an overview social area in turkey dr. halis yeşil [email protected]
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Social System in Turkey
Population:73 million
Area: 780.000 square k.meters
Per capita income: 7000 US$
Unemployment rate is 11%
7 geographical region
81 provinces
Education System in Turkey
Compulsory Basic Education
9. Grade Common in Secondary Education
Vocational and Technical High Schools
General High School
University
Master+Doctorateover
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Pre-Erimary Education
25 %
70,6 %
99 %
21 %
1-2 %
Matership training (2 years)
Journeymanship training (2-3) years
Education is free of charge
Formal
Non-formal
Work life ends
58 and 60 for
Up to 2000’s
20 years for Female
25 years for Male
Volunteering System
NGO’s
Civil Society Association
Some government organisations take an avtive role in social life and education
Education Providers
Ministry
Municipalities
Civil society association
Social Problems in Special Areas
Immigration
Illiteracy
Unemployment
Immigration
from east to west
from rural areas to big cities
Illiteracy
6.5 million people are illiterate
There is no balance between region
Unemployment
Early retirement
Changing jobs
Organisations and Solutions
1. Prime Ministry, DG Social Services and Children Protect
Organised in all over the country
Home for the aged
Elder's shelter
Solitary houses for the aged
Target groups
Orphan children
Older people
Homeless people
People need helping to live
2. Ministry of National Education
Directorate General of Apprenticeship and Non-Formal Education
Provides education
In 937 Public Training Centre
With approx. 16000 teachers and instructors
Each year more than 1.500.000 people
Courses under Non-Formal Education
Literacy courses
Socio-cultural courses
Vocational courses
Literacy Courses
From 2001 up to now
1.512.000 people attended courses
Social Cultural and Vocational Courses
Various areas in order to promote, maintain and expand cultural values and to provide citizens with the information they need
Figures for 2006-2007
Type of the courses
Number of teacher
Number of instructors
Number of courses
Number of participants
480 4703 11874 91033 1.836.063
First contact meeting with a small group of older people in October, 23th in Başkent VTC
Details of figures for 2006-2007
CoursesNumber of courses participants male female
Vocational and technical 46.561 931.588 376.611 554.977
Socio-cultural 31.175 699.728 325.132 374.596
Literacy 13297 204747 85713 119034
Grand total 91.033 1.836.063 787.456 1.048.607
3. Municipalities
Education and Training
Vocational courses
Other courses
Social activities
Ladies club for social activities
Ladies’ shelter
Street children’s shelter
Services
Taking care older people in special centres or at their home
Food and money
thank you…