What has changed in 10 years?
Type of Settlement
Society in now resides far more in metropolitan cities.
Residence
Turkey has also rapidly moved to apartment buildings.
Home Ownership
Despite all the new apartment buildings, home ownership has not increased; it has even diminished.
Number of Persons Per Households
The number of households with small populations is increasing along with apartments.
Education
The proportion of schooled persons is increasing, but still 6 percent of the population is illiterate.
Mothers' Education
Still, one third of mothers are illiterate.
Fathers' Education
Fathers are more educated than mothers but still one sixth are illiterate.
Lifestyles
The number of those who call themselves Modern or Religious Conservative has decreased, and the number of Traditional Conservatives has increased.
Happiness
The number of those who feel happy in terms of general living conditions has decreased.
Average Age
Turkey is getting old! People are getting married later.
Marital Status
Even though the society is getting older, the proportion of singles has increased.
How Did They Marry?
Marriage by consensus increases among young people; but arranged marriage is still in majority.
Level of Piety
The structure of piety does not change; however, the non-believers are becoming more visible.
Religious Practices
Although level of piety has not changed much, religious practices have decreased.
Headcover
The proportion of covered women has not changed much; however, the ratio of calling cover as "Hijab" is decreasing.
Appearance
Women's appearance is changing. Aesthetic intervention has become much more accepted in the last 3 years.
Role of Men
The sharing of tasks in cooking is on the way to becoming more balanced.
Views on Woman
There is progress in society's view on women.
Those Working
While the education level has increased, the number of more qualified employees has increased. On the other hand, farmers are disappearing.
Those Not Working
The percentage of housewives has decreased, but still they constitute more than a quarter of the society.
Employment Status
Despite all the demographic movements in society, the proportion of those who do not work did not change.
How Many Persons Work In The Household??
With the increase of the percentage of retirees and students, the percentage of households where no one works is increasing.
Average Income
Incomes increased nominally. Nevertheless, considering inflation, the gain is not much.
Average Income Compared To Inflation
Incomes increased nominally. Nevertheless, considering inflation, the gain is not much.
Expectations
Society in Turkey is more hopeful than 10 years ago.
Respect For Diversity
The demand for coexistence is increasing. But more than half of the society tends to discriminate.
Authoritarianism
The experience of a coup attempt seriously changed the attitude towards coups.
Food Shopping
Despite rapid urbanization; we have not abandoned district bazaars and we are not used to buying food online.
Banking
Banking is shifting from the branches to the internet.
Ownership
Now, three-quarters of households have a dishwasher.
Eating Out
The practice of eating out decreased despite urbanization.
Alcohol - Smoking
Campaigns, taxes, changing regulations…; but habits do not change.
Holidays
It's not even a third who go for a vacation on holidays.
Following The News
Along with the internet, following the news is moving away from the mass media.
Social Media
The biggest social changes in Turkey is in social media.
Music Preferences
With the influence of urbanization, the percentage of those listening to folk music is decreasing and those listening to pop is increasing. However, the proportion of people listening to Arabesque music does not change.
