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Under the conditions of global competition, to sustain economic activities, enterprises must choose the most appropriate alternative option in any decision. Multi-Criteria DecisionMaking Methods can be used to express the decisions to be taken with reliable and objective values on behalf of the enterprises. The aim of this study is to evaluate the financial performance of a company traded on the Borsa Istanbul Metal Main Index by using TOPSIS method which is one of the Multi-Criteria DecisionMaking methods. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that the most successful year was 2008 and 2015 was the least successful year. In addition, it was observed that the success ranking in the analysis using cost and profitability ratios did not show a linear improvement over the years.

International Iron & Steel Symposium
UDCS

Murat YILDIRIM Ömer Karakaya

Families act in an environment of financing system which includes the pressure of the economic powers like the changing economic balances, increasing unemployment rate, changing purchasing power of money, inflationist pressures, increasing tax load, changing government policies, increasing interest rates, complicating consumer market, and the competence gradually increasing between the businesses. In such an environment, the behaviours of family related to usage of the income on one hand affect the social and economic welfare of family itself, and on the other hand the national economy and welfare. In this context, economic functions are of a significant center for the families to obtain their wishes and needs and to maintain their lives better and happier. In this article we focus on families’ financial behaviours. For this purpose we have observed 1) financial status of families, 2) financial decision making forms of families’, 3) families' financial status evaluation. The sample consists of individuals, who are working in Kardemir Inc. (n=245). A total of 245 employees are participated in the study on a voluntary. Findings indicated that 65.3% of the responses keep record for income and expenses every month. Economic decision making are always shared by couple (47.3%). The rate of monthly income scarcely satisfies needs (46.1%) are higher among the reasons for not saving. The majority of participants (89.0%) have stated that their monthly incomes are not sufficient or scarcely sufficient to satisfy the needs of families and thus, they cannot make savings. Finally, some recommendations are suggested for individuals, families, executives and researchers.

International Iron & Steel Symposium
UDCS

Gülay GÜNAY Ahmet OĞUZ Fatih BAYRAM Murat YILDIRIM

Developments and innovations in financial market, product variety and the complexity of the products’ content entail people to take part in financial system consciously. Recently, the importance of financial literacy dramatically increased due to some factors such as the rise in people’s responsibility on decisions, innovations information and communication technology, swift changes in retirement and taxing policy, demographic changes in population, the failure of individual attempts and financial fraud. Each individual should be financially literate for financial security and comfort. Individuals’ self-consciousness on financial issues will not only prepare them for prospective hard economic conditions that may emerge in the future but also supports the development of the country on strong basis. In this perspective, the awareness of financial literacy will help to use the limited sources more affectively. In addition to this, it will also prevent the waste of sources by contributing the economy and improving the life-standards of the citizens. In this regards, the aim of the study will examine individuals’’ who are working in Kardemir Inc., financial literacy levels. The sample consists of individuals, who are working in Kardemir Inc. Data were collected through a demographic information form, Financial Literacy Index developed by Van Rooji et al. (2011). The obtained data will be evaluated by "SPSS for Window" statistical program. Finally, the findings are compared with the literature and some recommendations are suggested for individuals, executives and researchers.

International Iron & Steel Symposium
UDCS

Murat YILDIRIM Fatih BAYRAM Ahmet OĞUZ Gülay GÜNAY

Geçmişten günümüze, ekonomik ve sosyal faaliyetlerin sürdürülmesi için gerekli olan fonların taraflar arasında transfer edilmesi, devam eden bir sorun alanıdır. Büyük miktardaki fiziki paranın transferindeki zorluklar ya da elektronik ödeme sistemleri üzerinde çeşitli otoritelerin kontrol gücü, ekonomik faaliyetleri kısıtlayabilmektedir. Teknolojik gelişmeler para transferini kolaylaştırırken; merkezi otoritelerin elektronik para transferi üzerindeki kontrol gücü halen devam etmektedir. Bu nedenlerden dolayı, yeni bir değer değişim sistemi olan kripto para birimi ortaya çıkmıştır. Kendi çalışma kurallarına sahip kripto paralar, herhangi bir finansal aracı olmaksızın taraflar arasında elektronik ödemeleri mümkün kılan sistemlerdir. Ayrıca artan işlem hacimleri ve toplam piyasa değerleri ile kripto paralar, ekonomilerdeki pek çok kesimin dikkatini çekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, blok zincir (blockchain) teknolojisi, kripto para(cryptocurrency) ve dünya üzerinde kripto paralara ilişkin düzenlemeleri incelemektir. Blok zincir teknolojisi ve kripto para sistemleri oldukça yeni hizmetler olmalarına rağmen, ekonomik ve sosyal yaşamın birçok alanında kullanılması mümkündür. Özellikle blok zincir teknolojisi geleneksel iş modellerini derinden değiştirecek bir teknolojidir. Between parties, the transfer of funds that are required to sustain the economic and social activity is an ongoing problem area from past to present. Difficulties in the transferring large amounts of physical money or the control power of various authorities on electronic payment systems may restrict economic activities. While the technological advancements made easier to transfer money; the central authorities' control power over electronic money transfer is still ongoing. For these reasons, cryptocurrency, which the new a value change system, has emerged. The cryptocurrency, which has their own operating rules, are systems that enable electronic payments between parties without a financial intermediary. Moreover, with increasing transaction volumes and total market values, cryptocurrency attract the attention of many sectors in economies. The purpose of this study is to examine blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and regulations of cryptocurrency around the world. Although the blockchain technology and the cryptocurrency system are newly services; it is possible to use in many areas of economic and social life. Especially, the blockchain technology is a technology that can change the traditional business models deeply.

International Congress on 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies and Digital Industry
3D-PTC2019

Murat YILDIRIM

Kriz, herhangi bir mal, hizmet, üretim faktörü veya finans piyasasındaki fiyatlarda normalin üstünde veya altında gerçekleşen şiddetli dalgalanmalar olup gelişen teknoloji sonucu dünya ekonomisinin tek bir pazar haline dönüşmesiyle krizlerin bir ülkeden diğerine bulaşması kolaylaşmıştır. Bu çalışmada gelişmekte olan ülkeler arasında yer alan Türkiye ekonomisinin 1998-2018 yılları arasındaki performansı incelenmiş ve Kasım 2000, Şubat 2001 ikiz krizlerinin ve 2008 Küresel krizinin Türkiye ekonomisine etkisi Entropi ağırlıklandırılmalı TOPSIS Yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiştir. TOPSIS yöntemi ile her bir yıl için elde edilen ekonomik performans sıralamasına göre en yüksek performans gösterilen 1998 yılı olup en kötü performans gösteren yıllar ise sırasıyla 2009, 2007, 2008 ve 2000 yıllarının olduğu görülmüştür. ABD’de başlayan 2008 Küresel Krizinin Türkiye’nin ekonomik performansını, Kasım 2000 ve Şubat 2001 ikiz krizleri kadar sarsmadığı görülmüştür. Entropi yöntemiyle ekonomik performansın değerlendirilmesinde en etkili olan kriterler işsizlik oranı ve daha sonra onu takip eden Toplam Borç/GSMH olarak elde edilmiştir

International Congress of Human and Social Sciences Research
İTOBİAD

Murat YILDIRIM İnci Merve ALTAN