REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IN NUMBERS ALTUĞ BİLGİÇ 27 OCTOBER 2001

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY  Founded on 29 October 1923  Governed by Republican Parliamentary Democracy  Capital is Ankara  Neighbors are Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria  Total Land Area is 770,760 km 2 (slightly smaller that Texas and Louisiana combined)

BIG QUESTION  After 78 years from its foundation, where does Republic of Turkey stand?  We will look at  Population Demographics  Health  Education  Economy

POPULATION

POPULATION GROWTH RATE

POPULATION  Our population has been rising at an average 2% rate.  U.S. population growth rate ~1%  India’s population growth rate ~2.3%  So, how does population density change?

PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION LIVING IN URBAN AREAS

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

POPULATION COMPOSITION  When we are getting more crowded, what happens to balance between sexes?

NUMBER OF MEN PER 100 WOMEN

NUMBER OF MEN PER 100 WOMEN by age

POPULATION GENERATION  Population increase is mainly due to marriages.  Do we have more weddings?  What is happening to divorces?

MARRIAGES / DIVORCES

DIVORCE RATE

HEALTH  Are we healthier?  Do we have sufficient health personnel?  Are we improving on these measures?  Are we living longer?  How about the children born?

POPULATION PER PHYSICIAN

HEALTH PERSONNEL DISTRIBUTION 1996 Numbers

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

INFANT MORTALITY per 1,000 births

EDUCATION  We need to be better educated to improve  Are we getting sufficient education?  Do we all know how to read and write?  Are we sending our children to school?

LITERACY RATE

EDUCATION LEVEL Men – 1990 Numbers

EDUCATION LEVEL Women – 1990 Numbers

ACTUAL TO EXPECTED ENROLLMENT 1996 Numbers

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER SCHOOL 1998 Numbers

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER TEACHER 1998 Numbers

GOVERNMENT  Republic of Turkey has seen 57 governments since 1923  The first constitution by the Turkish Grand National Assembly was written in 1921  Multi-Party regime started in 1945  A total of 193 parties have been founded since 1923  Only 16 of these were ever elected to government

GOVERNMENT  The average Government term was a mere 71 weeks (less than 1.5 years)  The longest office term was 210 weeks by Turgut Özal’s 1 st Government between  was followed by Süleyman Demirel’s 1 st Government between  The shortest office term was 25 days by Tansu Çiller’s 2 nd Government in 1995  Was followed by Bülend Ecevit’s 2 nd Government in 1977 with 30 days

GOVERNMENT – Hall of Fame

ECONOMY  We had on average 75% inflation in last 15 years.  No other country has been able to sustain a steady inflation rate for this long.  Are we doing better economically?  Or are we getting poorer?

TL/$ EXCHANGE RATE (How much $1 is worth in TL)

GDP PER CAPITA

GDP COMPOSITION

INCOME DISTRIBUTION

DISPOSABLE INCOME BY REGION

INVESTMENTS  What does the economic future look like?  Where do we invest?  Where should we invest?

INVESTMENT COMPOSITION Public Sector

INVESTMENT COMPOSITION Private Sector

STOCK MARKET  U.S. stock market has been volatile for a while, right?  Now see real volatility!

ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE

78 YEARS LATER  We are more crowded  We are better educated  We are wealthier  We have a stronger economy  Can we do better?

THANK YOU  Sources  State Institute of Statistics  State Department of Treasury  State Planning Institute  Central Bank of Turkey  Istanbul Stock Exchange  Turkish Grand National Assembly