Knowledge HousesKnowledge Houses

with Statistical with Statistical DataData

The first knowledge house was opened in Zeytinburnu and has been giving service for 4 years.

Now, there are Now, there are 55 knowledge houses in knowledge houses in Zeytinburnu.Zeytinburnu.

Seyitnizam and Merkezefendi Seyitnizam and Merkezefendi Knowledge houses are giving Knowledge houses are giving services with 3 different services with 3 different sections;sections;

AdministrationAdministration LibraryLibrary Internet AccessInternet Access

In the recent 3 Knowledge In the recent 3 Knowledge Houses that were opened in Houses that were opened in Sümer, Beş Telsiz and Yeşiltepe; Sümer, Beş Telsiz and Yeşiltepe; there are there are 5 5 different sections:different sections:

LibraryLibrary Internet Access for primary schoolsInternet Access for primary schools Internet Access for high school Internet Access for high school

students and adultsstudents and adults Multi-purpose loungeMulti-purpose lounge AdministrationAdministration

There are 25 personals working in There are 25 personals working in all knowledge houses in all knowledge houses in

Zeytinburnu:Zeytinburnu: 1 Coordinator,1 Coordinator, 5 Administrators,5 Administrators, 14 Teachers and14 Teachers and 5 Cleaning Staff5 Cleaning Staff

The number of members areThe number of members are 21.66821.668The The 2.3142.314 of the members of the members are adults, are adults, 438438of the members of the members are university students, are university students, 4.1664.166 of of the members arethe members are high school high school students, students, 14.67914.679 are primary are primary shool students and shool students and 71 71 of the of the members are taking various members are taking various courses. courses.

According to the datas received According to the datas received in recent month; the avarage in recent month; the avarage registration numbers to registration numbers to knowledge house are;knowledge house are;

56 56 person in a day, person in a day,

340 340 person in a week, person in a week,

13601360 person in a month.person in a month.

In a day, averagely In a day, averagely 16001600 members ; in a week; members ; in a week; 9600 9600 members and in a month ; members and in a month ; 38.400 38.400 members are benefiting members are benefiting from the knowledge houses..from the knowledge houses..

The total number of the The total number of the books in knowledge books in knowledge houses arehouses are 18.53018.530

In knowledge houses; in avarage; In knowledge houses; in avarage; 286286 books in a day; books in a day; 1.7161.716 books books in a week and in a week and 6.8646.864 books in a books in a month are being lent. Since the month are being lent. Since the first knowlegde house was first knowlegde house was opened; opened; 176.706176.706 books were lent books were lent in all. in all.

In total, In total, 131131 computers are computers are subservient to the subservient to the

members. members.

In a day In a day 1.0801.080, in a week, in a week

6.4806.480, in a month , in a month 25.92025.920 members are benefiting members are benefiting

from the computer sections from the computer sections ....

In knowledge houses, there are In knowledge houses, there are 77 projection screen system and projection screen system and 1 1

LCD TV.LCD TV.

In every week, approximately In every week, approximately 730 730 members are attending to film or members are attending to film or

documentary film documentary film demonstrations.demonstrations.

The operations of the The operations of the knowledge houses can be knowledge houses can be summed under summed under twotwo main main

topics: topics:

1.)1.) Appealing to Appealing to common; services as common; services as computer and internet computer and internet access, benefiting from access, benefiting from the libraries and the libraries and lending books.lending books.

2.)2.) Clubs and group Clubs and group activities according to activities according to members’ needs and members’ needs and interests; trips, film interests; trips, film demonstrations, reading demonstrations, reading competitions, various competitions, various campaigns and this kind campaigns and this kind of social& cultural of social& cultural activities.activities.

The clubs in knowledge The clubs in knowledge houses are;houses are;

- Computer ClubComputer Club- Biolgy and Nature ClubBiolgy and Nature Club- Trip/ Tour ClubTrip/ Tour Club- English ClubEnglish Club- Reading Volunteers ClubReading Volunteers Club- Origami CoursesOrigami Courses- Chess ClubChess Club- Oral Reading ClubOral Reading Club- Cinema ClubCinema Club- Friends of Poetry ClubFriends of Poetry Club

In addition to these clubs In addition to these clubs there are also daily, there are also daily, weekly and monthly weekly and monthly activites as activites as question of the question of the dayday; ; poem of the weekpoem of the week, , student of the monthstudent of the month or or question of the monthquestion of the month..

The number of beneficiaries from The number of beneficiaries from the knowledge houses are the knowledge houses are continuously increasing. Also our continuously increasing. Also our social and cultural activities will social and cultural activities will be carried on more professionally be carried on more professionally in following daysin following days……

Zeytinburnu Municipality Zeytinburnu Municipality Culture and Social Affairs Culture and Social Affairs

DirectorateDirectorate(0212) 413 11 66(0212) 413 11 66

Merkezefendi Knowledge Sümer Knowledge House

House (0212) 665 65 22 (0212) 413 11 78

Seyitnizam Knowledge Beştelsiz Knowledge House House

(0212) 679 64 27 (0212) 413 11 77Yeşiltepe Knowledge House

(0212) 679 61 36www.zeytinburnu.bel.tr

bilgievi@zeytinburnu.bel.tr