1. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IN NUMBERS ALTUĞ BİLGİÇ 27 OCTOBER 2001

2. 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)

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

4. POPULATION

5. POPULATION GROWTH RATE

6. 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?

7. PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION LIVING IN URBAN AREAS

8. GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

9. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

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

11. NUMBER OF MEN PER 100 WOMEN

12. NUMBER OF MEN PER 100 WOMEN by age

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

14. MARRIAGES / DIVORCES

15. DIVORCE RATE

16. 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?

17. POPULATION PER PHYSICIAN

18. HEALTH PERSONNEL DISTRIBUTION 1996 Numbers

19. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

20. INFANT MORTALITY per 1,000 births

21. 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?

22. LITERACY RATE

23. EDUCATION LEVEL Men – 1990 Numbers

24. EDUCATION LEVEL Women – 1990 Numbers

25. ACTUAL TO EXPECTED ENROLLMENT 1996 Numbers

26. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER SCHOOL 1998 Numbers

27. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER TEACHER 1998 Numbers

28. 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

29. 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 1983-1987  was followed by Süleyman Demirel’s 1 st Government between 1965-1969  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

30. GOVERNMENT – Hall of Fame

31. 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?

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

33. GDP PER CAPITA

34. GDP COMPOSITION

35. INCOME DISTRIBUTION

36. DISPOSABLE INCOME BY REGION

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

38. INVESTMENT COMPOSITION Public Sector

39. INVESTMENT COMPOSITION Private Sector

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

41. ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE

42. 78 YEARS LATER  We are more crowded  We are better educated  We are wealthier  We have a stronger economy  Can we do better?

43. 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