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Women spend 90 percent of their income on their families, economy and education, hence the increase in the number of women entrepreneurs contributing to the social development of the country, according to Turkey’s Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan. “We need to produce more technology and innovative projects,” Pekcan said on March 9 at an event in the southern province of Antalya. “We have young women working as engineers, software designers, and graphic designers. We need to direct them, use our resources correctly. We need more female entrepreneurs both for Turkey and to give the women their desired place in society.” The minister pointed out that female entrepreneurship in Turkey has increased to 34 percent from 23 percent over the last 10 years. “Indeed, the momentum has been growing rapidly in the last 10 years, but still the OECD average is 51.3 percent. It’s far behind,” said Pekcan. “I see this as…
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