Influence of european union funds in member and candidate countries on labour market policies : Turkey and Germany examples

This study analyzes the effects of European Union funds on labor market policies in Turkey and Germany. Labor and employment constitute the basic building blocks of the country's economy.The European Community, whose foundations were laid with the Treaty of Rome, has faced regional development differences since its establishment. In order not to turn these differences into problems and to meet on a common axis, common measures and policies have been developed. Among these measures, the most striking study was the structural funds offered to member states and pre-accession tools developed for candidate countries. With the start of the industrialization process, the concepts of labor and labor began to be discussed a lot, and the search for solutions became a global problem of the administrations with the increase of the problems regarding employment with the increasing population. In the context of labor and industrialization, Germany has attracted attention with its economically strong stance from day one and has assumed a central position with labor migration towards the labor market. Increasing employment needs after the Second World War Germany, it has signed a labor agreement with Turkey. Many Turkish citizens departed from Turkey in Germany to start working with this deal, it has played a major role in the elimination of Germany's employment needs. Physical proximity with the exception of Turkey and Germany for decades ongoing labor migration remains the spiritual closeness. However, this interaction between them has not been effective in building an effective social, political and economic structure. When the use of funds provided to both countries is analyzed, it is seen that Germany has higher rates than labor force and employment areas. Key Words: Germany, Turkey, the European Union, Labor force, Fund, Employment, Unemployment.