The computer network that TUTSIS is setting up nationwide is surrounding Turkey.
With a record donation of 2,000 Information Technology Classes to the campaign launched by the Ministry of Education, Turkish Textile Employers' Association (TUTSIS) this time was in the Black Sea region for the opening ceremonies of the classes that have already been established as part of the campaign.

Halit Narin, President of the Textile Industry Employers Union of Turkey (TUTSiS), reacted to the imports carried out unjustly. Having stated that the inflation was stuck to some 8 percent, Narin declared: "What lies at the roots of this is, unfortunately, as I already pointed out with my fellows for years and years, the still lacking supervision over, and systemic approach to, import profitability and tax as duly established." Narin who demanded inspection of imports, asked: "Why don't these firms who carry out imports worth of 50-60 billion US Dollars appear in tax lists?" Narin, who answered to the questions of ilknur Ertugay on the "Business Day" program on TRT-2 Television he participated on 4th May, commented on the decrease in the textile and ready-to-wear clothing exports during April by indicating: "Actually this is not a decrease. Since VAT has been reduced, the figures of the fictitiously carried out exports cannot be made any more." Having pointed out that the economy needs to be estructured, Narin said: "Indeed, in an environment where the banking sector seizes all the advantages and turns profit by making exorbitant gains, talks of a decline in economy have started and we are stuck to 8 percent inflation. What lies at the roots of this is, unfortunately, as I already pointed out with my fellows for years and years, the still lacking supervision over import profitability and tax as duly established. Turkey makes substantial imports. However, in spite of such major imports, we cannot see any firms of import other than the banking sector and some 100 well-known firms."

Distribution of 50 thousand computers as donated to the National Education by the Textile Industry Employers Union of Turkey (TUTSiS) within the scope of the 'Campaign for the Support of Computerized Education" is still under way.

The TUTSiS management presided by Halit Narin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of our Union, was in Thrace last month within the scope of the distribution project of which the first phase has already been completed. On 20th April, the inaugurations of the 'Information Technology Classrooms" were held in TOBB High School in Kirklareli and 80. Yil Cumhuriyet Anatolian High School in Edirne.

Halit Narin, President f TUTSiS, who spoke during the ceremonies, stated that the greatest investment was launched not in factories, but in students. Having expressed that everything they were doing was for children, Narin said: "The future of this country needs a youth who willshare the logic of one homeland, one nation and one flag. As the Board of Directors of TUTSiS, we have thought of launching our investments in a stronger place in economy by competing against China and Europe, with the people we employ and using the means in hand. We have believed that that investment will be the computers which we will be presenting to you. Our greatest investment is one which is even greater and more important than our factories, that is, you, the future of Turkey. Therefore, the investment we have made in you is the greatest investment causing the most pride as ever launched by us, the industrialists. Sadik Oguz, Co-president of TUTSiS, on the other hand, emphasized that there would remain no school without a computer, and issued to the managers of the schools where computers are distributed the call of "Have the computers used."

The government has launched a campaign in order to reduce the tax burden on employment. After the VAT discount in textile, the new initiative which will reduce the costs in the sector even more and reduce the off-the-record employment, will become clearer following the joint study to be conducted among ministries. According to the report to be drawn up by the work group, the tax discount to be made by also taking the budget targets into consideration is expected to favorably contribute to employment, too.

The platform formed by 26 societies which are engaged in the textile and ready-to-wear clothing sector are progressing towards becoming a federation. The platform which convened at the Osmanbey Textile Businessmen Society (OTiAD) on 4th April decided to act jointly in order to work out a solution for the problems of the sector. Cengiz Say, the President of the Osmanbey Textile Businessmen Society (OTiAD), who offered an explanation following the meeting, said:

"By continuing with the meetings at certain intervals, we are striving for our sector to attain the place it deserves.

Having stated that the platform was on the road to becoming a federation, Saypointed out: Today we are working as a platform; it is the duty of this cooperation to establish the most proper environments in order to serve to the sector in the future. We will be sharing the developments as soon as possible."