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Papers by Ömer Alkan

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023

Background/aim: Intimate partner controlling behavior toward women is an important form of intima... more Background/aim: Intimate partner controlling behavior toward women is an important form of intimate partner violence (IPV), both in terms of limiting women's daily lives and in terms of reproducing patriarchal culture and male dominance in societies at the micro level. A limited number of studies in the literature have identified the male intimate partner's controlling behavior as a dependent variable, which is important for understanding the determinants of this type of IPV. There is also a significant gap in the literature in terms of studies focusing on the case of Türkiye. Thus, the main aim of this study was to determine the socio-demographic, economic and violence-related factors that have an effect on women's status in terms of exposure to control behavior in Türkiye.

Methods: These factors were examined by using binary logistic regression analysis, based on the micro data set collected by the Hacettepe University's Institute of Population Studies in the 2014-dated National Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Türkiye. A total of 7,462 women between the ages of 15 and 59 were interviewed face-to-face.

Results: The findings of the study revealed that women are more likely to be exposed to controlling behavior if they live in rural areas, are unmarried, speak Turkish as their mother tongue, have bad or very bad health conditions, justify men's violence and are afraid of their intimate partners. As women's age, level of education and income contribution increase, their likelihood of exposure to controlling behavior decreases. However, women's exposure to economic, physical and emotional violence also increases their likelihood of exposure to controlling behavior.

Conclusion: The findings highlighted the importance of creating public policies that make women less vulnerable to men's controlling behavior, providing women with methods and mechanisms of resistance and raising public awareness of the exacerbating effects of controlling behavior on social inequalities.

Alanya akademik bakış, Jan 19, 2023

Savings, which are the most important building blocks of economic activity, are very important fo... more Savings, which are the most important building blocks of economic activity, are very important for all decision units. Among the decision units, households support sustainable growth and economic development through their savings. This economic impact of household savings depends not only on how much is saved, but also on how these savings are evaluated. Do households save and, if so, where do they put their savings? The answers to these questions formed the motivation of the study. The comprehensive data set of the study was obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute. In the study, the nested logit model was used, which allows to examine simultaneously both the factors affecting the state of saving and the factors affecting where the savings will be evaluated. According to the results of the study, it has been determined that demographic, economic factors, housing characteristics and social-environmental indicators are effective on the savings preferences of the households. Determining the effects of these features will guide policy makers to explain household saving preferences and evaluate household savings accurately in the system.

PLOS ONE

Verbal and psychological violence against women is considered an important sociological and legal... more Verbal and psychological violence against women is considered an important sociological and legal problem and a serious threat within the context of basic human rights. The aim of this study was to detect the factors affecting verbal and psychological violence against women in Turkey, a developing country. The micro data set of the National research on domestic violence against women in Turkey, which was conducted by the Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies, was employed in this study. The factors affecting women’s exposure to verbal and psychological violence by their husbands or partners in Turkey were determined using binary logistic and binary probit regression analyses. Women whose husbands or partners cheated and used alcohol were more exposed to verbal and psychological violence compared to others. In addition, women who were exposed to physical, economic, and sexual violence were more exposed to verbal and psychological violence compared to others. Exposure t...

İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2020

Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelenmiş ve intihal içermediği teyit edilmiştir. / This a... more Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelenmiş ve intihal içermediği teyit edilmiştir. / This article has been reviewed by at least two referees and confirmed to include no plagiarism.

Sosyoekonomi, 2021

The study aims to detect demographics and economic factors and the factors related to residential... more The study aims to detect demographics and economic factors and the factors related to residential properties and social-environmental indicators affecting household savings in Turkey. In the study, cross-sectional data was obtained from the Household Budget Survey conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute between the years 2015-2017. Binary logistic regression and binary probit regression analyses determined household savings factors. According to the analysis results, the factors like the occupation of the household head, educational status, gender, age, marital status, household size, automobile ownership, and survey year were determined to affect the saving behaviour of households.

PLOS ONE, 2021

The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the exposure of women in the 15–59 a... more The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the exposure of women in the 15–59 age group in Turkey to economic violence by their husbands/partners. The micro data set of the National Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey, which was conducted by the Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies, was employed in this study. The factors affecting women’s exposure to economic violence were determined using the binary logistic regression analysis. In the study, women in the 15–24, 25–34 and 35–44 age group had a higher ratio of exposure to economic violence compared to the reference group. Women who graduated from elementary school, secondary school, and high school had a higher ratio of exposure to economic violence compared to those who have never gone to school. Women’s exposure to physical, sexual and verbal violence was also important factor affecting women’s exposure to economic violence. The results obtained in this study are important in th...

BMJ Open, 2022

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to determine the factors that influence individuals’ exposure ... more ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to determine the factors that influence individuals’ exposure to tobacco smoke in Turkey according to their education level.DesignSecondary data analysis.ParticipantsAltogether, 17 084 individuals aged 15 and over were included in this study.SettingsData set of the Turkey Health Survey in 2019.MethodsBinary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with individuals’ exposure to tobacco smoke.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe variables age, gender, marital status, general health status, employment status, receipt of psychosocial support and tobacco use were found to be correlated with exposure to tobacco smoke.ResultsThe study determined that individuals who are illiterate/unschooled were exposed to tobacco smoke at a rate of 32.61%, primary school graduates at a rate of 34.32%, primary education graduates at a rate of 41.75%, high school graduates at a rate of 41.04% and university graduates at a rate of 40.3...

Occupational Wellbeing, 2021

Work accidents remain important worldwide. Work accidents and diseases influence the whole countr... more Work accidents remain important worldwide. Work accidents and diseases influence the whole country economically, socially, and psychologically. The aim of this study was to determine the socio-demographic and economic factors that were influential for individuals in Turkey who experienced work accidents resulting in injuries. In this study, the Turkey Health Survey microdata set conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute was employed including data from 35,019 employees who participated in the survey between 2008 and 2016. The factors affecting individuals’ work accidents were determined by binary logistic regression analysis. According to analysis results, it was determined that the variables of gender, age, education, occupation, health, psycho-social support/being depressed, and use of alcohol have an impact on individuals having work accidents. Methods such as young employees receiving a good education, individuals completing their education before starting working, early in...

Internet is one of the most common and most important tools of communication. Nowadays, computers... more Internet is one of the most common and most important tools of communication. Nowadays, computers and internet have been emerged as an important part of our lives. The internet has become an integral aspect of life for contemporary children. This study utilized the micro data set of 2013 Household Information Technology Usage Research Survey to determine factors affecting children’s Internet use. The corresponding data were analyzed using logistic regression model. The dependent variable of this study is a binary variable that involves children’s Internet use or not use. The independent variables are socio-economic and demographic variables. In this study, half of the children use the internet. Chi-square analysis results reveal that there is a relationship between children’s Internet use and socio-economic and demographic variables. Three of four children who use the internet live in urban areas. Another noteworthy point is that one of two children who use the internet is currently...

Humankind open his/her eyes to a life that has been strictly surrounded with economy throughout t... more Humankind open his/her eyes to a life that has been strictly surrounded with economy throughout the all history and every increasingly. As we know from our daily life examples that each of us continuously takes economic decisions. These decisions that we take are mostly related to consumption, investment and savings. When viewed from this respect, we may say that we live in pocket of economics. Therefore importance of economic lessons has been on increase especially for economics and econometrics department students. As well as that macroeconomics is main mandatory courses of economics department, it also instructed at so many department at bachelor level. Object of this study is to determine main socio-demographic and academic variables that affect students who are educated at economics and econometrics departments learning and understanding the macroeconomics course within the frame of econometric model. According to the results that have been obtained, it was detected that variab...

BMC Women's Health, 2021

Background Sexual violence is one of the most investigated types of violence by national and inte... more Background Sexual violence is one of the most investigated types of violence by national and international decision makers. The purpose of this study was to detect the factors that affect sexual violence against women in Turkey. Methods In this study, a cross-sectional data set was employed from the survey titled the National Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey, which was conducted by the Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies. Binary logistic and probit regression analyses were used to determine the factors influential in women’s exposure to sexual violence. Results The findings obtained from the analyses indicated that women’s exposure to sexual violence was influenced by a variety of factors including region, age, level of education, employment status, health condition, marital status, number of children as well as exposure to physical, economic, and verbal abuse. In addition, it was determined that the level of education, employment status, drug u...

Research Anthology on E-Commerce Adoption, Models, and Applications for Modern Business, 2021

The concept of trade has emerged with the inter-business division of labor. The internet, which i... more The concept of trade has emerged with the inter-business division of labor. The internet, which is a much more recent concept than trade, has begun to get closer over time. The reason why trade is to see the internet as a commercial tool lies in the fact that the internet is spread over a wide mass network. The aim of this study is to determine socio-economic and demographic factors that are effective in purchasing or ordering goods and services by internet in Turkey. It was found that the number of information equipment, income, being male, working, and education increased the probability of shopping over the internet. It was determined that household size and age decreased. Females shop for clothing and sports goods more than males. The highest correlation with the purchase of other product groups over the internet is through holiday accommodation and other travel-related transactions.

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2021

Commerce use is a subject of study that has been frequently discussed in recent years. The aim of... more Commerce use is a subject of study that has been frequently discussed in recent years. The aim of this study was to detect the socio-demographic and economic factors affecting ecommerce use of individuals in Turkey. The micro dataset obtained from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Usage Survey in Households performed by the Turkish Statistical Institute in 2014-2018 was employed in this study. Multinomial logistic and multinomial probit regression analyses were performed to detect the factors affecting e-commerce use of individuals in Turkey. The data of 129,643 individuals, who participated in ICT Usage Survey in Households in 2014-2018, were employed in the regression analyses. According to the analysis results, the variables of survey year, age, gender, educational level, occupation, income level, region and household size were detected to be effective on online shopping. The results of the study indicated that e-commerce use was gradually increasing. It was determined that more educated and young individuals and individuals living in relatively more developed regions were more inclined to online shopping. Policies should also be developed to increase e-commerce use of low educated individuals and individuals over middle age. In particular, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) should pay more attention to the use of e-commerce in order to increase their activities by taking these situations into consideration. Indeed, how important e-commerce use is has been found out in epidemics/pandemics such as COVID-19, which causes people to lock themselves at home in the countries.

Renewable Energy, 2020

The primary purpose of the study is to rank and evaluate renewable energy sources that are the on... more The primary purpose of the study is to rank and evaluate renewable energy sources that are the only alternative of non-renewable energy sources, according to twenty-six regions in Turkey. Multi-criteria decision making methods are widely employed in the solution of energy selection problems because energy selection problems contain many criteria contradicting each other. In this study, the importance levels weights of the evaluation criteria were measured by the Fuzzy Entropy method. Later, with the Fuzzy COPRAS and Fuzzy MULTIMOORA methods, renewable energy sources alternative rankings were acquired for the regions. According to the fuzzy COPRAS results in Appendix 2, the hydroelectric energy source has been defined as the suitable renewable energy source alternative for seventeen regions. According to the fuzzy MULTIMOORA results in Appendix 2, the hydroelectric energy source has been determined as the suitable renewable energy source alternative in the first rank for eighteen regions. With this study, a resource is presented to regional investors to reach an investment decision for renewable energy sources. This study constitutes an indication for development agencies along with investors.

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews, 2021

Purpose of the study: This study aims to determine the factors affecting the exposure of women in... more Purpose of the study: This study aims to determine the factors affecting the exposure of women in Turkey 15 years of age and older to physical violence by their husband/intimate partner. Methodology: In this study, the micro-data set of the "Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey" conducted by Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies in 2008 and 2014 was used. In this data set, the data of 18518 women aged 15 and over were used, 11722 in 2008 and 6796 in 2014. Factors affecting women's physical violence were determined using binary logistic and probit regression analysis. This study focuses on the physical violence of the husband/partner, which is the most common type of domestic violence against women. Main Findings: The variables of survey year, region, education level, individual income, marital status, health status, the number of children, and being exposed to violence from first degree relatives are seen to be significant. According to ...

Kafkas Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020

The aim of this study is to provide a sustainable method for the solution of supplier selection a... more The aim of this study is to provide a sustainable method for the solution of supplier selection and evaluation problems which is one of the decision making problems in industrial organizations. In this research, an evaluation method consisting of five criteria and twelve sub-criteria in a sustainable framework was proposed in order to rank the sheet metal suppliers, which are the raw materials of a company producing office furniture and exporting most of their products, according to their own expectations. Intuitive fuzzy TOPSIS method was used for evaluation. As a result of the study, supplier evaluation results for the company have been given a ranking from good to bad, and an alternative solution proposal has been developed for the evaluation of this problem.

Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, çok değişkenli probit regresyon modeli ile Türkiye’de yaşayan bireylerin mad... more Bu çalışmanın amacı, çok değişkenli probit regresyon modeli ile Türkiye’de yaşayan bireylerin maddi yoksunluk durumlarını etkileyen sosyo-demografik ve ekonomik faktörleri tespit etmektir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu tarafından 2017 ve 2018 yıllarında yapılan Gelir ve Yaşam Koşulları Araştırması’nın mikro veri seti kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucuna göre, bağımlı değişkenler arasında pozitif ilişki vardır ve hepsi eşanlı olarak tek bir modelde ele alınabilir. Model sonuçlarına göre anket yılı, medeni durum, eğitim durumu, sağlık durumu, kronik hastalık, meslek, gelir düzeyi değişkenlerinin maddi yoksunluk durumunda etkili değişkenler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Gelir düzeyi ve eğitim seviyesi arttıkça bireylerin maddi yoksunluğu azalmaktadır. Hiç evlenmemiş bireylerin de daha az maddi yoksunluk yaşadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada özellikle, eğitim ve gelir düzeyi düşük olan, sağlık durumu kötü olan, evli olan ve çalışmayan bireylerin daha çok maddi yoksunluk yaşadığı te...

Background Alcohol and tobacco use are interrelated risk factors. Risky alcohol and tobacco use a... more Background Alcohol and tobacco use are interrelated risk factors. Risky alcohol and tobacco use are important public health problems with social and economic costs and is one of the leading causes of preventable death and disease. The aim of this study is to determine the factors of sociodemographic and economic on alcohol and tobacco use. Methods In this paper, a bivariate probit model was employed to determine the factors affecting alcohol and tobacco use among individuals the age of 15 and above living in Turkey. The data used in this paper was obtained from the Turkey Health Survey conducted in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Data were gathered from a total of 77,327 individuals. Results Results revealed that several key variables were found to be a significant determinant of alcohol and tobacco use, such as age, gender, educational status, marital status, monthly income, psychosocial support, and survey year. Conclusion In the last decade, a num...