The number of applications for the “I Have an Idea for My Country in 2019” Project of the Directorate of Communications reached 45 thousand.
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun made the following comments regarding the project which ends today.
Reminding that he said, “I imagine a 2019 in which 82 millions of people (in Turkey) will brainstorm for our country and can directly share their ideas with our state departments" at the beginning of the project, Altun noted the following:
"The number of ideas shared with our Directorate has reached 45 thousand today. All ideas have been meticulously examined and referred to relevant institutions after initial assessment. Ideas assessed throughout the year will be reviewed together with the final ideas that may be submitted today."
Indicating that the institutions have started to realize the ideas chosen, Altun shared the following thoughts in his statement:
"Starting from January 2020, Directorate of Communications as well as the ministries, directorates and offices affiliated to the Presidency will begin announcing the ideas that are realized step by step. I would like to cordially thank our nation who have shared their ideas for Turkey. On the first day we launched the project, we received ideas from 81 provinces of Turkey and also abroad. People’s interest has continued until the last day. The age of people who shared their ideas ranged between 8 and 89. We have also received ideas from foreigners who live in Turkey or have come to visit our country."
“We will continue to support projects”
Altun noted the following:
"We have overcome many dangers and threats targeting our country in 2019, which has been a critical year for our country. We will continue to march towards the goals for 2020, we will set new goals, continue to be the hope for the oppressed in the world and to overcome the obstacles on powerful Turkey’s way."
Altun also wished that 2020 would bring serenity, peace and welfare to Turkey and the world and hoped that it would be a year full of new ideas for Turkey.
The highest number of ideas come from Istanbul
The top ten cities that submitted the highest number of ideas for the project are respectively as follows: Istanbul (10 thousand 166), Ankara (4 thousand 944), Izmir (1797), Bursa (1596), Adana (1236), Tekirdağ (1204), Kocaeli (1173), Konya (1168), Antalya (1134), Muğla (979). 882 ideas from other countries were shared for the project.
The highest number of ideas were submitted in the field of education. The field of education was followed by the fields of economy, environment and science. The number of ideas shared by fields are as follows: "5 thousand 462 for education, 4 thousand 298 for economy, 4 thousand 19 for environment, 3 thousand 552 for science, 2 thousand 888 for technology, 2 thousand 791 for security, 2 thousand 237 for agriculture, 2 thousand 37 for healthcare, 1878 for politics, 1142 for trade, 1127 for law, 1113 for culture, 940 for tourism, 884 for energy, 860 for communication, 770 for husbandry, 720 for food, 560 for foreign politics, 316 for arts, 175 for sports while 7122 ideas were shared in other fields.