The effects of employment and unemployment policies in Turkey on the adaptation process to the European Union (post-1980)

ABSTRACTThe issues of employment and unemployment, like in other countries, are the most importantproblems pertaining to Turkey?s economic and social structures. Therefore, when creating newpolicies on employment and unemployment, preventive measures should be taken on these problems.In this period when intensive and stable relations with the European Union are maintained and theaccession negotiations are on the agenda, the progress on structuring employment and unemploymentpolicies in Turkey is expected to have positive influence on the adaptation process. For this purpose,the characteristics of Turkish labor market and unemployment are presented through variousindicators.Later, the employment and unemployment policies implemented in Turkey after 1980 arementioned and Turkey?s adaptation to the European Union is evaluated in terms of the abovementioned indicators and policies.