Turkey

                                                   Adana

                      Meryem Abdurrahim Gizer Ilkogretim Okulu

                        School website: www.magizer.meb.k12.tr

Adana which is the fifth largest city of Turkey with about 1.500.000 inhabitants is situated in the south part of Turkey.It is a fabulous and peaceful city that has a great climate all year, but its city centre is always busy, noisy and full of people. It has got an unemployment 16%. Our school which has got almost 1.950 students is considered to be one of the biggest ones of the city. Although it is located in the city centre, most of the students come to this school by buses from the rural areas. Lots of fathers are unemployed or don't earn enough money to ensure a proper standard living for their families. Since my city is an agricultural area, many of them have got daily jobs in the farms or in the gardens. There are a lot of parents that are even unable to give some pocket money to their children for weeks.