Gerontologist from Istanbul Gelisim University
Lect. Sıla Ayan said the following: “Age restrictions that apply across Europe and Turkey are defined so: 65-74 age - early age, 75-84 – older age, 85 and over as advanced old age. In the new suggestion it is offered that people under 65 years old to be defined a young, 66 - 79 years old middle-aged, 80-99 old, 100 and older individuals are called centuries old. However, this situation has no official validity. Considering the distribution of the elderly population, 65-74 age group has 62.8%, 75-84 age range has 28.2%, 85 and over 9.1% population percentages.”
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