990’s, for instance, forming the Administration of Disabled People (1997), holding the 1st National Disabled People’s Council (1999), and introducing the Turkish Disability Act (2005). The purpose of this study is to determine implications of the social model approach for the Turkish Disability Act. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that the Act has a synthesis–approach.

There has been a great acceleration in globalization; therefore it includes widening the social, cultural and political rules, norms and moderations. Different parts of the world gain these reforms for their economic well-beings, social and political structures, to solve their socio-economic problems and to promote economic activities in countries all around the world. In this respect, globalization is captured by capital flows, foreign investment, transnational enterprises, migration, and increasing mobility of labor including women. Because women are the largest growing part and they are getting a very high share from the economic globalization that necessitate skilled and educated labor. So women increase either their space in organizations or open enterprises for themselves. In this paper, it is showed clearly that globalization has both negative and positive impacts on women in Turkey, but it has more affirmative effect to find jobs they deserve in global market. Women in management at global level in Turkey proceed more compared to past years.

Social responsible institutions have to care social welfare of society while implementing their actions and share correct, honest and demanded information about its activities. Segment reporting is to segment according to industry branches and geographical region that enterprise operates and to report financial information separately for each segment. Diversification of enterprises’ activities according products, sectors or geographic areas make it difficult to decide on enterprises upon a single financial statement that summarizes general situation of the enterprises. As a result of the diversity of enterprises’ products and services users of financial statements needs segments’ operating results which are generated by the functions of enterprises. Hence inside of discharge social responsibility obligation and to reflect the enterprises activities to their financial reports, segment reporting is necessity for organization. In this framework this study is investigated firms which were ranking in ISE 100 on 01.07.2009–30.09.2009 dates and also holded in ISE Corpoarte Governance Index for determine social responsibility and segment reporting relation. Findings indicated that only two firms which were located on ISE 100 index as also in ISE Corporate Governance index did not prepared segment reporting. Consequently we could say that, in Turkey, social responsible firms due their obligation to society that give correct information about their activities.