World Bank2017-08-152017-08-152009-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27839This report is a part of larger welfare and social policy work agenda which the Turkish State Planning Organization and the World Bank are carrying out collaboratively. The work agenda includes the preparation of a number of conceptualized, and in part of co-authored, analytical studies on topics ranging from examines the equity determinants to investigating the links between poverty, employment creation, and growth. Further, the work agenda comprises a number of human development dialogues for which we are inviting international experts and practioners to share their experiences about social policy reforms with the Turkish government and the wider academic and non-governmental public. This report examines life chances. Life chances for today Turkish people, most importantly future generation, today's children. The results presented in this report show that life chances differ in important dimensions today, and that Turkey could immensely improve its human and economic development potential by maximizing such opportunities.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONADEQUATE NUTRITIONADULT EDUCATIONADULT POPULATIONAGE GROUPSAGEDANTENATAL CAREBABYBIRTH CERTIFICATEBRAIN DEVELOPMENTCARE CENTERSCARE DURING PREGNANCYCARE OPTIONSCAREGIVERSCHILD CARECHILD CARE SERVICESCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD EDUCATIONCHILD HEALTHCHILD PROTECTIONCHILD SERVICESCHILDCARECHILDRENS HEALTHCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCITIZENSCLASSROOMCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPLETION RATESDAY CAREDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIESDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISCRIMINATIONDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTHEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICIESEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMSEARLY EDUCATIONEARTHQUAKEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYEDUCATED MOTHERSEDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEFFECTIVE POLICIESEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTEMOTIONAL SKILLSEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATESENROLMENT RATESEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITYEXTENDED FAMILYFAMILIESFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY SUPPORTFEMALE LABOR FORCEFERTILITYFORMAL EDUCATIONGAP BETWEEN GIRLSGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCESGIRLSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEIGHT FOR AGEHOLISTIC APPROACHHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYGIENEIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINADEQUATE FOOD INTAKEINEQUITIESINFANTSINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONSIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIRONIRON DEFICIENCIESKINDERGARTENKINDERGARTENSLANGUAGE STIMULATIONLEARNINGLEARNING ACHIEVEMENTLEARNING MATERIALSLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFELONG LEARNINGLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMARKET ECONOMYMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL NUTRITIONMEDICAL FACILITYMEDICAL TREATMENTMENTAL HEALTHMIGRATIONMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMORTALITY RATESMOTHERMOTHER TONGUENATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICYNET ENROLLMENTNON-FORMAL EDUCATIONNUTRITIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSOLD AGEOLD CHILDRENORPHANSPARENTAL INVOLVEMENTPARENTINGPARTICIPATION RATESPHYSICAL HEALTHPOOR CHILDRENPOOR FAMILIESPOOR GIRLSPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL PROGRAMSPRESCHOOLSPRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATIONQUALITY SCHOOLSREADINGRESPECTRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRISK FACTORSRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSCHOOL AGESCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL ENROLMENTSCHOOL READINESSSCHOOLINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSIBLINGSSKILLED STAFFSOCIAL BEHAVIORSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIETAL LEVELSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSTATE PLANNINGSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUNTINGTEACHER SALARIESTEENAGERSTELEVISIONTRAINING PROGRAMSUNDER FIVE MORTALITYUNIVERSAL ACCESSURBAN AREASURBAN WOMENUSER FEESVOCATIONAL TRAININGWOMANWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG AGEYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG WOMENLIFE CHANCESReportWorld Bank10.1596/27839