Youth and Youth Education Activities in Konya Metropolitan Municipality

Public relations activities are carried out by local governments with different headings and message channels. While cultural studies are a channel between the municipality and the public, another channel is education, especially youth education. Especially for years between 2011 and 2018 youth education, culture and public relations activities carried out by the municipality of Konya, are among the best in Turkey. The youth education activities carried out within the framework of public relations activities by the Municipality of Konya, which is a local government institution, and a youth survey conducted with five thousand university students in this context are being mentioned in this article. With a young population of over 13 million, Turkey has a dynamic structure when it is compared to many developed countries. The reason for Turkey's sustainable growth momentum in recent years is not only dependent on the stability of economic, political and diplomatic relations; but also closely related to place a particular importance to the youth and their roles as well. It is very important for young people to have a living space that is appropriate for the requirements of the time and place they live in, both in terms of meeting their personal development at the highest level and in accessing the equipment that can compete with their peers in the external world (Kizilkaya, et al, 2013: p.230).Local governments have played the most important role in the constitution and implementation of youth policies. Because of being the closest institutions to the public, when it is compared to other local administrations, municipalities come foremost. Within the scope of cultural municipality, various projects have started to be organized for the youth. The construction of cultural centers and youth centers, the establishment of youth assemblies and the provision of youth services have grown and gained momentum.After 2004, fundamental changes have started in local governments and as a result many services have been provided in various fields. Among these activities, youth services have a very important position. In this study, the activities of Konya Metropolitan Municipality under the title of “youth” and within the scope of these activities, a quantitative (meaning analysis) research with the youth in Konya Province will be interpreted. 

Public relations activities are carried out by local governments with different headings and message channels. While cultural studies are a channel between the municipality and the public, another channel is education, especially youth education. Especially for years between 2011 and 2018 youth education, culture and public relations activities carried out by the municipality of Konya, are among the best in Turkey. The youth education activities carried out within the framework of public relations activities by the Municipality of Konya, which is a local government institution, and a youth survey conducted with five thousand university students in this context are being mentioned in this article. With a young population of over 13 million, Turkey has a dynamic structure when it is compared to many developed countries. The reason for Turkey's sustainable growth momentum in recent years is not only dependent on the stability of economic, political and diplomatic relations; but also closely related to place a particular importance to the youth and their roles as well. It is very important for young people to have a living space that is appropriate for the requirements of the time and place they live in, both in terms of meeting their personal development at the highest level and in accessing the equipment that can compete with their peers in the external world (Kizilkaya, et al, 2013: p.230).Local governments have played the most important role in the constitution and implementation of youth policies. Because of being the closest institutions to the public, when it is compared to other local administrations, municipalities come foremost. Within the scope of cultural municipality, various projects have started to be organized for the youth. The construction of cultural centers and youth centers, the establishment of youth assemblies and the provision of youth services have grown and gained momentum. After 2004, fundamental changes have started in local governments and as a result many services have been provided in various fields. Among these activities, youth services have a very important position. In this study, the activities of Konya Metropolitan Municipality under the title of "youth" and within the scope of these activities, a quantitative (meaning analysis) research with the youth in Konya Province will be interpreted.

INTRODUCTION
Although youth education is under the responsibility of the Ministry of National Education, local governments and municipalities have recently started to focus on youth education and activities within the scope of public relations activities. Public relations activities for local governments are also important in terms of reaching out to the younger generation. To the first point noted above, the acceptance of market interventions at the local government level causes cities to rely on PR and marketing strategies to create positive images in the minds of a diverse customer base that includes residents, business owners, employees and youths (Lee, 1998).
Public engagement practices have become embedded in areas as diverse as higher education (Mahony and Stephansen 2016) and environmental policy (Metzger et al. 2017).
All youth services in Konya Province, as in all of Turkey, has gained considerable speed after the year 2004. In the previous period, there was not any service related to youth, on behalf of social municipality. However, it was carried out a limited number of conferences, panels, festivals, theaters and chess tournaments. Youth services, which started in 2004 with the strengthening of the physical possibilities of the areas where the youth are located, have increased rapidly and become traditional with the participation of young people.
Subsequently, a youth council was established in 2010 and the youth center was opened.
In the following years, the quality of the services was enriched, many opportunities were provided for young people, enabling them to have a voice in these activities towards them and including them in the management.
We can explain the youth services of Konya Metropolitan Municipality under four main titles. These are:  It continues its activities with more than 500 volunteer members. It is also the regional coordinator for national projects. The Youth Assembly currently consists of 1 chairman, 1 deputy chairman, 5 members of the council, 9 commissions and 6 departments. In two years, 1.200.000 copies of 16 issues "Konya Children Journal" were distributed to the students who are a member of the School of Civilization. 10 different theater plays were exhibited for 50 thousand students from high school and university students. 300 thousand story books were distributed to the students in two years. 100.000 copy of "Alone with Young People", and 140.000 copy of "Prophet Muhammad" books were distributed to young people who participated in events such as conferences, seminars, interviews and symposiums. Ten thousand books have been printed and distributed such as; History of The Library of Konya; As a result of great efforts, in order to transfer the historical and cultural memories of Konya to the future, a 9-volume Konya Encyclopedia was prepared and published. The Ottoman Attorney Registers of Konya (registers 53, 49, 45, 39, 38, 41, 37, 47, 50, 10, 140, 11, 14, 52, 150, 151, 1916Konya (registers 53, 49, 45, 39, 38, 41, 37, 47, 50, 10, 140, 11, 14, 52, 150, 151, , 1921, Konya Province Salname (from

-1885) -It is a document prepared by the public and private institutions in the Ottoman
Empire to show the events that took place for a year -18 volumes were transcribed from Ottoman Language. Six of Konya's Forties series, which will consist of forty books, has KADEM The School of Young People: It is manifest in our values, beliefs and attitudes, evident in the language we use and embodied in our behaviours, often unconsciously (Bourdieu, 1990). To teach our values for group activities were conducted for 1500 young people on 10 different topics.

Population and Sample
The research has been prepared by Konya Metropolitan Municipality in order to get to know the university youth, to understand the basic problems of the students and to produce solutions for their problems. The research was conducted in the year 2014. 5.000 university people were interviewed. Through the survey, it was also possible to determine the expectations of young people from municipal services.

Data Collection Tool
The demographic data contain these details: age, gender, monthly income, monthly expenditure, mobile phone ownership, computer ownership, internet ownership, accommodation type and location.
In Graph 1, gender and age data of the samples were measured. As a result, 51.3% (Column chart in number six of Graph 1) of the participants were male and 48.7% (Column chart in number five of Graph 1) were female. When the age of the samples were examined, 88.6% (Column charts in number two and three of Graph 1)of the samples consisted of young people between the ages of 20-25, 6.9% (Column chart in number one of Graph 1) of them were between 17-19 years of age, 4.4% (Column chart in number four of Graph 1) of them were 26 years of age and over.

Gender and Age Data
Graph. 2

Monthly Income and Expenditure Status
In Graphic 2, the ratio of young people whose monthly household income is between 1500-3000 TL is 49.9% (Column charts in number four and five of Graph 2). The rate of those between 500 and 1500 is 34.4% (Column charts in number two and three of Graph 2). 57% (Column chart in number nine of Graph 2) of young people spend between 250-500 TL. The rate of those whose monthly expenditures are above 500 TL is 32.2% (Total of column charts in number ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen of Graph 2). The rate of those who spend less than 250 TL per month is 10.8% (Column chart in number eight of Graph 2).

Graph. 3 Type and Place of Residence
In Graphic 3, 33.5% of the youth, who are the subject of the sampling, stated that they stayed in dormitories, 30.2% stayed with their housemates and 29.5% stayed with their families. According to this, almost 70% of the youth live in other places.

Graph. 4 Cellphone, Computer, Internet Ownership
Graph. 4 shows that 99% (Column chart in number one of Graph 4) of the youth in

Attitudes and Behaviors
To the sample group were asked these questions: the best person in the family who is gotten along with in order to get ideas about the attitudes and behaviors of the young people, the requests of the parents of the young people, the most important problem faced by the youth, the petition to the municipality about the municipal services, the adequacy of education opportunities in Konya Province, the adequacy of employment opportunities in Konya Province, the sufficiency of social activity opportunities in Konya Province, the sports activities in Konya Province, professional and personal development organizations competence and Konya cultural trip organizations, issues such as attitudes and behaviors Graph. 5 The best person in the family Graph. 5 shows the attitudes and behaviors of young people towards family relations. According to this, the best person in the family who is gotten along with is the mother with 47.5%, the sibling with 22.7% and the father with 19.4%. In Table 1, the rate of those who wanted to be sensitive from their parents is 36.2%, and the rate of those who stated they are sensitive is 61.8%. 36.6% of those who want to be given opportunity, while 4.5% of those who never want to be given opportunity. Young people who says "they give opportunity" is % 58.9. The rate of those who want their families to respect the youth is 26.5% and those who never want is 2.7%. The rate of those who think that young people are respected from their families is 70.8%. The rate of the young people who stated that their families make time to do to something with them is 63.1%. The rate of those who want to time is % 28.4, who never want is % 8.6. The rate of those who want to be made sense is %38.2 , those who never want is %4. 57.8% of the youth stated that their families already understood themselves. Young people who were the subject of the sampling were asked the question "Would you like them to be friendly?" The rate of those who say "I want to" to this question is 35.2%, but the rate of those who say "I don't want" is 10.2%. The rate of those who say "they are acting friendly" is 54.6%.

Graph. 6 The Most Important Problem Faced by Young People
Graph 6 evaluates the most important problems faced by young people. As a result, the unemployment problem is among the most important problems faced by young people Graph. 13

Adequacy of Historical and Cultural Trip Organizations in Konya Province
The adequacy of historical and cultural travel organizations in Konya is measured in Graph.13. 6.2% of young people consider that they are absolutely adequate, 18.5% of them consider that adequate, 27.7% of them think they are neither adequate nor inadequate, 27.1% say they are not enough, 20.5% i think not adequate at all.

Attitudes and Behaviors
In order to obtain ideas about the attitudes and behaviors of young people, these statements were asked; "I closely follow developments in domestic and foreign policy, I read a newspaper every day, I buy or not the products and goods that harm the environment, I miss or not the sports events that I'm interested in, I actively engage in a branch of art, I go to the cinema once a month, I go to the theater once a month and I read a book once a month". Graph. 18

I am Actively Engaged in a Branch of Art
The participants were asked whether they were actively engaged in a branch of art.
In Graph.18, it is observed that a rate of 45.6% is not actively engaged in a branch of art. Graph. 20

I Go to the Theater Once a Month
In Graphic 20, it is observed that more than 50% of young people do not go to the theater, even once a month. It is seen that interest in cinema is not shown against theater.
The rate of those who go to the theater once a month is 30% and the rate of those who go to the cinema once a month is more than 60%. others live in a their own house with housemates or with their families. The best person in the family is the mother with a share of over 50%. The attitudes and behaviors of young people with their parents were positively found 70% . Families are highly sensitive in their attitude and behavior towards young people in the family. More than 30% of young people are sensitive to writing petitions about municipal services. The other part does not write petitions about municipal services as there is no opportunity. Nearly 30% of them found social, sporting and cultural sightseeing activities sufficient in Konya, while 30% stated their indecisiveness by giving neither adequate nor inadequate answers. More than 50% stated that they closely follow foreign and domestic policy. More than 50% stated that they are environmentally conscious and do not purchase products and goods that may harm the environment. 35% of the them stated that they were engaged in an active art branch.
65% of young people go to the cinema regularly every month and 30% go to the theater regularly every month. 55% of the them read a book regularly every month. More than 80% of young people attach a great importance to their national, religious, historical,