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    There have been a series of reforms within the Ottoman Empire initiated with the first decree Hatt-i Sharif of Gulhane in 1839. This has the beginning of the Tanzimat Era. The reforms have been influenced by European ideas. Changing the Ottoman theocratic government into a modern state. With the implement of freeing imprisoned non-Muslims and easing up the tensions of the conquered subjects of the Ottoman Empire to prevent nationalistic uprisings, such as with the Greeks in 1821. The Ottoman government

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    Turkish business practices and procedures are much different than those in U.S. and other countries, so it is crucial for GAP to be aware of business etiquette before entering this market. For the Turkish, meeting times to discuss business practices are vital. Since religion is particularly important, members are expected to be on time, and to have organized

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    My First Day Of School

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    architect. It was important for me to know this will be her first year in school. Children in Turkey begin to receive a free education when they 6 years old. This differs from the U.S. because children can begin school at age 5. The Turkish tradition and culture is one with great influence from the surrounding countries. It is located in Western Asia between Europe. Istanbul is located between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey with a square footage

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    GIRNE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Master Research Proposal Improving Customer Service Quality in 4-5 Star Hotels in North Cyprus Student Name - Asif HUSSAIN Supervisor Prof. Dr. ERDAL TURKAN Email: asif_del04@yahoo.com Address:13,Kucuk Medrese sokak Lefkosa 27-01-2011 1. Title: Improving customer service quality in 4-5 Star Hotels in North Cyprus 2. Background This research

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    resolve the issues of migration from these nomadic cultures. Between 1000 and 1500 CE, the fast movement of human interaction led to the rapid movements of technology and other advancements that drives our history. Multicultural associations were established and unite the societies of Europe and Asia. The migration of the clans and tribes of the Turkish peoples has fundamental significance as they settled in other societies and learned new cultures. Modern globalization has inspired a rise in migration

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    Introduction Cultural values can be defined as standards that are considered acceptable or unacceptable to a particular culture. I examined two research articles, one comparing the cultural values of Polish and Turkish employees and the other comparing Indian and U.S. value orientations. I choose these articles because they gave a good representation of almost all our global business cultures. India with its Asian influence; the U.S., which is distinctly western; Poland with its European influence; and Turkey

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    factors “nature” (innate instincts), e.g. biology and genetics and external factors “nurture” (parental influences), e.g. the environment and culture (Bandura, 1977; Freud 1961). In this case analysis I will focus on external factors of personality that are shaped by culture. What does culture mean in social psychological view? Triandis (1994) defined culture as a set of human-made objective (physical elements, like music, art or media) and subjective elements (psychological processes, like values

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    I am a TCK, or a Third Culture Kid. . Third culture kids are children who are raised outside of their parent’s culture. Many TCKs are moved from country to country so often that they have no ties to any particular culture, but rather find a sense of belonging to every culture, even ones they don’t live in. I was very little when I realized I wasn’t like every other little Turkish girl, mostly because I wasn’t Turkish. At first, being American was horrible and uncomfortable. I felt judged simply because

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    It’s extraordinary and sometimes offending how others might behave, and I encountered that often before learning about an explicit culture. I consider myself to have superiority; living, going to school, and working in Dearborn, forces me to encounter similar, yet many different cultures on a daily base. I have a vast understanding of both the Arab and American culture. I came to the United States ten years ago from Saudi Arabia,

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    Language remains an integral part of human culture that our brains instill before we are born. Scientists have known for years fetuses can hear inside the womb, but they have discovered newborns possess the ability to cry in a way which mimics their native language (Cox). Scientists also recognize that as humans age learning a new skill―like a language―proves increasingly more difficult. Adults’ brains do not possess the same absorbency skills that children do (Baer). For this reason, I would advocate

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