tailieunhanh - The Situation of Elderly People in Turkey and National Plan of Action on Ageing

Ownership rates across all age groups increased between 1985 and 2003. Again, this is a well- documented and understood change that has been driven by a number of economic factors, including, but not limited to, falling interest rates, rising standards of living, public policies helping low- and middle-income families afford home ownership. Among the elderly population, the ownership rate for population 85 and over exhibited the highest increase – ., 16 percentage points. Data show that the ownership rate peaks at the age 62 to 74. The ownership rate decreases with the higher age groups as elderly households. | The Situation of Elderly People in Turkey and National Plan of Action on Ageing INDEX OF TABLES AND SYMBOLS AND 1. SITUATION . TURKEY S . Geographical . Historical . Administrative . Economic structure. 4 . Demographic . THE SITUATION OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN . Legal status. 13 . Policies implemented. 16 . International undertakings. 18 . SERVICES offered to elderly people in . Services offered by public institutions and . Social . Social . Social . Health . Services offered by non-governmental organizations and private . Services offered by non-governmental . Services offered by private 2. NATIONAL PLAN OF . ELDERLY PEOPLE AND . Current Situation and . Active Participation in the Society and the Development Goal 1 Provision of Elderly People s Social Cultural Economic and Political Actions to be Goal 2 Provision of Elderly People s Participation in All Stages of the Decision Making Actions to be . Work and the Ageing Goal 1 Employment Opportunities for All Elderly People Who Wish to Actions to be . Rural Development Migration and Goal 1 Improvement of Rural Living Conditions and Actions to be Taken. 53 Goal 2 Prevention of Exclusion of Elderly People from the Society in Rural Actions to be Goal 3 Inclusion of Elderly Immigrants in New Actions to be . Access to Information Education and Goal 1 Lifelong Equal Opportunities both for Education and Training .