Türk Kütüphaneciliği (Oct 2014)
Comparison of Turkey and the World of Reading Book Value and Their Impact on Our Social Life
Abstract
The development level of the country is directly related to cultural-based reading of that country. Turkey’s level of education an average of about six years. Still there is an illiterate population of women and men which are located in country side has significant influence on cultural level of society. Turkey’s level of reading books and newspapers is far behind the countries with the same level of sophistication and development. In generally educated propel in school-age, college and university have a serious problem in book reading. Literate level seems to be very low. In this context, curricular culture of the society directly related to the level of literacy. Turkey’s proportionally culture budget is directly related the given importance. In Turkey, reading books and newspapers ratio seriously is problematic. Turkey’s bright future is depend on society’s educate and a serious cultural policy. For a certain democratic maturity and active citizens cultural policy is important and without this Turkey cannot built a safety and democratic society. On the basis of the fact that many problems we live in today depend on lag of culture-based reading, writing, participate in artistic activities.
