Browsing by Author "Kartari, Asker"

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism Employees: Was It the Last Straw?
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2026) Sanlioz-Ozgen, H. Kader; Ceylan, Demet; Kartari, Asker
Tourism, as one of the most vulnerable industries, has survived numerous global crises with substantial negative impact on economies, communities, businesses, and individuals. Despite the circumvention of the industry after those experiences of mild and severe crises, COVID-19 pandemic has been the most serious case with deep global impact in every corner of the world leading to the explosion of academic research on a plethora of pandemic aspects. However, research offering insights on tourism and hospitality employees' experiences, is scarce in the relevant literature in spite of the chronic problems of employee retention, qualified and long-term labor force. Therefore, the aim of this study addresses at examining the experiences of hotel employees in T & uuml;rkiye during and after COVID-19, which caused sudden and deep changes in the lives following the severe decline in tourism employment and economic problems it ushered in. The data was collected through in-depth interviews with 21 individuals who formerly worked in city or resort hotels at various positions and departments. Two sensemaking perspectives were integrated to find out the consequences of the pandemic leading to the causes and factors to end working in the industry. Study findings offer important insights into pandemic-related dynamics and could support the development of effective tourism policy and practices leading to improve crisis management efforts in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Citation - WoS: 21
Citation - Scopus: 22
Impacts of Covid-19 on Changing Patterns of Household Food Consumption: an Intercultural Study of Three Countries
(Elsevier, 2021) Kartari, Asker; Ozen, Asli Emine; Correia, Antonia; Wen, Jun; Kozak, Metin
In light of COVID-19's effects on individuals' social, economic, political, and psychological values, this paper aims to investigate the pandemic's role in possible changes to people's food consumption and meal habits in three countries, namely China, Portugal, and Turkey. The sample includes individuals from the three countries, exploratory factor analysis and non-parametric tests were used to test the differences. Results suggest that coronavirus has played a strong part in altering households' food consumption and meal habits within these countries. The pandemic has particularly led to greater consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and spending more time eating meals at home. Portugal appears to be consuming more seafood, bread, and butter whereas China features higher consumption of rice and meat products; Turkey is consuming more meat and eggs. The study closes with a set of recommendations for the society and future research.
The "istanbul Experience" and Its Impact on Transforming Perspectives Towards Turkey: an Empirical Study on International Students From Bremen and São Paulo in Istanbul
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2020) Xavier, Samuel; Kartari, Asker
This work focuses on examining and comparing Brazilian and German students' perceptions towards Istanbul and Turkish people before and after their experiences in Istanbul. Through the research question "Which images do students in Bremen and São Paulo connect with Istanbul/Turkish people in Istanbul?" this study seeks to find out how Brazilian and German students characterize Istanbul and its Turkish citizens, and to what extent stereotypes towards Istanbul and its population are still prevalent in 2020. Through face-to-face and Skype interviews, this study examines the way culture is perceived and points to the importance of reflecting upon culture as diverse, evolving, and fluid, when aiming to dismantle generalizations and preconceptions. Lastly, it demonstrates how personal experiences and interaction with the reality of cultures lead to the deconstruction of stereotypes, enable personal growth, demystify cultural prejudices, and facilitate respectful and successful intercultural communication regardless of differences.
Local Humanitarian Workers in Turkey Under the Eu-Turkey Statement. a Narrative Study on Politics and Anti-Politics in Humanitarian Work
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2020) Nozon, Helene; Kartari, Asker
This qualitative research analyzes the perspectives of local humanitarian workers in Turkey on their own humanitarian work, in relation to politics in general, and the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016 in particular. Relying on methods of narrative analysis, the thesis demonstrates that the interviewees are active protagonists in a set of complex power relations. It shows how they draw on similar discourses of humanitarian ethics and professionalism as international humanitarians, but also establish their own principles and standards locally. The alleged separation between "unethical" politics and "ethical" humanitarianism emerged as a key issue in the interviews. By tracing the ways in which interviewees still recount the intersections of the two realms in their work, the analysis presents local humanitarian workers as both political and anti-political agents. Through their perspectives, it becomes apparent that the EU-Turkey Statement led to a temporary inflation of the humanitarian sector, as well as its professionalization. The latter was perceived to have a more sustainable effect. Despite these apparent impacts on the humanitarian sector, the Statement did not qualify as a humanitarian endeavor in the eyes of the humanitarian workers funded through it. Thereby, the perspectives of these workers sustain a more critical evaluation of the Statement in opposition to official accounts.
New Dynamics in Transnational Political Experience: a Narrative Study of Turkish Young Adults With Higher Education in Germany
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2019) Göçer, Tuğba; Kartari, Asker; Flader, Üyesi Ulrike
Bu çalışma, Almanya'da yüksek öğrenim gören Türk genç yetişkinlerin siyasi deneyimlerine ilişkin kişisel anlatıları analiz etmektedir. Bu tezde anlatı analizi yöntemi kullanılarak, anlatılarına ulusötesi mekanların bir parçası olarak yaklaşılmaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışma, siyasi deneyimlere ilişkin kişisel anlatıların yalnızca siyasi perspektiflere değil, aynı zamanda medya temsillerinin ve kendi kimliklerinin algılarına da nasıl bağlı olduğunu göstermektedir. Kişisel anlatıları ulusötesi alanın karmaşık zeminine yerleştirirken, analizde gösterilenler daha geniş bir popülasyona genellenemez veya hipotezleri test etmek için kullanılamaz. Bu çalışma daha çok, görüşülen kişilerin siyasi konuları tartışmaktan ulusötesi siyasi eylem biçimleri olarak kişisel sorumluluklar almaya kadar değişen günlük uygulamalarını açıklamaktadır.
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Citation - Scopus: 4
Positive Effects of Covid-19 on Food Preparation and Expenditure Habits: a Comparative Study Across Three Countries
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2022) ozen, Asli Emine; Kartari, Asker; Correia, Antonia; Wen, Jun; Kozak, Metin
Objective: This study seeks to empirically investigate how the changing eating habits affect health habits within three countries with entirely different cultures and diets to understand to what extent the pandemic may be responsible for these changes. Design: Specifically, a questionnaire was conducted in China, Portugal and Turkey in early 2021. A series of statistical analyses were performed to identify how changes in individuals' eating habits have influenced their diets, considering the pandemic context and the varying cultural contexts where this research was performed. Setting: A structured questionnaire form was developed and uploaded to an online platform with unique links for automatic distribution to respondents in each country. Data for the main survey were gathered between 3 January and 1 February 2021. Participants: Using snowball sampling, the authors leveraged their social networks by asking friends and colleagues to distribute the survey to potentially interested individuals. This distribution was stratified accordingly to the distribution of the population. The authors ultimately collected 319 useable surveys from China, 351 from Portugal and 449 from Turkey. Results: The pandemic inspired healthier food habits, mostly because people have additional time to cook, shop differently for food and spend more money on groceries. Conclusions: The study suggests that aside from cultural values and dietary habits, the available time and the fear of the pandemic most explained the new eating habits. Several implications are provided for researchers and overall society in these three countries.
Turkish Food Culture and Transcultural Studies: Research About Relationship Between Tradition and Modernity and Eating Behaviour of Individuals in Germany
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2020) Kaplan, Tuba; Drackle, Dorle; Kartari, Asker
Almanya'da yaşayan 3. nesil türklerin tüketim alışkanlıkları ve yemek yemek alışkanlınlarını konu alan akademik bir araştırma.