Human development process and comparision of human development level of Turkey with chosen countries

The development means not only to increase the economic output and incomeper person but also improve the economic and socio-cultural stracture.Thedevelopment is a term that includes the choice of people, their living standards andleading a healthy life, their education periods and democratic rights and fredoomapart from the income. For this reason, the term has recently emphasised not only onthe issues of production and the income rate but also the issue of socio-culture.What lies on the basis of development period is technology and knowledge.The economies which transmit the knowledge to their society and which manage toboth produce and use the technology can lead a fast development period. Humanbeings who produce and use the technology, of course, is the fundamental of thedevelopment. It is vital to give importance to people and their choice in any field inorder to obtain a sustainable and balanced economic development.In this study, the socio-economic indications and especially humandevelopment period within the scope of Report on The Human Development,prepared by the United Nations Development Programme have been explained.