THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOLLARIZATION, PORTFOLIO FLOWS AND EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY FOR THE TURKISH ECONOMY DURING THE 2003-2018 PERIOD

The Relationship between Dollarization, Portfolio Flows and Exchange Rate Volatility for the Turkish Economy during the 2003-2018 Period

Foreign currency usage (as deposits and loans) of the Turkish banking system (dollarization) has gradually decreased from 50 percent in 2003 to 30 percent in 2010.Yet, in the second half of 2011 dollarization in the Turkish banking system began increasing and reached to 50 percent.During the same period, volatility of the Turkish lira US dollar exc

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Investigating What a "Place of Safety" is in Mysticism

In Islamic mysticism as well as in mystical literature, the concept of "safe position" is sometimes spoken of.This study seeks to investigate what a "safe position" is in mystical texts.In the path of the emergence of creation, everything that has been created has a secure position, which is what has been established for it at the same time as its

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A longitudinal study of attitudes toward evolution among undergraduates who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Polling data reveal a decades-long residual rejection of evolution in the United States, based on perceived religious conflict.Similarly, a strong creationist movement has been documented internationally, including in the Muslim world.Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon), a generally conservative denomination, ha

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