A nationwide periodic survey had been conducted in Turkey which focused on politics, economy and current events.
The candidature file of the province of Sakarya for the 2014 Black Sea Games II was prepared.
A quantitative survey about television viewing habits had been conducted in Istanbul. The survey focused on the kinds of TV shows people watched, when they watched TV and the effects of demographic factors on TV viewing habits.
A qualitative study has been conducted for IBRD, Turkey, to inquire into patterns of household savings behavior and identify the reasons underlying the relatively low savings rates in Turkey. Implemented under the 2010 Country Economic memorandum (CEM), the study aimed at providing insight into how domestic savings can be motivated so as to finance sustainable economic growth in the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2008-2009.
"Old Age Expectations" research, carried out for the General Directorate of Family and Social Research is soon to be completed.
Consultancy Services for the Evaluation of
the Programme “Psychosocial Development of
Children”
05.10.2010
The purpose of our study was to assess the impact of the ÇPGD programme with respect to its initial aims and provide recommendations for strategies and policies within the health care system aimed at providing support about psychosocial development for families with young children by virtue of conclusions reached at the end of the evaluation process.
For this aim we conducted a preliminary qualitative study consisting of one focus group and 13 in-depth interviews. Following this we conducted a quantitative study consisting of surveys in 13 provinces with 1097 beneficiaries and 451 nurses/doctors (215 doctors and 236 midwives/nurses). 952 of the beneficiaries had taken part in the programme and 145 had not taken part in the programme.
After the quantitative phase we conducted the final qualitative phase: 8 focus groups with mothers who have taken part in the programme in 4 provinces, 20 in-depth interviews with 10 doctors and 10 midwife/nurses in 4 provinces and 3 in-depth interviews with representatives of potential partners: 2 from Ministry of Education and 1 from AÇEV.
The "Daily Life, Health and Sleeping Habits" research, conducted for the Turkish Sleep Medicine Society, is complete.
Fieldwork continues for the "Old Age Expectations" research, carried out for the General Directorate of Family and Social Research.
The "Daily Life, Health and Sleeping Habits" research, conducted for the Turkish Sleep Medicine Society, is soon to be completed.
Turkish Government and UNICEF carry out the “Children First: Modeling Child Protection Mechanisms at Provincial Level” project with the overall objective of strengthening the capacity of institutions for the protection of children. The purpose of the project is to establish effective, coordinated working mechanisms including monitoring and evaluation for the delivery of effective and integrated preventive and protective, child-centered protection services. The project covers 12 provinces. SAM offers consultancy services to run the project.
A major goal of the project titled The Social Construction and Developmental Trajectories of Masculinities is to fill a scientific void in Turkey regarding this issue and to contribute to the relevant body of literature. By posing such questions as “What is masculinity?” “How does it develop?” “What different forms does it take?” and “What are the social process through which it is constructed and reinforced?”, the study aims to understand both the societal as well as the developmental background of masculinities. By addressing the issue of how men construct their identities throughout their developmental trajectories starting with the socialization process in the family, we are hoping to unpack the different layers that contribute to masculine identities over time.
This project started in March 2009. It was conducted under the auspices of the Turkey Health Transformation Program sponsored by the World Bank with a view as to enhance the capacities of the Social Security Institution. The project was carried out nationwide in 12 regions and 12 provinces.
The Social Security Institution Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey aims to discern beneficiary satisfaction levels of certain participants who receive monthly pensions from the General Directorate of Non-Contributory Payments in accordance with law number 2002. Participants in question are disabled beneficiaries, their kin and old people. The project is conducted under the auspices of the Turkey Health Transformation Program sponsored by the World Bank with a view as to enhance the capacities of the Social Security Institution.
The Family Medicine Practice is being implicated as a part of the Turkey Health Transformation Program sponsored by the World Bank. SAM’s Household Health Survey is intended to evaluate how the Family Medicine Practice is implicated and its results in the two pilot provinces of Erzurum and Sivas. A total of 6000 interviews will be conducted in the two provinces. The fieldwork is carried out under the supervision of Drs. İsmail Şahin and Hacer Özgen (Hacettepe University) and aims to evaluate household expenditure on health, practices in seeking health services, consumer habits and satisfaction. The second part of the project is due to commence in October 2009.
SAM conducted Election Day research to achieve early forecasting of Turkish parliamentary election results. SAM chairman, Cenap Nuhrat, announced the study findings on NTV immediately upon the lifting of the broadcast ban on Election Day. Official results showed that no parties had scored more than 1 percentage point above or below the SAM forecast.
The Bağcılar Municipal Census and Household Survey has been completed. The study included interviews in 152.000 households and we were able to gather information on 650 thousand participants.
The Bağcılar Municipal Census and Household Survey has begun. 25 people work in the project office set up in Bağcılar and 200 interviewers work in the field. Interviews are conducted through hand-held computers and all data verification is achieved electronically.
