Dorm life no fun: students
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mayıs 20, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Housing problems of Turkey’s youth were revealed in a study in connection with the May 19 Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day.
With the support of the Open Society Institute, the Youth Studies Department, launched in 2005 by Istanbul Bilgi University and Community Volunteers Foundation, or TGV, to develop participation, democracy and knowledge-based youth policies, shared the research project "Youth and Shelters" with the public.
The results of the research were published as part of the book, "Youth Studies and Policies in Turkey," which was written last year by 17 researchers and underlined 21 subjects.
The research on youth and housing consists of four main divisions: housing problems of university students, nonstudents’ housing problems, present legal status and responsibilities of the state, and political suggestions. The research revealed that governmental bodies were weak at solving the housing problem of more than 1 million youth.
Due to their present personal situations, many youth are not happy with public establishments. Respondents said that when they reported their problems to dormitory management, they were left without a solution, which revealed that youth could benefit from being a part of the management process.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ 25th article protects housing rights and the European Social Charter’s 17th article protects youths’ housing rights. The Turkish Constitution’s 90th article and domestic law should be issued accordingly with the international agreements.
The results of the research revealed that youth were expecting assistance from the state and municipalities. The survey was held in Adana, Denizli, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Samsun and Diyarbakır. The results of the face-to-face interviews with 425 university students will be published in a book in August. The average age of the survey participants was 22, with 78 percent of them not employed and 51 percent without scholarships. For both men and women, most of their monthly expenses (38 percent) go toward housing.
The results of the research were published as part of the book, "Youth Studies and Policies in Turkey," which was written last year by 17 researchers and underlined 21 subjects.
The research on youth and housing consists of four main divisions: housing problems of university students, nonstudents’ housing problems, present legal status and responsibilities of the state, and political suggestions. The research revealed that governmental bodies were weak at solving the housing problem of more than 1 million youth.
Due to their present personal situations, many youth are not happy with public establishments. Respondents said that when they reported their problems to dormitory management, they were left without a solution, which revealed that youth could benefit from being a part of the management process.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ 25th article protects housing rights and the European Social Charter’s 17th article protects youths’ housing rights. The Turkish Constitution’s 90th article and domestic law should be issued accordingly with the international agreements.
The results of the research revealed that youth were expecting assistance from the state and municipalities. The survey was held in Adana, Denizli, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Samsun and Diyarbakır. The results of the face-to-face interviews with 425 university students will be published in a book in August. The average age of the survey participants was 22, with 78 percent of them not employed and 51 percent without scholarships. For both men and women, most of their monthly expenses (38 percent) go toward housing.