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Exports overshoot target,new goal $125 billion
TODAY'S ZAMAN
Turkey's exports for the year 2007 increased by 23.49 percent over the previous year, reaching $105.9 billion, while exports in December grew by 7.68 percent to $9.4 billon over the same month in 2006.
Minister of State Kürşad Tüzmen offers Seniha Koşar, the wife of Tuğrul Koşar, who died two months ago, a present to commemorate her husband's contributions to Turkish the leather industry as well as to exports.
The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) on Wednesday announced the December and year-end exports results at a press conference in İstanbul with the participation of Foreign Trade Minister Kürşad Tüzmen.
Speaking at the press conference TİM President Oğuz Satıcı said that in seven years Turkey's exports had increased by $80 billion, from $26 billion to $106 billion. He said the political stability in Turkey and the growth in the global economy had contributed significantly to this development.
However, Satıcı said the greatest role in this success belonged to the exporters themselves, as they had increased exports despite the fact that the exchange rate had dropped by 50 percent and input costs had increased by 50 percent. "Under these circumstances, no one can say exporters were inefficient," he emphasized.
Satıcı said there were many institutions that had set goals for themselves but that very few fulfilled them. "For example, the inflation target was unattainable for years, during which the exporters paid the highest price."
Satıcı emphasized that the engine of Turkey's growth has been exports since 2000. At that time exports' share in gross national product was 11.5 percent but has increased to around 25 percent today, Satıcı said. He pointed out that exports had grown by 23.49 percent in dollar terms but only by 12.31 percent in lira. "The gap demonstrates the loss of exporters [who earn in dollars and spend in lira]," he said.
At the same conference, Tüzmen said politics outshone economics on Turkey's 2007 agenda, and that although the priority of trade lagged behind other issues in 2007, exports nonetheless displayed a great performance. Tüzmen said the agenda would shift back to economics again in 2008 and that no excuses remained for them [the government] to not fulfill their duties.
According to Tüzmen December exports alone exceeded $9 billion, which is equal to many of Turkey's neighboring countries' annual exports. He also said the Turkish exports in a single sector (industrial exports) were more than the total exports of many European countries. The target for exports in the government program was $118 billion for 2008, "However, I expect you to hit $125 billion in exports this year," he told exporters, adding it was necessary in order to reach the $200 billion threshold four years later.
Tüzmen pointed out that by exceeding $100 billion in exports, Turkey had entered a new league. He said first generation industrialist countries like Germany, France and Japan exceeded the $100 billion threshold in the 1970s; second generation Holland and England surpassed it in the late 1980s, Italy in early the 1990s, and Korea and Spain in the late 1990s. He said emerging countries Brazil and India had passed the $100 billion mark in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
Industrial exports hit $92 billion
According to the TİM data the highest exports were made in industrial products, worth nearly $92 billion in 2007. The highest increase was in hazelnut and hazelnut products exports with a 31.85 percent rise. The increase in chemicals and chemical product exports took second spot with 30.08 percent raise. Carpet exports grew 23.87 percent and vehicles and spare parts exports by 22.9 percent.
In December, industrial exports got the highest share again in total exports with $8.2 billion. The most significant decline in December exports was in leather and leather products, with a 34.61 percent drop.
For all of 2007, Germany got the first spot among the countries Turkey exports to. This was followed by the UK, Italy, France, Russia, Spain, the US, Romania, Holland and the UAE.
Being positive with a positive look at life
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is considered to be one of the deadliest illnesses in today’s world. It is estimated that 33.2 million people live with human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, which causes the disease. In Turkey, the number of HIV positive people is unclear as unawareness and prejudices cause them to be marginalized. It is to help people with HIV that the NGO Positive Living Association was established
YASEMİN SİM ESMEN
ISTANBUL – Turkish Daily News
Learning that one has an incurable disease is harsh enough. Add to it being marginalized, fired from one's job, humiliated and abandoned by one's family, and being turned down for treatment because of one's illness… People with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, try to avoid these attitudes at any cost, even if it means declining treatment and facing death, explain experts at one nongovernmental organization aiming to help HIV positive people.
The experts also believe the declared number of HIV positive people remains below the actual figures because of this approach toward the people with the illness. “The hardest part of our work is caused by discrimination in daily life or in health care,” said Nejat Ünlü, president of the NGO Positive Living Association. He explained that 63 percent of rights violations occurred in health facilities. He added, “These are the places you would expect the least violations because the people that work there are educated about the issue. This is a very serious situation; if even [health professionals] are not aware of HIV positive rights, what can be expected of the public in general?” Positive Living Association's main work field is the care, support, and treatment of HIV positive people. “What sets us apart [from other associations fighting HIV/AIDS in Turkey] is that, in our work, we look at the world through the point of view of HIV positive people,” said Ünlü. Ünlü said even though one could identify high-risk groups, such as abusers of intravenous drugs, convicts, homosexual men, and sex workers, these groups changed from one country to the other and that risky behavior was more determining in who would contact the virus. “It is more correct to identify a risky behavior than to label a group of people,” he said. Ünlü added that they have seen cases where a member of the high-risk group would act very carefully while someone not belonging to one of the risk groups would get involved in unsafe behavior and contact HIV.
Helping HIV positive people
The association has determined two main tasks for itself. The first is to defend the rights of HIV positive people in daily life and ensure their acceptance in society. The second mission of the association is to make the HIV positive person feel better through the Positive Living Support Center. “We give counseling in four main areas: Infections, diet, legal representation, and psychological support,” said Ünlü. He added that since the opening of the center roughly two years ago, 330 people have applied to them. Board member and project coordinator of the association, Arzu Kaykı, said most people contact them right after receiving the news that they have the virus. She added, “They come here thinking they will die. But here they learn they can continue on with their lives where they had left off,” she said. She said that HIV today has become a disease that can be kept under control with proper treatment but that care and discipline was necessary to achieve the desired results. “They feel better when they see that being HIV positive is not that horrible,” she said and added, “They see healthy-looking people that have been HIV positive for the past 10-15 years.” Kaykı believes the disease has many social impacts on one's life as well. “Their ties with life can get severed. It is very important that they regain their joie de vivre. Other difficulties can be overcome once that is accomplished,” she said. Ünlü believes the bad “record” of the illness combined with the representation of it in the Turkish media, as the “plague of the century,” is to blame for some of the prejudice against the disease. “Most of the people that come to the center blame themselves for their disease. They get psychological support to make it through this phase. It is a difficult period,” said Ünlü. He explained that people were afraid or ashamed to share the knowledge of their illness with other people, even their loved ones, for the fear of being labeled drug abuser, prostitute, or gay. He said, “Women cannot even share the knowledge of their disease with their mothers.”
Much more than the declared amount
Ünlü said that even though treatment is free of charge in Turkey for those covered by social security, many people suffered serious social consequences. He explained that there are about 3,000 known HIV positive people in Turkey whereas the correct number is estimated to be about eight to 50 times that number. Kaykı said there have been cases where people have faced death because they were too afraid of the consequences and could not receive treatment as a result. “In a way, they have committed suicide,” she said. Kaykı recounted how a woman diagnosed with HIV in the last month of her pregnancy contacted the association and Kaykı had gone to the hospital for the birth. She was appalled to see that the baby was being brought to the room where his parents waited in anticipation through the hospital's corridors in an incubator marked “Attention: HIV positive baby.” Kaykı cautioned the hospital staff. “The baby is around one years old now and turned out to be HIV negative. But he was labeled [incorrectly] at birth,” she said. She explained they have encountered six such cases where babies born to HIV positive parents were HIV negative. Of course, she added, care and special procedures had to be applied. Another difficulty that HIV positives face is the threat of being fired from their jobs, according to Kaykı and Ünlü. Government clerks working under Article 657 need to take their diagnoses to the institutions they work in order to receive their medications free of charge under the social security system. As the prices for these medications are quite high, the reasons are checked and the institution where the patient works learns about the patient's illness, explained Ünlü. “This is why a lot of government employees prefer not to take their medication even though it is free. They do not want their illness to be found out. Their conditions will progress to AIDS. We hope that this problem will be settled with the passage of the new social securities law,” he said. However Kaykı believes the new law will also bring new problems. “Routine tests, such as those determining virus count and the body's resistance, cannot be done in most health facilities,” said Kaykı. She explained that mostly these facilities would refer their patients to those that have them. She added, “But according to the new law, each facility should resolve the issue by itself. If they refer the patient to an outside facility, the patient will need to pay.” This would come as a financial blow to many patients as the costs of treatment and tests are quite high. The tests, which are required once in three to four months cost around $ 500-600 while the medications cost between $ 600-1,500 per month depending on the medication cocktail the patient requires.
Insufficient information
Ünlü believes that fear of the illness would prevent those that are infected with the virus from seeking treatment, leading to the spread of the disease. “There is a rise [in the number of people infected] in Turkey. If we do not take preventive measures today, it would be nearly impossible to control it once the official numbers reach tens of thousands of people,” he said. He added that tracking the disease was hard in Turkey as there was lack of sufficient data. “We are walking in the dark,” said Ünlü. He explained that 12 NGOs have come together to form the HIV/AIDS NGOs Platform. “Our main target in forming this platform was to form a common strategy. The NGOs should come together and receive the collaboration of the state to form a successful strategy,” he said. He added that the model they had developed in the association in Istanbul has been successful so far. “But no one knows what is going on in [southeastern city of] Batman or even [the southern city of] Antalya. This model should be duplicated in other cities,” said Ünlü. Kaykı advises taking things one step at a time and not to panic once one is diagnosed with HIV. “We would also advise them to contact us. We help them find out how they can continue with their lives from this point on,” she said. She added that they also welcomed any volunteers. The Positive Living Association can be reached at: +212 288-3883 and their Web site: info@pozitifyasam.org. More information can be obtained at: www.pozitifyasam.orgInform,Saturday,May 24,2008 Read more...
Iste Istanbul'un en zengin 50 mahallesi!
Esen EVRAN
Turkiye'de ilk defa bir sehrin tum mahalleleri taranarak, toplam harcama potansiyellerinin ortaya kondugu bir rapor haz?rland? Buna gore Istanbul'un en zengin 50 mahallesi toplam mahallelerin yuzde 4'unu, harcama potansiyelinin ise yuzde 25'ini olusturuyor ..
Istanbul'un Turkiye perakende harcamalar?ndaki gucunu, al?sverisi merkezlerine, her y?l gelen onlarca yabanc? markaya ve ac?lan luks restoranlara bak?p tahmin edebilirsiniz. Peki ya Istanbul'a yap?lan bunca yat?r?m, hangi semtlerden para cekmeyi dusunuyor? Bu sehrin en fazla harcama potansiyeline sahip ilcesi ya da mahallesi hangisi? Iste magaza acmak, ya da yat?r?m yapmak isteyenler icin Turkiye'de ilk kez Istanbul'un "Mahalle Analizi" haz?rland?. Buna gore Istanbul'un, s?n?rlar?nda en fazla gelir bar?nd?ran ilcesi y?ll?k 11 milyar YTL ile Kad?koy, en zengin mahallesi ise 1 milyar YTL ile Icerenkoy. Istanbul'un butunune bak?larak verilen yat?r?m kararlar?n?n, "at?l yat?r?mlar" yaratacag?n? soyleyen Rea Gayrimenkul Yonetim Kurulu Baskan? Levent Kucuklerli'nin, "Bir hane, ortalama gelirinin yuzde 20-30'unu kiraya ya da ev taksidine verir" gercegiyle yola c?kt?g? ve sehrin 710 mahallesinde kiralar ile arazi metrekare rayiclerini derledigi arast?rmada mahallelerin toplam geliri yan?nda hane bas?na dusen ortalama gelir de yer al?yor.
ICERENKOY ILK SIRADA
Arast?rma bulgular?na gore Istanbul'da, toplam 12 milyon 115 bin nufus, 3 milyon 145 bin hane, y?ll?k 100 milyar YTL toplam y?ll?k geliri ifade ediyor. Kira, egitim ve sagl?k c?kt?ktan sonra perakende sektorune 50 milyar YTL'lik harcanabilir gelir kal?yor. Tek bas?na Turkiye perakende harcamalar?n?n yaklas?k yuzde 25'ini gerceklestiren Istanbul bu potansiyeliyle baz? kucuk Avrupa ulke perakende harcamalar? ile k?yaslanabilir bir buyuklukte. Say?sal buyukluk olarak Istanbul'un en yuksek toplam harcama potansiyeli olan ilk 50 mahallesi, mahalle toplam?n?n yuzde 7'si iken, toplam perakende harcama potansiyelinin yuzde 25'ini olusturuyor. Istanbul'un y?ll?k toplam geliri en yuksek ilcesi 744 bin nufus ve 232 bin haneye sahip toplam 11 milyar YTL gelirli Kad?koy. En zengin ilce ise gectigimiz hafta Glock marka silahlar?n yakaland?g?, 1 milyar YTL gelirli Icerenkoy. Icerenkoy'un toplam hane halk? geliri ise pek cok mahallenin alt?nda, 3 bin 700 YTL. Ornegin ayn? ilcedeki Suadiye'de hane halk? geliri 5 bin 500 YTL'ye, Fenerbahce'de ise 7 bin 700 YTL'ye c?k?yor.
Sabah,19.05.08
Icerenkoy is the richest district of Istanbul
Icerenkoy is selected as the richest district in Istanbul.
A real estate company prepared a list of the richest districts in Istanbul, Icerenkoy is at the top of the list with an annual income of 1 billion YTL.
yildiz
Here are 50 richest districts of Istanbul
A report has been prepared after scanning all districts and neighborhoods in a city in Turkey in terms of expenses for the first time.
The power of retail expenses in Turkey can be estimated by looking at shopping centers, tens of foreign brands and luxurious restaurants. But which district is at the target of such investments? "A district analysis of Istanbul" has been prepared for the first time in Turkey for those who want to open a store or make an investment. According to the results of the analysis, a total population of 12 billion in Istanbul has a total annual income of 100 billion YTL. The district with the highest annual income is Kad?koy, with an income of 11 billion YTL with a population of 744 thousand. The richest district is Icerenkoy with an income of one billion YTL.
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The rise to glory of the simple 'simit'
Traditional Turkish simit, a pastry with sesame seeds on it, used to be sold by street vendors in earlier decades. It became widespread thanks to the opening of simit houses and simit cafés in the 2000s. And now it is setting sail for Europe
MİNE TUDUK
ISTANBUL - Referans
Once upon a time, the traditional Turkish simit – a ring-shaped pastry product covered in sesame seeds – used to be a favorite food on quotidian five o'clock tea tables, for which neighbors used to gather in the old quarters of Istanbul.
It used to be made in traditional bakeries and sold by street vendors. The 2000s were the beginning of a modern era for the simit. It has become a widespread breakfast and lunch choice for Turkish students and lower income groups with the opening of numerous simit houses and simit cafés in Istanbul and other big cities. Often called “Simit Sarayı” or “Simit Dünyası,” which can be roughly translated into English as “simit palace” or “simit world” respectively, these simit cafés are places where mass production and mass consumption of simit take place.
The growth in the simit market still continues. In addition to their branches in many parts of Turkey, owners of simit cafés are now getting ready to open branches in Europe, too.
Meanwhile, two Turkish investors, Atakan Özbek and his uncle Ünal Özbek, have just introduced to Turkish consumers the famous “pretzel,” a baked pastry that is traditionally twisted into a unique knot-like shape and widely consumed in Europe and the United States. Opening their first pretzel café under the brand name Pretzebella in the Cevahir Shopping Center in Istanbul two months ago, the uncle and his nephew seem highly committed to making pretzels a popular pastry in Turkey.
100,000 simits per day
Simit Sarayı, which opened its first branch in 2002, today owns a total of 20 branches and 40 franchised branches all around Turkey. Formerly, the company used to bake and sell the simits at its branches, but then, as its growth gathered speed, it established a factory in Istanbul's Kartal district and began mass production there. Building the factory cost the company $10 million. The factory currently produces 100,000 simits daily and distributes them to its branches. After being distributed to the branches, the simits are baked there in the early morning hours.
“We grew so rapidly that we needed to establish our own factory. But we had difficulties simply because no simit factories or simit producing machines used to exist in Turkey at that time,” said Aykut Okutur, assistant manager of Simit Sarayı. “So we had the machines specially produced for us. That took four years. In fact, we have reached a certain standard in simit production since the date that our factory, which was established in a 7,000-square meter indoor area, began to operate,” he added, pointing to the increased quality of the simits at Simit Sarayı in the last few years.
Simit Sarayı, which sells about 100 types of simits, has attracted the attention not only of consumers, but also of a considerable number of investors. Okutur said they have already started giving franchises.
“At first, our goal was to have 10 or 15 franchised branches. But given the consumers' increasing interest in our products, we shall continue to open branches until their number exceeds those of the McDonald's in Turkey,” he added. Simit Sarayı, which opens a branch within 15 days, has also launched a campaign for those who want to get franchises from the company. “We will not be charging them royalty rights until the end of 2008,” said Okutur.
Simit Sarayı, Turkey's one and only corporate simit producer, has also taken action to set sail for foreign markets. Okutur, who noted that they have already started establishing contacts in Europe to give master franchises there, referred to Belgium, Germany, France and Greece as their priority target markets.
First organic simit on the way
Cited by gourmets as one of the best simit bakeries in Istanbul, Yücel Simit, located in the upper middle class neighborhood of Levent, is also trying to strengthen its position in the Turkish simit market through introducing some novelties.
“I, as a traditional simit bakery owner, have learned the simit trade from my father, since it is a hereditary job. Or at least it used to be once upon a time. In the 1990s, we started to produce for street vendors. Given the spread of simit cafés in Istanbul and in other big cities in the 2000s, we, too, opened our first branch in café format in 2003,” said Yücel and added that people's interest in traditional simit has increased thanks to the emergence of the concept of simit cafés.
According to Yücel, the opening of simit cafés has had no negative effects on the sales of street vendors but has paved the way for the expansion of the domestic simit market, since daily simit production has increased from 15,000 units to 30,000 units recently.
Yücel argued that there is still need for more simit cafés in Turkey. “As income levels continue to remain low, the simit market will continue to exist in Turkey,” he said and added that Yücel Simit, which currently owns seven branches, will also continue to grow in the Turkish simit market by introducing some novelties such as organic simit.
“We will start producing the first organic simit of Turkey within a year at the latest. Given the recent tendency among people toward organic food, we will start producing organic flour, sesame, fermented pectin, which are the ingredients used in simit making,” said Yücel, who made the following final remark on simit consumption levels in Istanbul: “The highest number of simit in Istanbul is sold in the area between the Zincirlikuyu neighborhood and Akmerkez.”
McDonald's launches breakfast service with simit
Seen by simit cafés as a rival, McDonald's has recently launched breakfast services including simit. Many argue that this is an indication of the fact that McDonald's also perceives the simit cafés as rivals to itself.
Turkey general manager of McDonald's, Sadi Fansa, said at a press conference, at which the latest novelty by McDonald's was announced to the public, that the breakfast services have been launched in 36 McDonald's branches all around Turkey and that the number will reach 53 in October. Breakfast services have actually been provided for some time in McDonald's restaurants in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and some Latin American countries. After Kuwait, Turkey will be the second country in the Middle East where McDonald's restaurants have launched breakfast services, according to information provided by Fansa, who also pointed out that McDonald's recorded a total turnover of $150 million in Turkey in 2007. The expected share of breakfast services in general sales will be 3 percent in the first step, he added.
Uncle and nephew to introduce Pretzebella to Turkey
GÜLFEM VARLIK- Istanbul
Atakan Özbek, a graduate of Middle East Technical University, and his uncle Ünal Özbek, who worked as a supermarket manager in the United States for 15 years, are two names who have introduced to Turkish consumers one of the most commonly consumed fast food products in Europe and the United States, the pretzel. Ünal and his nephew Atakan, who have made some changes to the flavor of the pretzel in order to make it more suitable to the Turkish taste, opened Turkey's first pretzel café at the Cevahir Shopping Center in Istanbul two months ago. They named their brand Pretzebella.
The idea of moving pretzel to Turkey first came to Ünal's mind in the United States when he decided together with his nephew Atakan, who was also a master's student in that country, to work in the food sector. Ünal then left his job at the supermarket and began to work at a very famous pretzel chain to learn the job.
When they came to Turkey, they had a capital of YTL 150,000, and with it, they established their pretzel factory called the Gourmet Factory, which currently produces pretzels for Pretzebella. Ünal said despite it having been only a short time since they first introduced the pretzel to the Turkish market, their daily sales have reached about 200 items, and added that their main goal is to open more branches and make pretzel a popular food in Turkey.
At Pretzebella, the price of a pretzel ranges between YTL 1.5 and YTL 3.5. Its menu is a rich one, including 18 different types of pretzels, from ones with sea salt flavor to those with castor sugar. Five different sauces, aroma teas and special sweets are accompanying flavors to the pretzels.
Ünal explained the reason why they made some changes to the flavor of U.S. pretzels when they introduced them to the Turkish pastry market as follows: “A typical pretzel is made with stuff like margarine and corn syrup. That's why we do not think that Turks would love the taste of a U.S. or German pretzel. So, we have made some changes to its taste. Normally, there are seven or eight different types of pretzels in the United States. Here in Turkey, we produce 18 different types of pretzels with flavors that are appropriate for the Turkish taste. We use sea salt and a special olive oil in them.”
Goal is to grow through franchising
Ünal said, rather than buying a franchise from one of the best-known pretzel chains in the United States, they chose the difficult path and tried to create their own brand. He said they also applied to the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) for trademark registration. “We would like to grow both through the franchising model and wholesaling of our products. We might also open branches in Turkey through forming a joint partnership with a company,” he said and added that they have been receiving a considerable number of franchising offers.
Annual turnover of US pretzel chain $300 million
A pretzel is a baked good that is traditionally twisted into a unique knot-like shape. Most sources credit its invention in 610 A.D. to a monk, who twisted leftover bread dough into crossed praying arms – the three holes representing the Trinity – to be given as a reward to children who had learned their prayers. Some time later, it became a widespread pastry in Germany and Austria, and later, in the United States, which is presently one of the countries where its level of consumption is the highest. The $300-million annual turnover of the U.S. pretzel chain Auntie Anne's is a clear indication of this fact.http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr Read more...
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Танцьорите от популярния ансамбъл "Огънят на Анадола" представиха миналата вечер в Истанбул най-новото си шоу "Троянската война", по "Илиада" на Омир.
The Fire of Anatolia
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6 милиона жени не учат и си седят вкъщи
Омъжват ги невръстни, родителите им избират съпрузи
В понеделник в повечето висши училища в Турция момичетата, носещи хиджаб, бяха спирани още на входовете
ФОТО АП
специално за "Стандарт"
Покрай кавгите в Турция около носенето на забрадки в държавните университети лъснаха някои доста наболели проблеми в страната. Като икономическата изостаналост на населението и робуването на племенните порядки. В Турция хиляди семейства дори в градовете живеят в бордеи, без тоалетни и вода. Вместо да ходят на училище, девойките са принудени да се женят, преди да навършат пълнолетие. Това показват данните от изследване, направено в региона на Малатия във вътрешен Анадол от университета Иньоню в града.
Истинска трагедия обаче са радикалните порядки в малките градове и махалите. Младите девойки ги женят, преди да навършат пълнолетие, срещу сумата от 1700 нови турски лири. Много разпространена форма са женитбите според племенната традиция бердел. Това означава вричане на две или няколко сестри за братя или роднини от друго семейство, които родителите уговарят още при раждането. Който пристъпи уговорката, го очаква смърт.
В повечето случаи женитбите стават по метода на сгледата, без младите да се познават предварително. Болшинството от семейните са само с религиозен брак. 75 на сто от жените обаче мечтаят за официален брак. Също толкова искат да живеят в апартамент. Според проучването половината семейства нямат перални и тоалетни, но пък имат телевизори, по които следят сериалите. Мъжете предпочитат сериала "Куртлар вадиси" - националистическа сага за геройствата на турските командоси срещу американците в Ирак. Жените пък гледат "Дженнет махаллеси", сапунен сериал за турските роми, изобилстващ със скечове и музика.
Освен това се оказало, че от всеки 10 девойки в Турция в ученическа възраст 7 не посещават училище и не работят. Около 6,5 млн. подрастващи и млади туркини си седят вкъщи. Данните са на най-голямата синдикална организация в страната - Конфедерацията на турските работодатели. Според проучването 60% от жените между 15 и 29 години изобщо не получават образование.
Според проф. Дурмуш Гюнай от университета в Зонгулдаг заради своята необразованост турските жени почти не участват "в икономическия живот". А проф. Тюркян Сайлан, която е шеф на "Дружеството за съвременен начин на живот", обяснява, че точно заради икономическата изостаналост момичетата в Анадола не учат. Тя дори разказва потресаващи случаи, при които на умни и схватливи девойки им отпускат стипендии, но семействата им ги притискат да не отиват да учат. В повечето случаи точно родителите настояват момичетата да се забраждат, когато излизат навън или отиват на училище. "Затова, като излизат от вкъщи, те слагат забрадките, а като дойдат в училище, оставят свободни косите си", разказва тя.
Според традицията моралните и спазващи религиозните традиции жени трябва да се покриват и да си стоят вкъщи. Тези норми все още са много силни, особено за семействата, които живеят извън големите градове. "Забулването прикрива половата същност на жената. Защото на жената се гледа като на полов обект, поради това е опасна и трябва да се покрива. За кого ли? Заради мъжете, разбира се! Вероятно това в миналото е било необходимо, но в ХХI век забулването на жените няма нищо общо със свободата на личността и е анахронизъм", обяснява известната социоложка Чиндем Кяътчъбашъ.
Много млади жени, дори да са завършили университет, щом се омъжат, си остават вкъщи. Те, естествено, се покриват по настояване на мъжете си или под натиска на средата. Върху нея веднага се нахвърлят с въпроса: "Ти не си ли мюсюлманка, та не се покриваш?" Или консервативните им мъже, за които приказките в кафенето в махалата са главният критерий за морала, ще ги накарат насила да се забраждат.
"В страни, където религията е отделена от държавата, няма такива случаи. Но в Турция диктува дирекцията по вероизповеданията, чийто общ годишен бюджет е колкото на осем министерства, взети заедно. Вместо за дирекцията тези средства биха могли да бъдат влагани за девически гимназии, за професионални женски курсове, за трудова заетост на младите хора, сред които има голяма безработица", казва Мустафа Гюнгьор, дългогодишен педагог.
Интересен факт е, че болшинство от покриващите се жени, а също и дъщерите на турските политици не работят, нямат професия, въпреки че някои от тях са високообразовани. Съпругата на премиера Реджеп Таип Ердоган - Емине, се покрила на 15 г. по настояване на брат й. Отначало била шокирана, дори помислила за самоубийство, но се примирила. Първата дама Хайрюнниса Гюл също я забулват на 15 години, когато я сгодяват за 30-годишния Абдуллах Гюл и тя оставя училището. Зейнеп Бабаджан, съпругата на външния министър, е завършила университета Хаджеттеепе в Анкара със специалност преводачка. Двамата се омъжват по сгледа. Сестрите я харесали за брат си. След годежа тя се забулила. Съпругата на бившия парламентарен шеф Мюневвер Арънч също оставя учителската професия, след като се омъжва.
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Университети на бунт срещу забрадките
Не пускат забулени студентки в Турция
Турските университети въстанаха срещу забрадките. Те масово не пускаха забулени момичета да влизат в сградите им. Само 18 от общо 115 ВУЗ-ове в Турция не спряха от занятия студентките с покрити глави. В останалите още на входа момичетата бяха молени учтиво да свалят забрадките си и не бяха пускани, докато не го направят. Падането на забраната за носене на забрадки в университетите беше прието преди около месец от парламента и още тогава разбуни духовете. А сега, след началото на новия семестър, хаосът стана пълен. Ръководствата на повечето университети решиха, че няма да спазват новата конституционна поправка, въпреки че председателят на Съвета за висше образование проф. Юсуф Зия Йозджан бе изпратил наредба до ректорите да допускат в учебните заведения забрадени студентки. Дори някои от участниците в съвета се опълчиха срещу решението на шефа им. Те заявиха, че няма да изпълнят "заповед, която е престъпление по своята същност". Според тях, за да бъде законна и да влезе в сила заповедта, трябва да бъде променен и член 17 от закона за съвета. Конфликтът между академичните институции и съвета се изостри до такава степен, че се стигна до "словесни дуели", съобщи в. "Радикал".Разделение имаше и в самите университети. Деканите и ръководителите на катедри бяха разединени. В същото време студенти протестираха срещу падането на забраната за носене на забрадки в университета, което беше направено от управляващата проислямска Партия на справедливостта и развитието. Според властите забрадката е въпрос на лична свобода. За разлика от тях повечето представители на опозицията смятат, че забрадката е символ на политическия ислям, а поправките в конституцията са атака срещу светското управление в Турция.
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Оценка на пазара на цигари в Турция
Турчин пуши докато играе с приятели в кафене в Анкара. Турция е осмият по големина пазар на цигари в света, като 60 процента от мъжете пушат. На пазара се борят шест световни производителя и държавното тютюнопреработвателно дружество Текел.
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