Relative Poverty in Turkey Between 1994 and 2006

Abstract

This article examines relative poverty in Turkey in terms of changes and varying dimensions. It is based on annual and monthly disposable income criteria during the period spanning 1994-2006. In the first part of this study, we discussed conceptualization, measurement and differing approaches to poverty. This examination includes both global and regional definitions for poverty levels each varying in measure. Building on this discussion, we explored poverty in modern day Turkey and presented several research findings concerning the rate and dimensions of poverty in Turkey. In the second section of this article, the rates and varying dimensions of relative poverty cases in Turkey were analyzed. To accomplish this, five nationally cross-sectional representative household surveys named as "Household Budged and Income

Poverty trends in Turkey

“…2 Studies using relative poverty lines include Caglayan and Dayioğlu (2011) using consumption data, and Guloglu et al (2012), OECD (2008), and Şeker and Dayioğlu (2014) using income data. For example, the proportion of persons in Turkey with income less than half contemporary median household income fell slightly between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s, but rose between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (OECD 2008, Figure 5.3).…”

“…Caglayan and Dayioğlu (2011) 2008 Household Budget Survey Consumption-based relative poverty line (50% of contemporary median). Guloglu et al (2012) 1994 Household Income and Consumption Survey and 2003-6 Household Budget Surveys Income-based relative poverty line (50% of contemporary median). Note: the full bibliographic references for the studies are given in the main text.…”