Research
Soldiering and the the Rites of Passage
Armed forces are kept by the states for purposes of defense. Despite various claims, armies never become redundant. The need for protection of the boundaries, even though, a seemingly “old-fashioned†idea, is always there as a sheer reality to reckon with; for any given country. Being exposed to aggression is a sad probability, which may occur suddenly and hit the fate of any nation. A lot of philosophical sentences about the lacking of human reasoning in soldierly ways have also been uttered. Now, a soldier differs from a civilian and the transformation of the latter being into the former one is a radical social metamorphosis, including moral and physical factors. From an anthropological viewpoint, it is a full initiation ritual or passage rite. This fact alone renders all martial activities entirely rational and compatible with logic.
Aspects of Virtual Learning
One of the very effective, functional and inexpensive methods in education involves the simulations of all sorts. Virtual learning is not necessarily complicated or definitely associated with computer technology; rather, it is also possible through employment of simple materials. Even a didactic fairy tale may in that respect be considered a s a commencement and a useful example, far from deserving underestimation.
Informal Ways and Means, in Competition with Formal Patterns, in Modern Turkey
Turkey, is undergoing a fast modernization process on one hand; but people still cling to traditional ways, on the other hand. This dual character makes it difficult for the formal and informal aspects of social life to go in parallel. There is a gap between anything officially on paper and the actual social reality of the real world out there.
Urban Criminality along the Course of History, with Special Emphasis on Istanbul
The city of Istanbul historically witnessed many cases of violence. The nature of the violence changed with times and its aggravation had seasons, while some violence was almost always present in some form or another. Being a cosmopolitan urban center, violence seems to be one of the “additives†in the city’s very essence and nature.
