1. Mustafa Kemal, "Atatürk" - Father of the Turks:
"Peace at Home, Peace in the World.”
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
Often Grouped with:
Middle East
Western Europe
Southeastern Europe
Southwestern Asia
2. REPULIC OF TURKEY
Ottoman Empire from 1218-1922
Duration: 640 years
Istanbul, Turkey, where two continents meet.
3. BRIEF HISTORY
TURKEY -- a new country in an old land.
•Civilizations include Hittite, Thracian, Hellenistic, and Byzantine
•Anatolia, the most productive part of the massive Byzantine Empire with its capital in
Constantinople.
•The Ottoman Empire dynasty (from 1218-1922) endured for six centuries through the
reigns of thirty-six sultans.
•Occupation in the aftermath of World War I, prompted the establishment of the Turkish
national movement.
•Turkish War of Independence was waged, under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, a
military commander
•“Republic of Turkey" was born on October 29, 1923, with the new capital of Ankara.
•Mustafa Kemal - first President of Turkey, introduced many radical reforms with the aim
of founding a new secular republic from the remnants of its Ottoman past. Atatürk and his
associates regarded both religious rules and traditional cultural practices as hindrances to
the creation a modern society.
•Ideal society for Turkey was the pattern of personal and family relations that prevailed
among the educated upper classes of Europe during the 1920s and 1930s.
4. Main Cities
Istanbul is Turkey’s largest city (approx. 12 million) and
the country’s undisputed cultural and financial center
Ankara is Turkey’s capital and second-largest city
(pop. 4.5 million), Ankara is the seat of government and
diplomacy and is also a university town with a large student population.
Edirne is one of the oldest settlements in Turkey, dating back to the Neolithic age
7.000-6.000 B.C. and was also the second largest city of the Ottoman Empire. Hence,
its rich cultural heritage
Izmir, a city on the Aegean coast is Turkey’s third-largest city and second most
important port.
5. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul,
the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire
(from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue
Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
•
The Church of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek)
in Istanbul is one of the most impressive and important
buildings ever constructed.
•
Events of all kinds have taken their toll on the building
over the centuries, although the surviving main structure
is essentially that which was built between 532 and 537.
Source http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haso/hd_haso.htm
7. HEALTH PERFORMANCE RANK BY COUNTRY
Provided by World Health Organization
191 Countries reporting
Member
Level of
Health
Overall Health
Ranking in Health
System Performance Expenditure Capital
in International
Dollars
26
61
SAUDI ARABIA
10
ISRAEL
40
28
19
EGYPT
43
63
115
TURKEY
33
70
82
IRAN
58
93
94
IRAQ
75
103
117
From the World Health Organization,
provided by
http://www.photius.com/rankings.
8. Reference to Chart above:
Computer Industry Almanac Inc.=
Comp. Ind. Almanac
International Telecommunication Union=
ITU
Computer Industry Almanac Inc.
http://www.c-i-a.com
9. WOMEN IN TURKEY
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Women Leaders and Gender Parity
The Global Gender Gap Report 2010
www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2010.pdf
10. EDUCATION LEVEL OF WORKING WOMEN
10/100
15/100
Illiterate Workers
Tertiary Education
60/100
Below High School
Workers
15/100
High/Voc. Tech School
Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK)
TURKSTAT
http://www.turkey-now.org
11. WOMEN in PROFESSION
Profession
Women
Members of
Parliament
4%
Civil Service
33%
Academia
36%
Law
19.7%
Medicine
33.8%
School
Principals
1.
2.
4%
Urbanization &
Decline in agricultural employment
are the two main factors that have
contributed to decrease the share of women
having or seeking jobs in Turkey
UNICEF Worldwide
http://www.unicef.org/turkey/gr/ge21c.html
12. EDUCATION
Two main changes in 1923 dramatically affected Education in Turkey:
•secularization
•change of alphabet.
The Ministry of Education has the largest budget of any with an allocation of over 22% of
the national budget.
Education : Compulsory for 8 years (recently decreed) A special feature of
primary schools is that one teacher takes care of all the students in one class,
from the first grade and continues with those children for eight years until they
finish their compulsory education.
High School: 3 years and free unless attending a private school at about
$4000 a year.
College: Unlike the earlier educational levels, students have to pay a fee of
approximately 100-350 US Dollars per year at public higher education facilities.
Education: Turkish Education System
www.enjoyturkey.com/info/facts/Education.htm
13. National Library of Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Established on April 15, 1946.
Universal Decimal Classification
UDC – subject= 027.7(73):024.68
The European Library for access to Click
Enter a title, subject or person
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14. The National Library of Turkey is one of
the most recent National libraries in
the world. The work of the National
Library of Turkey was started on April
15, 1946 and they started serving its
users in the new building on August 5,
1983.
15. LIBRARY AFFILIATIONS
http://www.kutuphaneci.org.tr
Turkish Librarians’ Association
•June 3, 1961, the main charter for this
professional organization for Turkish Librarians
•IFLA (The International Federation of
Library Associations and Institutions)
•CDNL (The Conference of Directors of National Libraries)
•CENL (The Conference of European National Librarians)
•LIBER (The Association of European Research Libraries)
Library Week in Turkey
Bibliographic sources for Librarians is
LISA (Library and Information
Science Abstracts).
For the past 47 years, the last week in
March has been celebrated as Library
Week in Turkey with the goal of developing
the love of reading and emphasizing the
importance of books to students and the
awareness of libraries for the general
/
public.
17. TURKISH UNIVERSITIES
•100 public universities
•about 50 private, non-profit universities,
which are referred to as foundation
universities
•an additional 20 or so higher education
institutions are vocational in nature or are
military or police schools.
•Although Turkish universities do not typically
rank within the top 100 in the world
•a number of schools rank in the top 500
including Istanbul University, Middle East
Technical University and Bilkent University.
•Turkish technology and engineering schools
are often considered to provide an equivalent
education to schools in the US.
1453 – Istanbul University was founded and is the oldest
university in Turkey
1773 – establishment of Istanbul Technical University to
provide engineering education in the Western sense
1923 - establishment of Ankara University 1923
20. FOUNDATIONS
Professor İhsan Doğramacı FOUNDATION
(April 3, 1915 – February 25, 2010)
•Turkish academic of Iraqi Turkmen descent
•Born in Erbil, Iraq, then Ottoman Empire
•A pediatric physician and an international
•leader of development
•Founder of Bilkent University, a leading private university, in Ankara, Turkey
•In 1946, he was a Co-ratifier of World Health Organization (WHO's) constitution
•First President and the Chairman of its Board of Trustees in WHO (World Health Organization) since
1985.
•Founder of the Children's Hospital in Ankara, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, the first College
of Nursing and several other universities in Turkey where he also served as the Rector and Chancellor
•Started schools and educational facilities across the Middle East Region,
especially in his home country of Israel.
22. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Established in 1963
• Leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey
• Mission is to advance science and technology, conduct research and support
Turkish researchers
• Declared to be an autonomous institution
• Governed by a Scientific Board whose members are prominent scholars from
universities, industry and research institutions.
• TUBITAK Reports directly to the Prime Minister
• Acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and
research issues,
• supports undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships.
23. The Turkish Academy of Sciences
Turkish: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi - TÜBA
TÜBA is an autonomous scholarly society acting
to promote scientific activities in Turkey.
Although it is attached to the office of the Prime
Minister and is largely funded by the government,
it maintains financial and administrative autonomy.
The academy is headquartered
in Ankara, Turkey.
http://www.interacademies.net
24. TUBITAK ULAKBIM
•
Founded as a service unit of TUBITAK in 1996.
•
ULAKBIM's main objective is to operate a computer network enabling interaction
within the institutional elements of national innovation system
•
ULAKBIM consists of
•
National Academic Network Unit: forms the academic
network infrastructure in Turkey at all levels
•
Cahit Arf Information Center, provides information
and document supply services nationwide
TUBITAK
Marmara Research Center,
Kentriki, Turkey
http://www.mam.gov.tr/english/
25. OTHER FOUNDATIONS
OF TURKEY
•
The Women’s Library and Information Centre Foundation
was founded April 14,1990 in order to ‘understand the presence of women in
history, offer proper information to women researchers and preserve today’s written
documents for future generations’. The Foundation resides in a
historical
building in Fener, Istanbul which was provided by the Istanbul
Metropolitan
Municipality.
•
Community Volunteers Foundation
•
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
•
Deutsche Bank A.Ş.
•
Finansinvest
•
Fortis Bank A.Ş.
•
Horizon Investment SA
•
Western Union Foundation
http://media.library.ku.edu.tr/KITAP/5-Ana%20metin.pdf
26. SJR WORLD REPORT 2010
Physical Sciences
2277 Research Institutes reporting
SCImago Research Group, Copyright 2010.
Data Source: Scopus®
World Rank Region Rank
375
120
Rank in
Country
Institution
City
Output
IC%
1
Istanbul Technical
University
Istanbul, Tr
3,325
26.26
Ankara, Tr
3,191
26.48
396
133
2
Middle East Technical
University
590
214
3
Gazi University
Ankara, Tr
2,006
10.62
693
244
4
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Tr
1,705
22.99
779
268
5
Ankara University
Ankara, Tr
1,490
22.75
27. SJR WORLD REPORT 2010
Health Sciences
1,875 Institutes and University Reporting
SCImago Research Group, Copyright 2010.
Data Source: Scopus®
World
Rank
Region
Rank
Country
Rank
Institution
104
30
1
Istanbul University
Istanbul,Tr
4,527
11.69
122
39
2
Hacettepe University
Ankara,Tr
4,216
13.69
287
115
4
Baskent University
Ankara,Tr
2,374
3.33
313
126
5
Ege University
Ankara,Tr
2,215
33.23
317
128
6
Gazi University
Ankara,Tr
2,181
6.10
City in Turkey Output
IC%
28. SJR WORLD REPORT 2010
Health Sciences
1,875 Institutes and University Reporting
SCImago Research Group, Copyright 2010.
Data Source: Scopus®
World
Rank
Region
Rank
Country
Rank
Institution
104
30
1
Istanbul University
Istanbul,Tr
4,527
11.69
122
39
2
Hacettepe University
Ankara,Tr
4,216
13.69
287
115
4
Baskent University
Ankara,Tr
2,374
3.33
313
126
5
Ege University
Ankara,Tr
2,215
33.23
317
128
6
Gazi University
Ankara,Tr
2,181
6.10
City in Turkey Output
IC%
29. SUBJECT AREAS OF PUBLICATION
Six of 27 subject areas are shown
with output by Medicine being the greatest.
The four lowest ranking subject areas are listed in red.
Subject Area of
Publication
1996
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2.344
8.524
8.871
8.847
9.365
10,093
Agricultural and
Biological Sciences
490
1.532
1.998
2.026
2.252
2,773
Engineering
530
1.375
1.647
2.099
2.076
2,375
Biochemistry, Genetics,
Molecular Biology
470
1.806
1.948
2.086
1.938
2,222
Chemistry
349
1.143
1.243
1.497
1.577
1,690
Multidisciplinary
3
39
127
121
141
224
Nursing
3
52
109
145
169
179
Arts and Humanities
9
42
50
71
128
173
45
159
155
171
173
172
Medicine
Health Professions
SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.
Retrieved June 25, 2011, from http://www.scimagojr.com
30. AUTHOR SEARCH
The Search performed below is limited by Author in order
to find who authored the most during 2009.
Available from Web of Science
31.
32.
33. OUTPUT FROM TURKEY
2005-2009 with 1996 as comparison
SJR: SCImago Journal & Country Rank /Country Search /Western Europe/Turkey
http://www.scimagojr.com/countrysearch.php?country=TR
Year
Documents
% International
Collaboration
% Region
% World
1996
5,580
18.96
1.66
0.49
2005
19,018
19.23
3.93
1.09
2006
21,239
18.56
4.15
1.16
2007
23,029
18.70
4.36
1.2
2008
23,888
18.96
4.35
1.21
2009
27,318
18.36
4.69
1.34
34. Hirsch Index Rankings
SCImago Research Group, Copyright 2010. Data Source: Scopus®
http://www.scimagolab.com :: http://www.scimagoir.com
Rank
Year
Documents
Citable
documents
Citations
Self-Citations
Citations per
Document
H index
37 / 225
2009
27,318
25,818
23,114
7,724
0.85
158
37 / 218
2008
23,888
22,658
52,423
15,317
2.19
158
37 / 223
2007
23,029
21,953
86,257
23,940
3.75
158
37 / 219
2006
21,239
20,155
100,320
28,017
4.72
158
37 / 215
2005
19,018
18,117
113,480
31,234
5.97
158
37 / 207
1996
5,580
5,398
46,468
14,031
8.33
158
This table was ranked by H index which remained flat at 158 from 1996 until present. The
Number of documents increased dramatically in the last 5 years - from 19,018 to 27,318 but
the citations per document reduced significantly from 5.97 per document in 2005 to .85 in
2009. In fact, looking back to 1996, the citations per document was at 8.33 which seems to
indicate that the productivity has increased but the influence of the work has declined.
“Turkey – the name means “strong”, “powerful”. [Room, A. (2006). Placenames Of The World:]
Turkey is a land rich in history and cultural wealth. Ancient sites and ruins scattered throughout the country give sufficient proof of each civilization's unique distinction. The world's first known settlement is found in Turkey. Upon the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, a young man named Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, led his country towards peace and stability that brought about tremendous economic growth and increasing modernization. Through decades of change and growth, Turkey still boasts growing success, living by Atatürk's motto of "Peace at Home, Peace in the World.”
Istanbul, Turkey, where two continents meet.
“One of the world’s most strategic waterways—the strait between Europe & Asia connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and ultimately to the Mediterranean Sea. Today it splits the city of Istanbul in two.”
Notice the countries surrounding Turkey.
TURKEY Is a new country in an old land.
Known as Anatolia, this part of the empire was the most productive part of the massive Byzantine Empire with its capital in Constantinople.
The Ottoman Empire dynasty (1218-1922) endured for six centuries through the reign of thirty-six sultans.
The occupation of some parts of Turkey by the Allies in the aftermath of World War I, prompted the establishment of the Turkish National Movement.
Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, a military commander, the Turkish War of Independence was waged.
“Republic of Turkey" on October, 1923, with the new capital of Ankara.
Mustafa Kemal - first President of Turkey, introduced many radical reforms with the aim of founding a new secular republic from the remnants of its Ottoman past.
Istanbul is Turkey’s largest city (approx. 12 million) and
the country’s undisputed cultural and financial center
Ankara is Turkey’s capital and second-largest city
(pop. 4.5 million), Ankara is the seat of government and
diplomacy and is also a university town with a large student population.
Edirne is one of the oldest settlements in Turkey, dating back to the Neolithic age 7.000-6.000 B.C. and was also the second largest city of the Ottoman Empire. Hence, its rich cultural heritage
Izmir, a city on the Aegean coast is Turkey’s third-largest city and second most important port.
The Church of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia in Greek) in Istanbul is one of the most impressive and important buildings ever constructed. Events of all kinds have taken their toll on the building over the centuries, although the surviving main structure is essentially that which was first built between 532 and 537.
After conquest of the city in 1453, Hagia Sophia was converted to a mosque (Ayasofya Camii), which it remained until the fall of the Ottoman empire in the early twentieth century. It served as Istanbul's most revered mosque until 1935 when Atatürk, recognizing its world-historical significance, had it proclaimed a museumSource http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/haso/hd_haso.htm
17th in the world in Gross Domestic Product. It grew steadily until a sharp downturn around 2008.
Overall Level of Health:
A good health system, above all, contributes to good health.
WHO assessed overall population health using several indicators
to see how well the objective of good health is being achieved in each country.
From the World Health Organization
Provided by
http://www.photius.com/rankings
Notice the chart showing Internet Usage statistics from 2000 to 2010.
Notice the Gender gap index is well over 100 each year from 2006 -2009.
The graph at the top right shows the inequality or near equality females have to them male population.
The literacy rate is lower for women, partly because of expected domestic duties.
Out of 100 women,
10 will be Illiterate workers
60 will be below high school workers
15 will be High School or Vocational School
15 will have Tertiary education
Here you see the percentage of women in profession in Turkey with those in
academia the highest, at 36%
Civil Service and Medicine at 33%.
School Principal is the lowest with 4%.
What can be done about the decline in women in the workplace?
Sustaining investments on education
Affordable childcare
Creating job opportunities for first time job seekers
Primary education is free with the exception of private schools which accommodate 2% of primary school children.
Education : Compulsory for 8 years (recently decreed) A special feature of primary schools is that one teacher takes care of all the students in one class, from the first grade and continues with those children for eight years until they finish their compulsory education.
High School: 3 years and free unless attending a private school at about $4000 a year.
College: Unlike the earlier educational levels, students have to pay a fee of approximately 100-350 US Dollars per year at public higher education facilities.
Universal Decimal Classification
The code itself is independent of any particular language or script (consisting of Arabic numerals and common punctuation marks), and the accompanying class descriptions have appeared in many translated versions. UDC is in worldwide use, and has been published in whole or in part in 40 different languages. UDC is used in bibliographic services, documentation centers and libraries in around 130 countries world-wide.
The National Library of Turkey has joined The European Library,
http://www.publiclibraries.com/world.htm
SCREEN-The National Library of Turkey is one of the most recent libraries in the world. The work of the National Library of Turkey was started on April 15, 1946. National Library of Turkey started serving its users in the new building on August 5, 1983.
Adnan Ötüken sent to Germany to study librarianship as a result of the efforts taken the first step in a modest ceremony in the National Library's anniversary was celebrated with various activities. On April 15, which will be held at the Conference Hall of National Library activities within the scope
National Library for Turkey's national memory of the 65-year period occurred in 39 thousand square meters, has managed to become integrated into the services, the European Library network. 2 million 919 thousand 725 increases the number of works each day with a collection of the National Library in 2002, 297 thousand 349 in 2010 an average 160 percent increase in the number of users rose to 331 771 thousand.
NEWS STORY: TOP TEN LIBRARIES OF TURKEY - http://www.mkutup.gov.tr/menu/84
One of the important professional bibliographic sources for Librarians is LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts.
http://www.kutuphaneci.org.tr/
Turkish Librarians’ Association
http://www.kutuphaneci.org.tr/
They produce two professional publications:
Information World a per-reviewed journal published every 6 months
Turkish Librarianship – every 3 months
Most of the schools of higher learning in Turkey, were established after the Republic was established.
100 public universities
about 50 private, non-profit universities, which are referred to as foundation universities
1453 – Istanbul University was founded and is the oldest university in Turkey
1773 – establishment of Istanbul Technical University to provide engineering education in the Western sense
1923 - establishment of Ankara University 1923
Istanbul University, as one of the oldest educational institutions, not only of Turkey, but also of the world
founded when Mehmet the Conqueror conquered Istanbul
Education began to be available in theological schools ("medrese/madrasah" as they were then called) and, until the end of the 16th century, these schools were instrumental in educating the ruling cadres of the Ottoman society
When the Turkish Republic was founded, Istanbul University was the only institution of higher education.
1924-As a first step in modernization, the Istanbul University in the style of European universities, rather than the madrasahs. It comprised the departments of medicine, law, literature, theology, and science.
The institution was renamed “Istanbul University”.
The Hacettepe University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre
Professor İhsan Doğramacı FOUNDATION
(April 3, 1915 – February 25, 2010)
Turkish academic of Iraqi Turkmen descent
born in Erbil, Iraq, then Ottoman Empire
A pediatric physician and an international leader of development
Founder of Bilkent University, a leading private university, in Ankara, Turkey
In 1946, he was a Co-ratifier of World Health Organization (WHO's) constitution
First President and the Chairman of its Board of Trustees in WHO (World Health Organization) since 1985.
Founder of the Children's Hospital in Ankara, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, the first College of Nursing and several other universities in Turkey where he also served as the Rector and Chancellor
Started schools and educational facilities across the Middle East Region,
especially in his home country of Israel
The top 8 funding agencies of 2009 are governmental based; TUBITAK And many arms of that agency
Turkey Prime Ministry: State Planning Organization (DPT)=http://www.dpt.gov.tr/ing/
Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV)
--Supporting R&D and technological innovation projects of the private sector in Turkey since 1991, What is TTGV?
Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV) is a foundation established by 26 private sector companies, 6 public institutions and 10 umbrella organizations and 14 individuals.Since TTGV is established in accordance with the international loan agreement signed between Turkish Republic and the World Bank, it is considered one of the three foundations established by law in Turkey.TTGV is subject to all the regulations on the foundations of Turkish Republic. =http://www.ttgv.org.tr/en
TÜBA - The Turkish Academy of Sciences / TÜBA is an autonomous scholarly society acting to promote scientific activities in Turkey. Although it is attached to the office of the Prime Minister and is largely funded by the government, it maintains financial and administrative autonomy.
The academy is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
“TÜBA - The Turkish Academy of Sciences”
iap: the global network of science academies
http://www.interacademies.net/Academies/ByRegion/MiddleEastCentralAfrica/Turkey.aspx
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This slide shows the top 5 Universities in PSHYSICAL SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS. It shows world rank, region, and rank in the country. Output ofpblications and the International collaboration is listed. CHART
O::Output
An institution's publication output reveals its scientific outcomes in terms of published documents in scholarly journals.
IC::International Collaboration
This value shows the institution's output ratio that has been produced in
collaboration with foreign institutions. The values are computed by analyzing
the institution's output whose affiliation includes more than one country
O::Output
An institution's publication output reveals its scientific outcomes in terms of published documents in scholarly journals.
IC::International Collaboration
This value shows the institution's output ratio that has been produced in
collaboration with foreign institutions. The values are computed by analyzing
the institution's output whose affiliation includes more than one country
NOTES
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Cites per Document vs. External Cites per Document
At one time, Turkey was cited more than today, it has declined dramatically.
This table was ranked by H index which remained flat at 158 from 1996 until present. The Number of documents increased dramatically in the last 5 years - from 19,018 to 27,318 but the citations per document reduced significantly from 5.97 per document in 2005 to .85 in 2009. In fact, looking back to 1996, the citations per document was at 8.33 which seems to indicate that the productivity has increased but the influence of the work has declined.
With the support of departments in government, foundations, and other funding agencies, the output from Turkey will continue. Like every country, Turkey has a unique place in the world. The country is strong and proud of their long history. They realize there are many challenges as well as possibilities ahead and move forward.