The Situation of Children and Women in Turkey: An Executive Summary
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. INTRODUCTION............ I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF TURKEY ACRONYMS.................... II. IMPACT OF ECONOMY ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN. A) Economic development and social development........ B) Salaries, wages, and purchasing power..................... C) Women and employment........................................... D) Unemployment.......................................................... E) Child labour................................................................. III. HEALTH AND NUTRITION............................... A) Child morbidity and mortality B) Nutritional issues affecting Turkish children. C) Breastfeeding............................................... D) Iodine deficiency E) Maternal health........................................... F) Family planning................................ OHIV/AIDS.................................................... H)The health system......... i) public... ii) private............................................ IV. EDUCATION............. A) School attendance i) preschool education................................................... ii) primary and secondary schools and rates of attrition. B) Literacy and the quality of education................................... C) Curriculum.......................................................................... D)Non-formal education....................................................... i) adult education and skill training.............................. ii) Intersectoral Volunteers Training............................. E)The education system and budget.......................................... V. CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIAL PROTECTION MEASURES. A) Disabled children................................................................ B) Children of migrant and seasonal workers........................... C) Refugee children....................................... ................... D) Children in prison..................... E) Working and livingon the street. VI. WATER SUPPLY,SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. VII. COMMUNICATION................................ A) Newspapers and magazines......... B) Radio and television............................ C) Telecommunications........... D) Informal channels of communication. VIM. PAST COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY UNICEF........................................................................................... IX. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. A) United Nations agancies.................................... B) NGOs and universities........................................ X. PRIORITY ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED. XI. APPENDICES.............................................................................. A) Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. B) UNICEF Mission statement.....................................................  |
