Turkey-Sean+Quinn

Istanbul

__**Development**__ HDI rank: .775, making them 84th GDP: $9,400 per capita Primary jobs: coal mining, fishing, farming, raising livestock, copper mining Secondary jobs: food processing, steel production, automobile manufacturing, tobacco manufacturing, automobile manufacturing Tertiary jobs: restaurant services, teaching, retail, transportation, media Raw materials:cotton, textiles, automobiles, steel, electronics (i.e. cell phones, computers) Consumer Goods: cell phones, computers, automobiles, foods, oil, farming equipment, tobacco, textiles, apparel Education: Is valued in Turkey and has been developing. A minimum of 6 years is required, and most students choose to continue to do so. No student is denied an education either, more girls are entering the Turkish school system. Literacy Rate: 87.4% Life Expectancy: 72.88 years total and 70.48 for men and 75.46 for women Infant mortality rate: 38.33/1000 Natural Increase Rate: 1.04% Crude Birth Rate: 16.4/1000 GDI rank: .763, due to the extremely large Muslim population change has been very slow in coming. As of recently, however, their has been a movement for gender equality. That is why the GDI is relatively close for an Islamic country.


 * __Industry__**

Types of industries: Textiles, food processing, autos, electronics, mining _ Situation factors of industry: Near Europe and Asia, on Mediterranean and Black Sea, close to oil fields, cheap labor, relatively cheap land

_ Site factors for industry Great Mediterranean climate, proximity to water, mountainous, scarcely populated (plenty o' land), coastlines


 * __Resources__**

Types of energy used For the longest time, Turkey relied heavily on coal and petroleum. However, recently, the general population has shifted to petroleum due to its proximity and lower emissions. _

Problems associated with energy Naturally, the petroleum issue is worrisome but the amount of imports is a concern for Turkish people. They are worried about keeping the balance between that and exports, which may cause disaster.

_ Pollution Issues The biggest concern are major textile factories and plants in major cities. Otherwise, the burning of coal and natural gases are the only concern of Turkish pollution. _ What your country is doing to stave off pollution Turkey has instituted a few environmental programs that only strive to clean up cities like the capital and Istanbul. Otherwise, because it is scarcely populated, pollution is not a major concern among the Turks.

__**Comparison**__

China and Turkey are different in many ways but have a few similarities between them. For instance, Turkey has an HDI of .775 while China’s is .777. In addition, the two have the same life expectancy of 72.88 years total (odd). Finally, the textile industry is important to both countries. However, the infant mortality rate per 1000 people is higher by 10 in Turkey. The GDP per capita is also very different because Turkey’s population makes on average $3,000 more than the Chinese. Finally, the education systems vary greatly. While the Turks believe everyone deserves an education, the Chinese pick only the best students to receive a full education.

Italy and Turkey are not on the same level at all, but do have similarities. To begin, electronics, textiles, and tobacco are all important industries in the two countries. Next, the two have similar education systems, in that they believe everyone should be educated. The two countries also share similar primary jobs such as mining, fruit farming, and wheat farming. However, Italy’s HDI is .941, compared to Turkey’s .775. The GDP per capita is close to $30,000 as opposed to Turkey’s near $10,000. Finally, virtually everyone in Italy is literate, much more than in Turkey. Comparing Turkey to Italy is an insult to Italians.

Lastly, Israel is in some ways similar to Turkey. Both again have a similar educational system, being free until 12th grade and require schooling to 16. The natural increase rate is also fairly close to that of Turkey. In addition, they are extremely close in proximity and therefore share virtually all site factors. However, even Israel seems to be kicking Turkey’s butt. Israel is 23rd in the world concerning the HDI. Next, 10% more of the population is literate than in Turkey. The GDP per capita is also near $30,000 in Israel, much higher than Turkey’s.

At this point in time, Turkey is in trouble. They are torn by their largely Muslim society and desire to be an influence in the western world. The country focuses much of its attention to farming, which is not helping toward their development. Even countries like Colombia and the Dominican Republic are in better shape than Turkey. In short, the Turks need to control the conflicts between the Sunni and Shiite populations in order to further advance. However, they do show signs of life. Relations with major powers such as the U.S. have been decent, and education is in a solid state. Despite those facts, Turkey is in bad shape, much like many middle eastern countries. Conflict within and externally hinder the ability of the country to succeed. In fifty years, Turkey will be in a more desperate situation than they are now, if it continues down this road. Turkish exports are of diminishing popularity, which will dramatically drop their revenues from trading. The EU will probably deny Turkey's request to join, and eventually relationships with the U.S. will fade away. Therefore, Turkey will be unable to receive aid from the western world. Eventually, any oil they have will also diminish and leave the Turks almost completely. In addition, the Turks have been having political problems. Although this has happened before in Turkey, it may eventually be their downfall. The Shiite and Sunni populations will also contribute to the death of Turkey. Failure by the government to control the two could lead to large scale riots and protests, pitting each group against the other. This is all a reality unless Turkey acts quick to heal its wounds.

Statistics on GDP, literary, life expectancy, Natural increase rate, Crude birth rate, infant mortality rate, industries, ed ucation, and all kinds of jobs CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html