ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI UNIVERSITY PRESS SOFIA • 2014 CITIES IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD AND TURKEY: A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVE Chief Editors Prof. Dr. Recep EFE Assoc. Prof. Dr. Neslihan SAM SAM Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas SPIRIAJEVAS Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena GALAY Managing Editor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emin ATASOY