Bilge Karaçalı, not only for his excellent guidance but also for his continued trust and patience through my master's study.I also appreciate Assoc. Prof. Serhat Tozburun and Dr. Ibrahim Akkaya, who are my former lab lead and member, for their support and encouragement through this journey.I would like to thank my thesis committee members, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ezgi Karaca and Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Serkan Apaydın, for their valuable contributions to my thesis.Finally, I would like to express my warmest thanks to my dear mother, Kadriye Çakı, my dear father, Kenan Çakı, and to my aunts and uncles for their endless support throughout my whole life.