Some of the Turks here are too concerned with the U.S. to answer your question Roswitha about their own elderly...

well,no idea about Turkish Welfare but the problem of ageing societes seems to be global.I do not suppose the elderly are neglected in Turkey due to social respect people show to them,which personally I find amazing compared to the western European countries or Far East
Anyway,I found a link to some info in the net about it,perhaps it will help with the answer
http://www1.gantep.edu.tr/~gukamer/eng/eldery.htm
or the article on ageing in Turkey

http://aabss.org/journal2001/Celik2001.jmm.html


In India the new law has been passed-up to 3months imprisonment for adult children abusing and leaving their parents.Meira Kumar-Indian Minister said that this kind of punisment should act as a deterrent.The number of elderly neglected in Asia is still increasing
http://www.globalaging.org/elderrights/world/2007/bid.htm

Very interesting articles kafesteki kus, I'm amazed you found them.

Thanks ...

This is something we all face as life expectancy increases. As societies loose the extended family support network, things are getting more grim IMHO.

Yes, very nice article..I also enjoyed reading and happen to agree with you regarding how the east compared to the west have much better social belonging. This is definately something the west should learn to embrace...