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e-ISSN: 2146-5975
PUBLISHER: DUZCE UNIVERSITY

Duzce University Journal of Social Sciences

Publication Model: Periodical Publication (July - December)

Journal Boards

Editor in Chief

Fehmi Soğukoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fehmi Soğukoğlu
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religion, Society and Culture Studies, Religion Anthropology

Editorial Board

Jörg Matthes
Prof. Dr. Jörg Matthes
University of Vienna
Communication and Media Studies, Communication Studies
MN
Prof. Dr. Michael Nıelsen
Georgia Southern University
Psychological Foundations of Education, Psychology of Religion, Applied and Developmental Psychology
AS
Prof. Dr. Aybeyan Selim
International Vision University
Applied Mathematics, Information Security and Cryptology
KV
Prof. Dr. Keti Ventura
EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
Marketing Research Methodology, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Industrial Marketing
Fabio L. Grassi
Prof. Dr. Fabio L. Grassi
Sapienza Università di Roma
Politics in International Relations, Late Modern Ottoman History, History of The Republic of Turkiye, Late Modern Balkan History, Ottoman history
Seyil Najimudinova
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seyil Najimudinova
KYRGYZ - TURKISH MANAS UNIVERSITY
Human Resources Management
AA
Dr. Abdoul Aziz Ahmadou
Groupe d'Études Turques et Ottomanes (GETO), Département d'Histoire, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - CANADA
African Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, Regional Analysis and Planning in Turkiye, Ottoman Culture and Art, African Political History, Late Modern African History, Islamic Studies (Other)
EK
European Union, European and Region Studies

Business & Economics Field Editor

Yıldırım Yıldırım
Product and Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing

Marka Yönetimi, Tüketici Davranışları ve Pazarlama

FA
Prof. Dr. Fatih Ayhan
BANDIRMA ONYEDİ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
International Finance, Employment, Growth

Finance Field Editor

Erdoğan Teyyare
Prof. Dr. Erdoğan Teyyare
BOLU ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Public Economics - Taxation and Revenue, Fiscal Sociology, Public Finance, Public Economy, Policy of Treasury

Political Science and Public Administration Field Editor

Fatih Ertugay
Prof. Dr. Fatih Ertugay
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Comparative Political Institutions, Political Movement, Turkish Political Life
Hicran Hamza Çelikyay
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hicran Hamza Çelikyay
Düzce University/Akçakoca Bey Faculty of Political Sciences/Department of Political Science and Public Administration/Department of Public Policy/
Urbanization Policies, Public Administration, Local Administrations , Public Policy, Environment Policy, Urban Policy

She graduated from the Computer Programming Department of Boğaziçi University in 1996. Between 2000 and 2009, she worked as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialist at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. In 2010, she completed her master’s degree in the Urban Systems and Transportation Management program at Bahçeşehir University with high honors, and in 2017, she earned her PhD with high honors from Marmara University in the Department of Local Governments, Subdivision of Local Administrations and Decentralization.

Between 2014 and 2015, she served as a researcher at the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), and between 2016 and 2017, she worked as the Director of the Scientific Research Unit at Yeşilay General Headquarters. In 2018, she began her appointment as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Akçakoca Bey Faculty of Political Sciences, Düzce University. She currently serves as the Head of the Public Policy Division.

Between 15 November 2021 and 2 February 2022, she conducted research at Southern University and A&M College in the United States on “IoT Technologies in Smart Cities: Privacy and Security Principles.” On 11 August 2022, she was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of Local Governments, Urban and Environmental Policies.

Her research interests include local governments, urban and environmental policies, public policies, metropolitan governance, urban systems, smart cities, urban refugee studies, and migration policies.

History Field Editor

AE
Prof. Dr. Ali Ertuğrul
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN-EDEBİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, TARİH BÖLÜMÜ
History of Seljuk, Turkish and Islamic Intellectual History, Political and Civilization History of Islam

Turkish Language and Literature Field Editor

YS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sen
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Caucasian Language, Literature and Culture
Prof. Dr. Recai Özcan
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field
İK
Modern Turkish Literature in Turkiye Field

International Relations Field Editor

ZA
Prof. Dr. Zafer Akbaş
Düzce Üniversitesi Akçakoca Bey Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
International Relations, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Security, Politics in International Relations, Political Science, Regional Studies, Middle East Studies
African Studies, International Relations Theories, International Security, International Institutions, Political Science, Turkish Political Life, Regional Studies, Middle East Studies, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Migration, Politics in International Relations, Terrorism in International Relations

Tourism Field Editor

BH
Sustainable Tourism

Special Education Field Editor

Prof. Feyzullah Şahin
Düzce Üniversitesi
Special Talented Education
Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan Özak
Düzce Üniversitesi
Special Education and Disabled Education, Education for Autistic Children, Special Talented Education, Mental Disability Education, Special Education and Disability (Other)

Theology Field Editor

Fatih Aydın
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Aydın
Düzce Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Ethics, Metaphysics , Islamic Philosophy, Epistemology, Philosophy of Society

Philosophy Field Editor

Muhammet Özdemir
Prof. Dr. Muhammet Özdemir
Düzce Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi
History of Turkish Ideas, Contemporary Philosophy , 21st Century Philosophy , 20th Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Islamic Philosophy, Postcolonial Studies, Limnology, Political Theory and Political Philosophy, Teaching Philosophy

2003 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi, 2005 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü master programı ve 2012 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü'nde doktora programından mezun oldu. 2018 yılında Üniversitelerarası Kurul Başkanlığı tarafından verilen "Felsefe Doçenti" unvanını kazandı. Fenerbahçe Lisesi, Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi ve İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi'nde görev yaptı. 2020-2024 yılları arasında Mersin Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi'nde ve Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi'nde görev yaptıktan sonra 2024 yılında atandığı Düzce Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Bölümü'nde çalışmaktadır. İslam felsefesi, bilim tarihyazımı, sosyoloji, oryantalizm eleştirileri, post-kolonyalizm, toplum ve siyaset felsefesi, çağdaş felsefeler ve ekonomi metafiziğiyle yakından ilgilenmektedir. Ayrıca yapay zekâ felsefesi, transhümanizm, posthümanizm ve metaverse üzerine araştırmalar yapmaktadır. Arapça ve İngilizce bilmektedir. Avrupa'da bazı ülkelerde bulunmuş ve Lizbon Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümünde ders vermiştir.

Sociology Field Editor

ŞK
Urban Sociology and Community Studies, Rural Sociology, Modernization Sociology, Sociology of Inequalities, Change, Underdevelopment and Modernisation Sociology, Sociology of Health

Art and Design Field Editor

EU
Asst. Prof. Evren Günevi Uslu
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Turkish Cinema, Cinema Theories, Movie Review, Cinema Sociology, Cinema Studies (Other)

Technical Editors

BH
Sustainable Tourism
Burak Pekcan
Res. Assist. Burak Pekcan
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religious Education
MB
Res. Assist. Muhammed Tayyib Barışan
DÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Islamic Philosophy

Turkish Language Editor

Mehmet Demir
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Demir
Gaziantep İslam Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi İslami İlimler Fakültesi
Religion, Society and Culture Studies

Foreign Language Editor

NC
Dr. Instructor Nagihan Ceyhan
JANDARMA VE SAHİL GÜVENLİK AKADEMİSİ, JANDARMA VE SAHİL GÜVENLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Translation Studies

Statistics and Analytics Editor

Bahadir Yüzbaşı
Prof. Dr. Bahadir Yüzbaşı
İnönü University
Spatial Statistics, Econometrics Theory, Big Data, Machine Learning (Other), Statistics (Other)
EG
Demography, Econometrics, Statistical Analysis, Panel Data Analysis, Econometrics Theory, Time-Series Analysis

Scientific and Advisory Board

Ercümend Ersanlı
Prof. Dr. Ercümend Ersanlı
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi
Child Development Education, Special Education and Disabled Education, Early Childhood Education, Social Movement, Communication Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Intercultural Psychology, Political Psychology, Education, Career Counseling, Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Family Counseling, Drug Addiction Consultancy, School Counseling, Psychological Counseling Education

2001 yılında Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Anabilim Dalı’ndan lisans derecesiyle mezun olmuş. 2001-2003 yılları arasında Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Programı’nda yüksek lisans eğitimini tamamlamıştır. 2003-2007 yılları arasında Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimler Enstitüsü Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Anabilim Dalı’nda doktora derecesini almıştır. 2012 yılında Üniversitelerarası Kuruldan doçent ünvanını almıştır. 2020-2021 yılları arasında Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü Kamu Yönetimi Anabilim Dalı’nda da Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Programında tezsiz yüksek lisans yapmıştır. 2020 yılında profesör kadrosuna atanmış olup halen Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Sosyal Hizmet Bölümü’nde Prof. Dr. olarak çalışmalarına devam etmektedir. 

Ahmet Şimşek
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Şimşek
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA, HASAN ALİ YÜCEL FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Sociology of History, History Education, The Writing of History, History of The Social Sciences, History Methodology, Digital History, Historical Review, Historiography Education, History of Policy, History of The Humanities, History of Ottoman Education, Theory of History, Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education, Literature of History

E-mail: ahmetsimsek1071@gmail.com

Adress: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa Hasan Ali Yücel Education Faculty Büyükcekmece Campus F Blok F 306 Alkent 2000, Büyükcekmece , Yigittürk St. No:5/9/1, 34500 Büyükcekmece/Istanbul

KO
Prof. Dr. Kutay Oktay
KASTAMONU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Tourism Policy, Tourism (Other)
Orhan Batman
Prof. Dr. Orhan Batman
SAKARYA UYGULAMALI BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sustainable Tourism, Tourism, Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, Tourism Planning
Ahmet Ay
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ay
SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ
European Union Economy, International Economics (Other), Growth, International Economic Foundation, Development Economics - Macro, Regional Development and Globalisation in International Economics, Foreign Trade, Foreign Trade Policy
Filiz Nurhan Ölmez
Prof. Dr. Filiz Nurhan Ölmez
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Neşet Ertaş Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi
Old Fabric Patterns, Carpet, Rug and Weaving
MH
Prof. Dr. Michael Hall
University of Canterbury
Marketing (Other), Tourism Marketing, Food and Hospitality Services

Michael Hall is currently a Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing and Tourism, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He also holds visiting professor positions at Oulu University in Finland, Linnaeus University in Sweden, the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Taylor's University in Malaysia. Coeditor of Current Issues in Tourism and Field Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism his research encompassed tourism, regional development, global environmental change, sustainability and resilience.

José Duarte Santos
Prof. Dr. José Duarte Santos
Polytechnic of Porto
Marketing Theory, Customer Relationship Management, Digital Marketing

José Duarte da Rocha Santos received his PhD in Management from Vigo University. He also holds an MSc in Marketing and a bachelor’s degree in Business Sciences.
Between 1987 and 2002, he played various roles in sales, marketing, and management of companies in the information technology sector. From 2003 to 2018, he was a management and marketing consultant.
Since 1999, he has been a professor in higher education in Portugal in the fields of management and marketing. He is currently a marketing professor at the Accounting and Business School of the Polytechnic of Porto (ISCAP/P.PORTO).
He is also a senior researcher at the CEOS.PP - Centre for Organizational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal. His main areas of research are relational marketing and digital strategies of customer relationship.

AM
Prof. Dr. Alina Marcuta
University Of Agronomic Sciences And Veterinary Medicine Of Bucharest
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability (Other), Auditing and Accountability, Tourism (Other)
Roberto Moro-visconti
Prof. Dr. Roberto Moro-Visconti
Università cattolica del sacro cuore
Budget and Financial Planning

www.morovisconti.com/en

Klemens Katterbauer
Intelligent Robotics, Conflict of Laws (Incl. Private International Law), Intellectual Property Law, Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Law of International Law, Financial Law, Finance and Investment

Klemens Katterbauer, EUCLID Üniversitesi'nde Küresel Yönetim ve Yer Bilimleri alanında hukuk, yönetim ve çevresel yönler için en son 4IR teknolojilerine odaklanan bir doçenttir. Klemens, KAUST'tan bir doktora, Middlesex Üniversitesi'nden bir DBA ve dijital vergilendirme için AI'ya odaklanan Uluslararası Hukuk alanında bir doktora derecesine sahiptir ve yüksek etkili yayınlar konusunda kanıtlanmış bir geçmişe sahiptir. Dijital hizmetlerdeki vergiler ve BT ve siber güvenlik ortamında yasal uygulama ve düzenleme geliştirmeye yardımcı olmak için birkaç yeni AI çerçevesi geliştirmiştir.

TB
Prof. Dr. Tayfur Bayat
İnönü University
Applied Macroeconometrics, Growth, Mathematical Economics
Oğuz Doğan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Doğan
IĞDIR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Alawism Bektashism Studies, Turkish Folklore (Other), Turkish Folklore in the Türkiye Field, Turkish Folklore Outside Türkiye
Vasileios Paliktzoglou
Dr. Vasileios Paliktzoglou
Bahrain Polytechnic
Social Media Studies, Collaborative and Social Computing, Artificial Intelligence (Other), Educational Technology and Computing

Dr. Vasileios Paliktzoglou, an academic and industry professional, holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Eastern Finland. He is an active contributor to academia, serving as a guest and associate editor for prestigious journals like the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) and IAFOR Journal of Education. He has been a keynote speaker at several academic and industry events, sharing his insights on social computing, collaborative learning, and emerging technologies in higher education. Dr. Paliktzoglou also actively participates in international research projects, highlighting his commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation as the Book Series Editor for the “Emerging Technologies in Education” at Vernon Press and “AI and Education” at STAR Scholars Press. His expertise continues to shape the academic and research landscape at Bahrain Polytechnic.

Bahadir Yüzbaşı
Prof. Dr. Bahadir Yüzbaşı
İnönü University
Spatial Statistics, Econometrics Theory, Big Data, Machine Learning (Other), Statistics (Other)
Last Update Time: March 11, 2026