2. An Overview Social Area in Turkey Dr. Halis Yeşil halisyesil@gmail.com

3. Social System in Turkey

5. Population:73 million Area: 780.000 square k.meters

6. Per capita income: 7000 US$ Unemployment rate is 11%

7. 7 geographical region 81 provinces

8. Education System in Turkey Compulsory Basic Education 9. Grade Common in Secondary Education Vocational and Technical High Schools General High School University Master+Doctorate over 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 Pre-Erimary Education 25 % 70,6 % 99 % 21 % 1-2 % Matership training (2 years) Journeymanship training (2-3) years

9. Education is free of charge  Formal  Non-formal

10. Work life ends 58 and 60 for

11. Up to 2000’s 20 years for Female 25 years for Male

12. Volunteering System

13. NGO’s Civil Society Association

14. Some government organisations take an avtive role in social life and education

15. Education Providers Ministry Municipalities Civil society association

16. Social Problems in Special Areas

17. Immigration Illiteracy Unemployment

18. Immigration from east to west from rural areas to big cities

19. Illiteracy 6.5 million people are illiterate There is no balance between region

20. Unemployment Early retirement Changing jobs

21. Organisations and Solutions

22. 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

23. Target groups Orphan children Older people Homeless people People need helping to live

24. 2. Ministry of National Education

25. Directorate General of Apprenticeship and Non-Formal Education Provides education In 937 Public Training Centre With approx. 16000 teachers and instructors

26. Each year more than 1.500.000 people

27. Courses under Non-Formal Education Literacy courses Socio-cultural courses Vocational courses

28. Literacy Courses From 2001 up to now 1.512.000 people attended courses

29. 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

30. Figures for 2006-2007 Type of the courses Number of teacher Number of instructors Number of courses Number of participants 480470311874910331.836.063 First contact meeting with a small group of older people in October, 23th in Başkent VTC

31. Details of figures for 2006-2007 Courses Number of coursesparticipantsmalefemale Vocational and technical46.561931.588376.611554.977 Socio-cultural31.175699.728325.132374.596 Literacy1329720474785713119034 Grand total91.0331.836.063787.4561.048.607

33. 3. Municipalities

34. Education and Training Vocational courses Other courses

36. Social activities Ladies club for social activities Ladies’ shelter Street children’s shelter

37. Services Taking care older people in special centres or at their home Food and money

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