This thesis analyzes the self-definition of Turkish Islamist women who are organized around the Rainbow Istanbul Women's Platform which consists of more than forty Islamist women's civil associations. The thesis is based ...

In this thesis, we propose a sign language recognition system in which we have adapted and simplified the Improved Dense Trajectory (IDT) approach which was originally proposed for large-scale human action recognition ...

In physical work activities, a worker’s capacity to perform mechanical work is partly determined by his/her capability to apply muscular strength. Especially in hand intensive jobs, to prevent fatigue and musculoskeletal ...

Molecular communication via di↵usion (MCvD) is a new field of communication where molecules are used to transfer information. One of the main challenges in MCvD is the intersymbol interference (ISI), which inhibits ...

In this thesis, I examine the novel Amat (2005) by İhsan Oktay Anar in the context of myth building. As the first stage of my examining, the myths as they are used within the novel and their original versions are compared ...

This thesis examines ilm-i nücûm (astrology) and its practice in the context of Ottoman court dynamics, particularly focusing on the reign of Mustafa III (1757- 1774). With roots in earlier Islamicate cultures, practice ...

Since the medical records are increasingly stored in electronic forms, especially in XML based documents, the storage devices for these records must preserve their trustworthiness. The regularity requirements rely on storing ...

This thesis explores some of the misconceptions pertaining to the Ottoman Süryânî community of the pre-World War I era, using a critique of the present-day historiography as the context for the discussion. The works of two ...

This thesis examines the religio-political commentary of a late seventeenth and early eighteenth century Celveti sheikh, İsmail Hakkı Bursevi, who operated in the lands of the Ottoman Empire. The main focus is on the ...