National Report

Turkey

Literature, Discoveries and Results

PATCH-WORLd – PArents and CHildren Working, ORganising and Learning

together
135285-LLP-1-2007-1-IT-KA3-KA3MP
Grant Agreement 2007- 3620/001-001
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot
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therein

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 According to a research done by Turkish Statistical Institute, 18.94% of
dwellings have internet access. 79.39% of those dwellings have personal
computers accessing the internet. The most popular connection type of dwellings
having internet access is wideband (ADSL etc.) with 78.03%. The rate of
computer and internet usage of members of households is 29.46% and 26.67%
in turn. In the period of April-June in 2007, the 16-74 age group members of
households` rate of computer and internet usage is 29.46% and 26.67% in turn.
In the same period, while 61.11% of members of households almost used the
internet everyday, 25.50% used the internet once a week.
The highest rate of computer and internet usage age group is 16-24. The
second age group is 25-34. In terms of education status, the highest computer
and internet usage is collage and faculty and above with 84.86% and 82.89% in
turn. 86.83% of students use computer and 81.89% of students use the
internet. The rate of computer and internet usage of paid and salaried employees
is 54.82% and 51.38% in turn. The same rate of unemployed people is 44.06%
and 41.15% in turn. Almost 50% of people using internet used the internet at
home. 45.96% of the people using internet used the internet at home, 37.52%
at the office and 31.21% at the internet café in April-June period in 2007.
Internet is mostly used for information and online services.
96.54% of the members of households using internet used the internet for
information and online services, 80.74% for communication and 52.27% for
educational activities in the period of April-June in 2007.
In the period of April-June in 2007, 5.65% of members of households
using internet used online marketing. In the period June 2006- June 2007 ( in
the last 12 months), 28.20% of those bought electronic devices such as mobile
phone, camera, radio, TV, DVD player, video etc.76.49% of members of
households didn’t use online marketing because they didn’t feel the need for it.

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Table 1: The Rate of Computer and Internet Usage of Urban and Rural
according to the Gender (%)
The Rate of Computer Usage The Rate of Internet Usage
Over the Last 3 Tota Wome Me Tot Wome Men
Months l n n al n
(April-June
Turkey 29.46 20.92 37.88 26.67 18.47 34.76
2007)
Urban 37.00 26.78 47.08 33.85 24.18 43.38
Rural 16.36 10.74 21.91 14.21 8.55 19.79

Between 3 Turkey 1.55 1.29 1.80 1.77 1.43 2.11

months-1 Year Urban 1.62 1.44 1.80 1.82 1.53 2.10
Rural 1.43 1.04 1.82 1.70 1.25 2.15
More Than a Year Turkey 2.17 2.10 2.24 1.50 1.43 1.57
Urban 2.43 2.45 2.41 1.82 1.72 1.92
Rural 1.73 1.50 1.96 0.95 0.94 0.97
Never Used Turkey 66.82 75.69 58.07 70.05 78.67 61.55
Urban 58.95 69.33 48.72 62.51 72.56 52.61
Rural 80.48 86.72 74.32 83.14 89.26 77.09

The Rate of Computer and Internet Usage of Urban and Rural according to the Gender

%
40 37,00

35 33,85
29,46

30 26,67

25
20 16,36
14,21
15
10
5
Turkey
Urban 0
Rural Computer Usage Internet Usage

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The Rate of Internet Usage of Turkey
Between 1998-2005

Years Number of Internet

Users

1998 293 thousand

1999 580 thousand
2000 1 million 785 thousand
2001 3 million 500 thousand
2002 6 million 050 thousand
2003 7 million 500 thousand
2004 10 million
2005 14 million

The mobile phone market 44% increased on item by item basis according
to the research of GfK Turkey in 2007. The ten months endorsement reached to
1 billion 520 million Euro according to the data obtained from selling centers by
GfK Turkey. This means that Turkish people spend about 161,35 American dollars
(190 YTL) for the mobile phone.
In Turkey, the mobile phone sales reached to 9 million 421 thousand in the
first ten months of 2007. Still the cheaper mobile phones are sold more, Nokia
strengthen its market leadership position distinctly (with a rate of 54%).
Samsung increased its market share above 30% with slide mobile phones.
According to the research done by GfK Turkey, 5 different features had a
significant effect on selecting a mobile phone except the price and design
between 2005 and 2007. The rate of camera featured mobile phone reached to
60 %. The Camera and music player features of mobile phone increased the
storage necessity. The capacity of memory card, radio, internet, camera and
Bluetooth features determine the consumer’s choice. According to the data of
Telecommunication Institute approximately 57 million SIM card is being used and
it is estimated that there are about 45 million mobile phone subscribers

In Turkey, mobile phone users used to change their mobile phones once in
two years according to the research done by Telecommunication Institute.

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However, the number of the sold mobile phones exceeded to 20 millions.
Therefore, it could be said that the spam of changing a mobile phone is increased
to 18 months. The most crucial reason of this can be assumed as the
improvement of mobile phone features, breakdown and pilferage.

Besides, every 10 students of 9 who are 15+ used the internet at least
once and the rate of whose at least a member of household used internet is
51%. In accordance with the internet usage and tolerance, 18% of the internet
users do not want to communicate with a member of other religions and the ones
do not use internet is 42%.The executive of Institute of Research of Information
Technology Prof. Dr. Esmer laid stress on the relation between the approach to
information technology and age, gender, education and said the highest age
group of mobile phone owners is18-25 and at later ages, this rate rapidly
decreases. Moreover, almost all of the interviewed students use mobile phone.
The researcher reflected that most of the teenagers use prepaid mobile phones,
37% of them send SMS everyday but over 65 this rate is very low (almost 0%)
and 8% of the teenage users take picture with their mobile phones everyday. In
the research, it is defined that the span of buying a new mobile phone or
changing it is so short and 25% of the mobile phone owners bought them in the
last 6 months and the rate of ones who bought their mobile phones more than a
year ago is less than 50%.

The researcher said that there is a huge difference between men and
women in terms of information technology as pointing to the 20 point difference
between the women mobile phone owners and men owners. The researcher
proposed that one of the basic aims should be eliminating this difference. He
conveyed that mobile phone is very rarely used for another function rather than
talking. On the other hand, he determined that taking a picture, listening to the
radio or MP3, playing a game functions are widely used.

Samples of Researches done about the Effects of ICT Tools` Usage on

Family one International Basis

While, in Turkey dazzling developments occurred in information and

communication as in all over the world let teenagers enter an unlimited world. It

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brings teenagers together with freedom, opportunity and information but it also
confronts teenagers with new causes and dangers. There are various studies
done on the effects of ICT tools usage on social tissue and family, the most
important element of social tissue. For example, the research “Internet Usage
and Family Research” done by the General Directorate of Family and Social
Researches can be summarized as follows.
In the study, the families using internet and the status of internet in the
social lives of family members are evaluated as interviewing with family
members. 26 cities are determined for the study and 4 thousand 819 people are
interviewed (2 thousand father, 2 thousand mother and 819 children). 36% of
the parents interviewed in the scope of this study are graduated from faculty or
above, only 0.25% are illiterate.
The literate rate of parents using internet is very high. 99.75%of the
parents using internet are literate. On the other hand, mothers` education status
is significantly lower than fathers` education status. It is assessed that about
77% of people who participated to the study use the internet. 76.7% of the ones
who do not use the internet are mothers, 22.8% are fathers and 0.6% are
children. The very first aim is to attain information (67.71) for family members.
Furthermore, this is followed by reading news (42.12%),
education/course/research (40-42%), and communication (38.18). Family
members use the internet least for betting (2.12%) and business (2.39%).
When the time span of using internet increases, the time that parents
spend with their family members decreases and it also increases the parents`
edge away and prevents face to face contact. It also increases the rate of
complaints about parents spending so much time on the internet.
It is assessed that most of the family members have trouble because of
using internet and computer. It appeared that the most common physiological
problem of family members is eye restrain. It is followed by backache, pain in
the neck, headache, joint pain, myalgia, exhaustion and insomnia. The least
common physiological problem of family members is eating disorder.
The rate of having trouble because of viruses increases, when children’s
internet usage frequency and using internet at home rate increases. Moreover,
the rate of aspersion, coercion or immoral offers (by unknown users) increases,
when the rate of people using internet at internet cafes increases. While surfing

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the internet, the possibility of encountering with violence or pornographic
thematic web sites or advertisements increases.
As a result of the research, 57% of the families mostly use the internet at
home. It is followed by 27.23% of them use the internet at work, 10.04% at
internet café and 3.76% at school. It revealed that mostly children use the
internet at internet cafes.
The ones having internet access at home do not like to go to the internet
café is one of the results of the research. Besides, children have dramatically
more positive opinions about the internet café than parents. In other words,
children showed more positive attitudes toward their parents. Nonetheless, it is
stated that boys find internet cafes good places more in comparison with girls.
Making a point of parent education on safe internet and computer usage and
especially in the primary school and high school, showing interest in Technology
and Using Media courses must be maintained. In the study it is ascertained that
the danger to which children are exposed in terms of internet security and ethic
are much more than parents.
The time that parents spend with their families decreases when the time
span and frequency of using internet increases and the physiological.
Psychosocial problems increase depending on the time span and frequency of
using internet. It is listed that families have a problem of unifying the internet
culture and social life.
In the study, it is booked that the rate of aspersion, coercion or immoral
offers (by unknown users) increases, when the rate of children using internet at
internet cafes increases. It is considered that internet cafes cause children to
pick up bad habits and decrease children’s academic achievements because the
web sites that users can access are not inspected enough.
Aktaş suggested the following in the study “Evaluation of Children and
Teenagers` Interactive Communication Tools Usage Habits”;

• Parents should control their children and encourage children to use the
musts of the era, the computer and internet. However,
• Parents should monitor children’s computer and internet usage and should
prepare a usage program and make rules together.
• Parents should have a computer accessing internet in their bedroom for
the occasions that they can not control their children.

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 • Parents should guide their children about the PC games and video games
and should not allow them to play these games without their control.
• Internet cafes should be under an effective control mechanism.

• Parents should not allow their children to go to internet cafes without their
control.

Yalçın (2003:86) stated the followings in the study “Internet from a

Sociological View”.
People spending so much time on computer, chatting, downloading a program,
Mp3 or movie, spend less time with people in his physical environment (his
children, wife, mother, father, friends etc.) and this is the main problem. The one
chatting many hours with someone that he does not know loses the “real”
individuals in his environment and he may have trouble in having healthy
relationships. One of the problems concerning the family, internet gives rise to
spouses to enter into relations with others. One of the topics of the media for a
long while is married people get divorced because of the people they meet on the
internet. Another problem concerning the family is family members neglect each
other because they spend so much time on the internet. On one hand children
can not allow enough time to their parents and on the other hand parents can
allow enough time neither each other nor children. Television has already
impaired the family ties. Therefore, it can be regarded that the problem of
families accessing the internet is worse. It can effect the relation and
communication of the family positively when the internet is used correctly.
Internet wont have negative affect on the family when it is used to contact with
family friends from around the world, to attain information or for computer
assisted education. Similar problems can be seen in the example of television
watching. It can not be asserted that families have strict family ties whose
children prefer spending their time watching television instead of doing their
homework or watching a movie instead of chatting with family members.
It is planned and carried out to determine the affects of internet usage on
topics concerning the individual and family life in the master study of Demir
(2006), “Determination of Affects of Internet Usage on Topics Concerning the
Individual and Family Life”. It is assessed that the rate of women (%48.1) and
men (51.9) included in the study is more or less t same and subjects` average
age is 36.34±8.71 and more than half of them are married (%58.1) and they are

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graduated from a faculty or collage (%56.6) and average family bigness is
3.40±1.31.It is determined that individuals did not receive formal or in-service
training, they learned how to use computer at office and have been using
computer for 6 months or more and the ones who are 30 years old or below
learned how to use computer at school or at home by themselves (p<0.05) and
they used internet firstly at home, office or in an internet café. It is stated that
more than half of them do not have a computer at home, the ones having a
personal computer use computer at home, mostly the individual or his children
use computer and they mainly use internet after 20.00 and use internet
averagely 1-2 hours in a day. Mostly, the subjects who are 30 or below use
internet at home themselves and the ones who are 41 or above, their children
use internet at home (p<0.05). Internet is mainly used for reading news/
weather situation/ current events, attaining information about products or
services, writing/checking e-mail and playing a game/ entertainment/music. It is
expressed that they can not find Turkish sources and follow the technological
developments. Mostly, internet is used for attaining information as mass
communications and they access internet by using the services at offices. The
ones who are 41 or above prefer reading a newspaper/ magazine on the internet
(p>0.05). Individuals use the search engines, e-mail and other services. They
have disconnection, slow connection or virus attack problems while using the
internet. They defined internet as a mass communication strengthen
communication in terms of its affects on the individual and family life, facilitating
problem solving and life, helping socio-cultural development and using time and
helping attaining reliable information. The subjects who are 30 or below adopt
the idea that the internet helps problem solving most (p<0.05). Moreover,
subjects think that internet raises the data level of public, helps people who have
same sphere of interests to communicate each other, is a modernization tool,
helps handicapped people to participate business life and social life, impairs the
face to face communication, terminates the problem of money, time and place.
The ones in 31-40 age group think that the internet impairs the face to face
communication and addiction of internet threatens relations of family and society
and it is inconvenient for children and teenagers to use internet without legal
arrangements.

DISCOVERIES

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 In this section, there are remarks on statistics acquired by this research
study.

1. STATISTICS ON PERSONEL INFORMATION

Under this heading, there are statistics on children and parents.

Sex
On table 1, you can see the sexes of the participants

Table 1. The distribution of sexes of parents and children

PARENT SEX CHILD

SEX f % f %
Female 12 48 Girl 14 56
Male 13 52 Boy 11 44
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

When you look at the table, you can see that 48% of the total parents are
female and 52% of total parents are male. You can also see that 56% of the total
children ar girls whereas 44% are boys.

Age
The distribution of age variety of parents and children can be seen on table
Table 2. The distribution age variety

AGE GROUP CHILD AGE GROUP PARENT

f % f %
6 - - 25 - 30 - -
7-8 - - 31 - 35 2 8
9-10 - - 36 - 40 10 40
11-12 2 8 41 – 45 7 28
13-15 14 56 46 – 50 3 12
Over 16 9 36 Over 51 3 12
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

Education
You can see the educational status on children and parents on table 3.
Table 3. The distribution of educational status of children and parents

Educational Status CHILD Educational Status PARENT

f % F %
Primary 5th grade - - None - -

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Primary 6th grade - - Primary - -
Primary 7th grade 6 24 Secondary 3 12
Primary 8th grade 5 20 High School 7 28
High school prep. 3 12 Two year university 7 28
High school 9th grade 3 12 Four year university 3 12
High school 10th 2 8 MA, MS, Phd 5 20
grade
High school 11th 4 16 TOTAL 25 100
grade
High school 12th 2 8
grade
PROFESSION f %
Civil servant 10 40
Teacher 5 20
Scholar 4 16
Housewife 4 16
Judge 1 4
Technical 1 4
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

Computer literacy
You can see the computer literacy of the children and parents on table 4.

Table 4. The distribution of computer literacy of parents and children

GROUP YES NO TOTAL

f % f % f %
Parent 24 96 1 4 25 100
Children 25 100 - - 25 100

Internet Access
Internet access situations of parents and children can be seen on table 5.

Table 5. The distribution of internet access situations of parents and

children

YES NO TOTAL
GROUP f % f % f %
Parent 18 72 7 28 25 100
Children 18 72 7 28 25 100

The number of offsprings

The number of offsprings of parents and children can be seen on table 6.

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 Table 6. The distribution of the number of offsprings

Number of offsprings f %
1 2 8
2 14 56
3 6 24
4 2 8
5 1 4

Total Income of the Family

Total Income of the Family can be seen on table 7.

Table 7. The distribution of the total income of the families

PARENT
TOTAL INCOME OF FAMILY F %
500 – 750 YTL - -
751 – 1000 YTL 3 12
1001 – 1250 YTL 6 24
1251 – 1500 YTL 7 28
1501 – 1750 YTL 2 8
1751 YTL ve üstü 7 28
TOTAL 25 100

2. The Statistics on ICT

Under this heading you can see the statistics on ICT usage of the parents
and children.

ICT Tools

On table 8, there are some remarks on ICT usages of parents and children.

Table 8 . The distribution of ICT tools that are available at home

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 ICT Tools PARENTS CHILD
f % f %
Computer 24 22,6 24 22,6
Cell Phone 26 24,5 26 24,5
DVD, CD Player 15 14,1 15 14,1
MP3 player 9 8,5 9 8,5
İnternet 19 17,9 19 17,9
Playstation 9 8,5 9 8,5
Sound systems 4 3,8 4 3,8
TOTAL 106 100 106 100

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The Usage of ICT Tools
The remarks of the usages of ICT tools of parents and children are
available on table 9.

Table 9 . The distribution of ICT usages

ICT Tools The ICT tools The ICT tools The ICT tools
which the which the which the
children are parents are children use
having troubles having troubles better than the
to use to use parents
F % f % F %
Computer 2 6,3 1 3,3 11 20,8
Cell Phone 1 3,1 1 3,3 16 30,2
DVD, CD Player 2 6,3 2 6,7 2 3,8
MP3 player 2 6,3 5 16,7 4 7,5
İnternet 7 21,9 4 13,3 8 15,1
Playstation 2 6,3 6 20 5 9,4
Sound systems 4 12,5 2 6,7 2 3,6
D-Smart 1 3,1 - - - -
Yok 11 34,4 9 30 5 94
TOPLAM 32 100 30 100 53 100

The availability of computer at home

The remarks on the availability of computer at home.
Table 10. The distribution of the availability of computer at home
What kind of computer? Parent Children
f % f %
Desktop PC 11 44 11 44
Laptop 2 8 2 8
Both 8 32 8 32
No computer 4 16 4 16
TOTAL 25 100 25 100

The Objective of Computer Using at Home

The remarks of parents and children on computer using can be seen on
table 11.

Table 11. The distribution of computer using of the parents and the
children

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For what purpose did you Parent For what purpose did Children
f % f %
buy a computer to home? you buy a computer to
home?
In order to contribute to the 22 46,8 In order to contribute to 20 50
education of the children the education of the
children
Because of the profession of the 8 17 Because of the 6 15
parents profession of my parents
For internet access 13 27,7 For internet access 10 25
No computer 4 8,5 No computer 4 10
TOTAL 47 100 TOTAL 40 100

The place of the computer at home

On table 12, you can see the remarks of parents and the children on the
place of the computer.

Table 12. The distribution of the place of the computer at home

In which room is the computer Parents Children
F % f %
placed?
Saloon 5 20 5 20
Study room 7 28 7 28
Child room 5 20 5 20
Bedroom 3 12 3 12
Kitchen 1 4 1 4
No computer 4 16 4 16
TOTAL 25 100 25 100

The parents’ purpose of computer using

Tablo 13. The purpose of computer using of the parents can be seen
below.

Table 13. The distribution of the parents’ purpose of computer using

For what purpose do you Parent For what purpose do your Children
F % F %
use the computer? parents use the
computer?
Education and research 19 23,5 Education and research 17 28,3
Profession 16 19,8 Profession 17 28,3
Communication 18 22,2 Communication 10 16,7
Entertainment / game 11 13,6 Entertainment / game 10 16,7
Shopping 3 3,7 Shopping 2 3,3

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Leisure activities 6 7,4 Leisure activities 1 1,7
Chat, MSN 7 8,4 Chat, MSN 3 5
No comment 1 1,2
TOTAL 81 100 TOTAL 60 100

The situation of the computer using together

On table 14, the situation of computer using together can be seen.

Table 14, the distribution of the situation of computer using together can
be seen.
Where do you and your parents use the Parents Children
f % f %
computer together?
Education-training and research 13 36,1 11 35,5
Communication and chat 8 22,2 6 19,4
Entertainment / game 5 13,9 4 12,9
We don’t use together 9 25 10 32,3
None 1 2,8 - -
TOTAL 36 100 31 100

The Daily Usage of Internet Using of the Parents and the Children
You can see the remarks of the daily usage of internet using of the parents and
the children on table 15.

Table 15. The distribution of the daily usage of internet using of the
parents and the children
How often do you use Parents How often do your parents Children
internet daily? use internet daily?
f % f %
1 hour or less a day 6 24 1 hour or less a day 10 40
2-3 hours a day 7 28 2-3 hours a day 4 16
4-5 hours a day 1 4 4-5 hours a day 2 8
6 hours or more 4 16 6 hours or more 2 8
I use rarely - - I use rarely - -
I don’t use everyday 3 12 I don’t use everyday 2 8
I don’t use it regularly. 2 8 I don’t use it regularly. 5 20
No answer 2 8 No answer
TOTAL 25 100 25 100

The Situation of Computer Using Together

You can see the remarks of The Situation of Computer Using Together
on table 16.

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 Table 16. The distribution of the situation of computer using together

How often do you and your Parent Children

parents use the computer
f % f %
together?
Almost everyday 2 8 1 4
Once or three times a week 3 12 1 4
4-5 times a week - - 1 4
Once a month - - 1 4
We rarely use together 11 44 15 60
We don’t use together 7 28 6 24
No answer 2 8
TOTAL 25 100 25 100

Risks and Dangers on Using Internet

On table 17, you can see the remarks of the parents and the children on
risks and dangers while using internet.

Table 17. The distribution of the risks and dangers while using internet
What kind of risks and dangers did you and Parents
f %
your children come across while using
internet?

Access to illegal and harmful information 5 13,2

Illegal shopping web sites 4 10,5
Links to adult web sites 16 42,1
Hacker sites to personal information - -
Verbal harassment 6 15,8
I didn’t come across any 4 10,5
No answer 3 7,9
TOTAL 38 100

The Games Which the Children Play on Computer and on Internet

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 You can see the remarks on the games which the children play on
computer and on internet

Table 17. The distribution of the games which the children play on
computer and on internet.

Parents Children
f % f %
What kind of games do your What kind of games do
children play on computer you play on computer or
or on internet? on internet?
Intellectual Games 15 31,9 Intellectual Games 12 23,5
War, Fight Games 9 19,1 War, Fight Games 12 23,5
Sport Games 10 21,3 Sport Games 13 25,5
Fantastical Adventure Games 9 19,1 Fantastical Adventure Games 5 9,8
Strategy Games - - Strategy Games 8 15,7
I have no idea 3 6,4 I don’t play 1 1,9
He/she doesn’t 1 2,1

TOTAL 47 100 TOTAL 51 100

How often do they play computer games?

On table 19, you can see the frequency of children’s playing computer
games.
Table 19. The distribution of the frequency of children’s playing
computer games.
How often do your Parents How often do you play Children
f % f %
children play computer computer games?
games?
One hour or less a day 8 32 One hour or less a day 11 44
2-3 hours a day 10 40 2-3 hours a day 7 28
4-5 hours a day 2 8 4-5 hours a day 4 16
6 hours or more a day - - 6 hours or more a day 2 8
They don’t play 1 4 They don’t play 1 4
I haven’t got the slightest 4 16 I haven’t got the slightest idea
idea
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

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The Aim of Buying a Cell-Phone
You can see the remarks on the aim of buying a cell-phone on table 20.
Table 20, the distribution of the aim of buying a cell-phone
For which purpose did you Parents For which purpose did your Children
f % f %
buy a cellphone to your parents buy you a
children? cellphone?
In order to get in touch when 17 40 In order to get in touch with 18 42,9
needed. me when needed.
In order to communicate with 10 23,3 In order to allow me get in 10 23,8
the family members easily. touch with them easily.
In order to communicate with 5 11,6 In order to allow me get in 6 14,3
the friends easily. touch with my friends easily.
Because the people around 5 11,6 Because my friends have one 4 9,5
him/her have one
He/she hasn’t got one 6 14 I haven’t got one. 6 14,3
TOTAL 43 100 TOTAL 42 100

Daily Frequency of the Internet Usage of the Family

On Table 21, you can see the results about Daily Frequency of the Internet
Usage of the Family.

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Table 21, the distribution of the daily frequency of the internet usage of
the family.
Except for the office, how Parents Except for the office, how Children
often do you use computer often do your parents use
f % f %
and internet daily? computer and internet
daily?
Less than one hour a day 6 24 Less than one hour a day 10 40
2-3 hours a day 7 28 2-3 hours a day 4 16
4-5 hoursa a day 1 4 4-5 hoursa a day 2 8
More than 6 hours a day 4 16 More than 6 hours a day 2 8
I rarely use daily - - I rarely use daily - -
I don’t use them everyday 3 12 I don’t use them everyday 2 8
I haven’t got a habit of using 2 8 I haven’t got a habit of using 5 20
them daily them daily
No answer 2 8 No answer
TOTAL 25 100 25 100

The Objective of Parents’ and Children’s Usage of Internet

On table 22, you can see The Objective of Parents’ and Children’s Usage of
Internet.
Table 22, The distribution of the objective of parents’ and
children’s usage of internet.
For which purpose do your Partner For which purpose do you Children
f % f %
children use internet and use internet and
computer? computer?

Educational purposes, doing 25 41 Educational purposes doing 24 32,9

homework homework
Games 20 32,8 Games 18 24,7
Chat, msn 10 16,4 Entertainment 14 19,2
For spending time 6 9,8 Chat, msn 13 17,8
For spending time 4 5,5
TOTAL 61 100 TOTAL 73 100

The Benefits of ICT Tools

The benefits of ICT tools can be seen on table 24.

Table 24, the benefits of ict tools

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What are the main benefits Parents What are the main Children
of ICT tools for your family f % benefits of ICT tools for f %
and you? your family and you?
Education 22 25.3 Education 7 8.8
Preparation for school and 19 21.8 Preparation for school and 21 26.3
homeworks homeworks
Access to info and news 17 19.5 Access to info and news 16 20
Game entertainment 12 13.8 Game entertainment 18 22.5
Professional development 11 12.6 Professional development 8 10
Easy shopping 1 1.1 Easy shopping 2 2.5
Easy way of paying bills 1 1.1 Easy way of paying bills 5 6.3
Communication and making 4 4.6 Communication and making 3 3.8
new friends new friends
No benefits No benefits
TOTAL 87 100 TOTAL 80 100

The Harms of ICT Tools

On table 24, you can see the harms of ICT tools.

Table 24, the harms of ICT tools

What are the main harms of Partners What are the main harms Children
ICT tools for your family f % of ICT tools for your f %
and you? family and you?
Loss of time 6 8.7 Loss of time 3 5
Access to harmful and 6 8.7 Access to harmful and 5 8.3
dangerous info dangerous info
Dependence 16 23.2 Dependence 17 28.3
Health problems 14 20.3 Health problems 10 16.7
Negative communication 3 4.3 Negative communication 4 6.7
Extra expenses 7 10.1 Extra expenses 8 13.3
Decline in social relations 7 10.1 Failure at the lessons 2 3.3
Motive for crime 3 4.3 Motive for crime 4 6.7
Failure at the lessons 5 7.2 No harms 7 11.7
No harms 2 2.9
TOTAL 69 100 TOTAL 60 100

The Effects of ICT Usage on Family Communication

You can see the effects of ICT usage on family communication on table 25.
Table 25, Effects of ICT Usage on Family Communication

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What are the effects of ICT Parents What are the effects of Children
usage on your family f % ICT usage on your family f %
communications? communications?
Positive 14 56 Positive 13 52
Negative 3 12 Negative 5 20
No effect 7 28 No effect 7 28
Partly 1 4 Partly
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

The Effects of ICT Usage with on the Relations with Outer World

On table 26, you can see the effects of ICT usage with on the relations
with outer world.

Table 26, The Effects of ICT Usage with on the Relations with Outer
World

What are the effects of ICT Parents What are the effects of Children
usage on your relations with ICT usage on your
the outer world? relations with the outer
f % world? f %
Positive 14 56 Positive 13 52
Negative 4 16 Negative 2 8
No effect 6 24 No effect 10 40
Partly 1 4 Partly
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

The Control of the Children’s Usage of ICT Tools

You can see the control of children’s usage of ICT tools.

Table 27, the control of the children’s usage of ICT tools.

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How do you control your Parents How do your parents Children
children’s use of ICT tools? f % control your ICT use? f %
I trust them so I don’t control. 10 24.4 They trust me 9 26.5
I check the bills 3 7.3 They check the bills 3 8.8
We deal with this by talking 13 31.7 We talk 12 35.3
I use some filter programmes 5 12.9 There are some filters 6 17.4
programmes
I closely watch and control 7 17.1 They closely watch and 1 2.9
control
I secretly watch and control 2 4.9 They secretly watch and 3 8.8
control
There is a limited internet 1 2.4 There is a limited internet -
access for the children. access for the children.
TOTAL 41 100 TOTAL 34 100

Table 28, The Remove of All the ICT Tools and Never Use them Again

Have you ever thought about Veli Have you ever thought Çocuk
removing all the ICT tools? about removing all the ICT
tools?
f % f %
Yes - - Yes - -
No 13 52 No 19 76
Sometimes 12 48 Sometimes 6 24
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

The Children’s Use of Cell-Phone

You can see the remarks on children’s and parents’ on use of cell-phone.

Table 29, The Children’s Use of Cell-Phone

Do they have a cell-phone? Parents Do you have a cell-phone? Children

f % f %
Yes 19 76 Yes 19 76
No 6 24 No 6 24
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

The Frequency of the Cell-Phone Use of Your Children

Here are the results.
Table 30, The Frequency of the Cell-Phone Use of Your Children

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How often do they use cell- Parents Aylık cep telefonunuzu ne Children
phone montly? sıklıkta kullanmaktasınız?

f % f %
Less than 100 contours 7 28 Less than 100 contours 8 32
Between 150-250 contours 8 32 Between 150-250 contours 8 32
Between 300-500 contours 4 16 Between 300-500 contours 3 12
Between 750-1000 contours - - Between 750-1000 contours - -
More than 1000 contours - - More than 1000 contours - -
No cell phone 6 24 No cell phone 6 24

TOTAL TOTAL

Internet Cafe

Below, you can see the results of frequency of going to the internet cafes.

Table 31, the level of the children’s going to the internet café.

Do they go to the internet Parents Children

café?
How often do you go to
f internet café?
% f %
Yes 7 28
Almost everyday 2 8
No 18 72
1-3 days a week 1 4
4-5 days a week 3 12
For a few times a month 7 28
I don’t go to the internet cafe 12 48
TOTAL 25 100 TOTAL 25 100

The ICT Tools Which Are Used by the Children at the School

On table 32, you can see the ICT tools which are used by the children at
the school.
Table 32, The ICT Tools Which Are Used by the Children at the School

ICT Tools Children

f %
Computer 19 35.8
Cell phone 11 20.8
Internet 21 39.6
Playstation 2 2.6
TOTAL 53 100
Internet and Computer Facilities at the School

You can see the internet and computer facilities at the school on table 33.

Table 33, Internet and Computer Facilities at the School

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 Are you able to have an Children
internet access and computer f %
at the school?
Yes 25 100
No - -
TOTAL 25 100

The Use of the ICT Tools for Educational Purposes.

Here are the results.
Table 34, The Use of ICT Tools for Educational Purposes.
How do you use ICT tools for Parents
educational purposes? F %
Info researches 15 30.6
Didactic games 7 14.3
Didactic films 5 10.2
For preparing homework 17 34.7
For following online lessons and 4 8.1
course
Are not used. 1 2.9
TOTAL 49 100

RESULTS

In this section you can see the results on this survey.

1. Results on personal statistics

 Parents’ sexes; % 48 “female”

%52 “male”

 Children’s sexes; %56 “girl”

%44 “boy”

 Parents’ age variety: % 40 “36-40 years old”

% 28 “41-45 years olds.

 Children’s age variety; % 56 “13-15 years old”

%36 “over 16.

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  Educational status of the parents; %28 “high school”
%20 MA, BA, Phd.

 Educational status of the children; %24 “7th grade”

%20 “8th grade.

 96% of the parents can use computer.

 All the children can use computer.

 72% of the children and the parents have internet access at home

 %56 of the families have got two children.

 28% of the families have got an income of between 1250-1500 ytl.

2. Results on ICT Usage

 Of the parents and the children: 24,5’% have cell phone,

22,6%have computer.
 Of the parents 20% Playstation
16,7% cannot use “MP3 Player”.
Of the children 21,9% cannot easily use “İnternet”,
12,5% cannot easily use “Sound systems”.
 %44 of the families have got desktop computers at home while %32 of
the families have got both desktop computer and laptop at home.
 46,8% of the parents stated that they bought the computer for
educational purposes.
50 % of the students stated that his/her parents bought the computer for
educational purposes.
 28% of the computers locate at the study rooms of the houses.
 23,5% of the parents use the computer for education and research.
28,3% of the students stated that their parents use the computer for
education and research.

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 36,1% of the parents stated that they use the computer together for
educational purposes whereas, 25% of them state that they don’t use
computer together.
 35,5% of the children stated that they use the computer together for
educational purposes whereas, 32,3% of them state that they don’t use
computer together.
 28% of the parents stated that they use internet for 2-3 hours a day,
40% of the children stated that they use internet less than one hour a day.
 44% of the parents and 60 % of the children stated that they rarely use
internet together.
 42,1% of the parents stated that they see the links to adult sites are the
risks and dangers while surfing on internet.
 31,9% of the parents stated that they play intellectual games, whereas
25,5 % of the children stated that they like playing sport games.
 40% of the parents and 44% of the children stated that they play
computer games for one hour or less a day.
 40% of the parents and 42,9% of the children stated that they bought the
cell phone in order to reach when needed.
 28% of the parents stated that they use computer 2-3 hours a day off the
office, 42,9% of the children stated that their parents use computer 2-3
hours a day off the office.
 41% of the parents and 32,9% of the children stated that they use the
computer for education and research.
 21,8% of the parents and 25,3% of the children stated that the main
benefit of the ICT usage is that they allow them to be prepared for the
school and homework.
 23,2% of the parents and 28,3% of the children stated that the main harm
of the ICT usage is the addiction.
 56% of the parents and 52% of the children thought that ICT tools have
got positive effects on family communication.
 56% of the parents and 52% of the children thought that ICT tools have
got positive effects on relations with the outer world.
 31,7% of the parents and 31,3% of the children stated that they deal with
the problem of monitoring the activities on internet by talking.

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  52% of the parents and 76% of the children don’t have a notion of
removing all the ICT tools out of the house.
 76% of the children have got cell phones.
 32% of the children load 150-200 contours to their cell phones.
 According to the parents, 72% of the children go to the internet café,
whereas 48% of the children state that they go to the internet cafes.
 39,6% of the children use internet at schools, then comes 35,8% using
computer and 20,8% using cell phone.
 All the children stated that there are computer and internet facilities at
school.
 34,7% of the parents stated that they use ICT tools for doing homework
as a means of education.

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