An Overview Social Area in Turkey

Dr. Halis Yeşil

halisyesil@gmail.com

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

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