Browsing by Author "Seremet, Mehmet"

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A Comparative Evaluation on the Geography Programmes and Employability: the Uk and Turkey Cases
(Marmara Univ, 2017) Seremet, Mehmet
Higher education sector is increasingly expected to produce graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills in order to meet the needs of job market. In Geography's response to the employability agenda, the discipline should address the relevant issues within their programmes. Initially, in this study, the presence of employability agenda in the UK Geography departments are critically reviewed, providing more emphasise on the factors allowing the discipline in leading the developments in the Higher Education sector. After, in the second part of this study, although the progress in Turkish Geography department is slightly slower than that of the UK, the presence of the employability issues was provided. In addition to this comparison study, the presence of professional Geographers in the job market were also presented. Finally, the study provides an account of comparison in what Turkey learn from the UK Geography departments' experience which makes the discipline champion with some particular developments.
Fostering Constructive Thinking About the 'wicked Problems' of Team-Work and Decision-Making in Tourism and Geography
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021) Seremet, Mehmet; Haigh, Martin; Cihangir, Emine
Geocapabilities developed during team project-based fieldwork add value to Tourism Geography service modules in professional Tourism and Hospitality Management curricula. This article is based on a case-study in Turkish Higher Education. Here, variations on the Prisoner's Dilemma were used to confront learners with some 'wicked problems' they may face in their professional careers. Comments on their decision processes are compared with those in individual reflective essays. Responses to the Prisoner's Dilemma exercises demonstrate optimism and idealism toward: team cooperation, prioritising sustainability, and investing in people. Reflective essay comments were less optimistic and more coloured by personal experience. Evaluation returns suggest most found these decision-making games helpful in clarifying personal priorities, concerns and values. This heightened self-awareness may be key to helping them to tackle the wicked problems they will face in their future careers.
Geography, Gis and Employability in Turkey
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016) Seremet, Mehmet; Chalkley, Brian
Although higher education in Turkey does not have especially well-advanced systems and resources for addressing graduate employability, two developments are making it particularly important for Turkish geography departments to give increased priority to this agenda. One is the country's new Higher Education Qualifications Framework and the other is a major increase in geography student numbers, which means that geographers seeking school teaching posts (traditionally seen as the natural career pathway) now hugely outnumber the posts available. Against this background, this paper proceeds to explore the potential of geographic information systems (GIS) to contribute to geographers' employability in Turkey through a study involving the views and experiences of academic staff, students and employers. The paper reveals a mixed picture of both opportunities and challenges. It ends with a series of employability recommendations for geography and GIS in Turkey, a number of which could also be of wider relevance elsewhere.
Local and Non-Local Women Entrepreneurship in Rural Türkiye: Innovation, Collective Agency and Human Capital
(Pergamon–Elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Cihangir, Emine; Seremet, Mehmet; Phua, Voon Chin; Bayram-Oz, Ezgi
Women's entrepreneurship in tourism as a gendered practice and a form of empowerment has garnered much research interest. In the context of rural tourism, women entrepreneurs have to navigate a landscape marked by both potential opportunities and significant barriers produced by patriarchal norms. Building on interviews with 42 participants between 2017 and 2021, we examine how women entrepreneurs in the tourism sector frame their experiences and consider the challenges they face. Specifically, we study the differences between local and nonlocal women entrepreneurs. Our results indicate that both groups of participants shared similar constraints in their venture. To start, women have less access to financial resources and are incumbered by familial gender role expectations. In the absence of social policy provisions for women entrepreneurs, only women with enough resources such as savings or a family estate can enter and sustain their entrepreneurship. The results demonstrate that even women so favored face challenges and their entrepreneurship has not always been sustainable. The combination of patriarchy and resource-scarce environments perpetuates gender inequality in the entrepreneurial milieu. Still, participants consider this phase as their second life, where they feel empowered, however limited, to move away from the confines of the domestic realm and contribute to the larger society.
Natural Radioactivity-Based Radiological Hazards in Soils of the Islands: a Case Study From Eastern Turkey
(Walter de Gruyter Gmbh, 2017) Oto, Berna; Yildiz, Nergiz; Seremet, Mehmet
A comprehensive work was carried out to investigate natural radionuclides of U-238, Th-232 and K-40 in 73 soil samples collected from islands of Adir, Carpanak and Akdamar on the Van Lake (Turkey) located at Eastern Turkey. Radioactivity concentrations of these radionuclides were measured by using a gamma spectrometer with NaI(Tl) detector to be from 4.11 to 77.1 Bq/kg, from 6.0 to 70.0 Bq/kg and from 133.05 to 749.77 Bq/kg with the mean values of 33.33 Bq/kg, 36.68 Bq/kg and 478.19 Bq/kg, respectively. In addition, the absorbed gamma dose rate in air (D) and annual effective dose equivalent (AED) were found to be 57.5 nGy/h and 70.5 mu Sv/year, respectively. We have shown that our results might be related to the geological formation type. The results were compared with some published ones in Turkey and the World, which were found within acceptable limits.
Nature-Based Tourism in Turkey: the Yayla in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region
(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2016) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Seremet, Mehmet
Nature-Based Tourism in Turkey: the Yayla in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea Region (Vol 121, Pg 71, 2016)
(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2016) Alaeddinoglu, Faruk; Seremet, Mehmet
(Non)branding Cities and (De)institutionalization Perspectives: a Case Study of Van, Turkey
(Istanbul Univ, Fac Letters, dept Geography, 2022) Seremet, Mehmet; Cihangir, Emine; Karaduman, Emre
This study focuses on place branding theory with a case study from a city in Eastern Turkey. The experiences of the city of Van in branding its physical, cultural, and living memories potentially revise the stakeholder approach in tourism branding. The present phenomenological article adopts a qualitative case study, which was based on both face-to-face and phone interviews (n=30) with stakeholders. Although the participants were all enthusiastic about the branding of their city, the study revealed that Western-based approaches such as professional branding organizations and stakeholder-based branding processes do not seem to meet the needs of a community organized around rural "clan" culture and social customs. Rather, in the case study, the brand image had to be agreed upon by all groups involved and the spatial and temporal contexts had to be considered. This paper offers suggestions which will aid policymakers and tourism professionals in place branding in the context of emerging economies.
Precarity and Patriarchal Bargain: Women's Experiences in Post-Disaster Recovery Housing After the 2011 Van Earthquake
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Seremet, Mehmet; Phua, Voon Chin; Cihangir, Emine; Bayram-Oz, Ezgi; Okudum, Ramazan; Alaeddinoglu, Faruk
In this paper, we frame women's experiences in post-disaster recovery housing to highlight the differential distribution of their vulnerabilities. While studies have reported women's resilience in their new residence, their social vulnerability is often exacerbated in post-disaster recovery housing as they disproportionately shoulder the familial responsibilities with limited resources. We collected and analyzed 350 face-to-face interviews with women survivors living in the post-disaster recovery housing after the 2011 Van earthquake. Using Butler's concept of precarity, we argue that under the prevailing patriarchal system, the physical location and the configuration of the new residence, and women's familial status continue to differentially pose challenges for displaced women and worsen their vulnerabilities even years after their relocation. We found that while some women experienced positive changes, they continue to bargain with patriarchy, underlining the oppressiveness of the patriarchal system
A Risk Assessment on Occupational Health and Safety in Fishing Activities in Gevas District (Van, Turkiye) for Healthcare Management
(Arman Darya inc, 2023) Cengiz, Ozgur; Demir, Muhammet; Sepil, Ahmet; Seremet, Mehmet
In this study, the commercial fishing activities, which is one of the oldest professions, is categorized as the most dangerous profession both in the world and in Turkey due to the workplace and working conditions. Diseases and accident rates are high in the aforementioned occupational group. The current study was carried out by face-to-face survey method with fishermen from April 2022 to September 2022 and the "L type matrix" method to evaluate possible risk factors in fishing activities in Gevas district in terms of occupational health and safety. The important risk factors; "Having no training in occupational health and safety (OHS)", and "Fatigue from irregular and long working hours" affect on the working conditions of the fishermen. This research is the first for Gevas region and is expected to be a reference for future studies.
Student Perspectives on the Teaching of Geographical Information Systems (Gis) in Geography Degrees
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015) Seremet, Mehmet; Chalkley, Brian
In an era when graduate employability is a key concern, the teaching of geographical information systems (GIS) has become a subject of considerable interest. This paper reports on a study of the GIS student learning experience using student survey data from six UK geography undergraduate programmes. The findings show that although students' satisfaction levels are generally encouraging, more could be done to capitalize on the opportunities GIS offers both for the discipline and for our students. Recommendations are made for further enhancing the profile and quality of GIS pedagogy in geography curricula.
Turkey at the Crossroads: a Study of Geopolitics and Tourism Re-Alignment
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022) Cihangir, Emine; Seremet, Mehmet; Cihangir-Camur, Kubra
This article examines the development of tourism in Turkey. It focuses mainly on the relationship between the country's shifting geopolitical alignment and the recent changes in the countries of origin of its international tourist clientele. The study outlines geopolitical aspects of tourism, highlighting how it can be part of government strategies to reflect shifting geopolitical alliances and relationships. In the case of Turkey, there has been something of a move away from Europe and NATO towards enhanced relations with Russia and China. The article draws on an analysis of of?cial statistics, interviews with key stakeholders in the Turkish tourism sector and direct ?eld observations at tourist sites.