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Mobbing tolerated for fear of job loss: survey

Mobbing

ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency In a survey carried out with 316 employees in 12 provinces, ‘mobbing,’ which is defined as psychological game of the powerful against the weak in the workplace, is accepted by employees for fear of losing their job.The survey says mobbing is a ‘psychological game,’ weakens …

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Turkish Novelist Unveils New Museum

Orhan Pamuk

Istanbul’s cultural circles have been abuzz in recent days after Turkey’s most famous novelist, Orhan Pamuk, unveiled his latest cultural contribution: a peculiar little museum touted as being the first of its kind. The Museum of Innocence is the world’s first museum based on a novel; in this case, Mr. …

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On the way to the Istanbul Design Biennial

istanbul bienal

Melis Alphan ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News A group of designers from Amsterdam have come to Istanbul for a workshop uniting artists, designers, craftsmen and the creative industry with producers SALON/ is an initiative that creates a crossover experience to inspire and provoke discussion and dialogue between art, design and …

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What’s Your Company’s HR Temperature?

What's Your Company's HR Temperature?

by Sharlyn Lauby on February 16, 2012 Plan more parties. That’s what the company said when I asked them the biggest challenge facing human resources. Years ago, I was interviewing for a director-level position. During the conversation, I asked what the biggest challenge was facing the company’s HR department.  Everyone …

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Turkey’s official jobless rate dips to 9.1 percent

Turkey's official jobless rate dips to 9.1 percent

ISLAMABAD – Agence France-Presse This file photo shows a group of people inside a vocational training school in the eastern province of Gaziantep.Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in the three months to November, from 11.2 percent in the same period in 2010, official data showed on Monday. The number …

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Surviving and thriving in the Turkish work culture (3)

Surviving and thriving in the Turkish work culture (3)

CHARLOTTE MCPHERSONc.mcpherson@todayszaman.com Surviving and thriving in the Turkish work culture (3) In the previous two articles we have been exploring the challenges expats face when living in a different culture and having to speak another language. I imagine if I were to ask Today’s Zaman readers which one they’d prefer …

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