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Report on Social Policies in the Turkey of the Future

Report on Social Policies in the Turkey of the Future

Category: News History: 27 October 2020

A Report on Social Policies in the Turkey of the Future has been published under auspices of ILKE Foundation. In the report, 6 basic social policy implementation areas have been examined including education, social insurance, health, social services, social benefits, and housing. While health expenditures were around 3% in the 90's, in 2019 this went up to 12.5%. Among the OECD countries, Turkey is the country that observed the highest increase in social spending.

With the social security and health reform carried out in 2006, the integration and synchronization of these services under the ASP ministry in 2011 the poverty rate in the country has decreased.

As a specific example, despite the 4 + 4 + 4 level, 12-year education, the number of students per teacher decreased with the increase in the number of schools and branches. It was emphasized that, in addition to breakthroughs such as the construction of new hospitals in the field of health, the combination of hospitals and the elimination of queues, policies such as taking many treatments under health insurance and including people who do not have the means to general health insurance are important developments in terms of Turkey's social policies.

Stating that the purpose of social policies actually means that the state provides a quality and peaceful life to its citizens, it was stated that this ultimate goal should have 3 basic projections.

Ensuring social justice

To raise human capital and human development

Increasing life satisfaction

SubjectTurkish foreign policyTürkiye dış politikası

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