Turkey 2006
THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE 13         The Country   15   The Population   21       GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS 25         The Marmara Region   28   The Aegean Region   39   The Mediterranean Region   48   The Central Anatolia Region   58   The Black Sea Region   68   The East Anatolia Region   77   The Southeast Anatolia Region   87       HISTORY 95         An Outline of Turkish History until 1923   96   The History of the Republic of Turkey  114       THE STATE ORDER, CONSTITUTION, LEGAL SYSTEM 135         The Constitution  136   Fundametal Bodies of the State  144   Legal System  152   Unitary Structure of the State and the Administration  156   The Election System and Political Parties  158       OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES 161         Public Finance  162   Public Services  169   Internal Security  171   Terrorist Activities against the Unity of the Country  179       THE SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA PROJECT (GAP) 183         GAP Investments  186   GAP on International Platforms  191       TURKEY AND THE WORLD 193         Fundamental Aspects of Turkish Foreign Policy  194   National Security and Defense  241       MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS 251         Turkish Economy and Policies of Opening Up Abroad  252   Foreign Economic Relations and Balance of Payments  259   Foreign Capital and Free Trade Zones  267   Turkish Contracting Services Abroad  271   The Housing Sector in Turkey  274   Protection of the Consumer  277   Environmental Protection  280		DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC SECTOR 285         Turkish Industry Opening to the World  286   Money and Banking  298   Mining  302   Energy  310   Agriculture and Animal Husbandry  312   Forestry  316   Transportation  318   Communication  328   Fairs and Commercial Promotions  333   Advertising and Public Relations  335   Turkey: A Tourist’s Paradise  337   Faith Tourism  340       WORK LIFE AND SOCIAL POLICIES 347         Labor Laws for the Individual and Community in Working Life  348   Social Partners  358   The Social Security System and its Constitution  362   Health Services  366       EDUCATION AND SCIENCE 373         National Education System in Turkey  375   Formal Education  376   Non-formal Education  384   Cooperation in Education  387   Science and Research  390       LIFE IN SOCIETY 397         Non-governmental Organizations  398   Religious Life  401   Women and Society  403   The Youth  412   Mass Media and Public Opinion  415   The Press  424   Radio and Television  428   Sports  435       CULTURAL LIFE 447         Literature  448   Fine Arts  459   Architecture  470   Music  472   Opera ve Ballet  480   Theater  484   Cinema  489   Festivals  495   Museum Curatorial  502   Publishing and Libraries  506