Comparison of job satisfaction levels of german teachers: The case of Istanbul

New developments, inventions, environmental, social and cultural changes occur in the world every year. It is an expected phenomenon by workplaces that people keep up with this change and development, transfer new information to their work and improve themselves. In order for employees to get the required efficiency in their workplaces, they are expected to be supported individually and environmentally and to minimise the possibility of demotivation by their workplaces. In recent years, even if the researches carried out to determine job satisfaction levels have increased in other fields, the number of these researches in the field of education is not very high. With this research, it was tried to determine and compare the job satisfaction levels of German teachers working in public and private schools in Istanbul. Data were collected with Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale (shortened scale form by Baycan) and Personal Information Form. The survey findings were analysed SPSS 22 statistics program, and data were interpreted using mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage distribution, Cronbach Alpha, Mann-Whitney U test, K: Kruskal Wallis test, Ki square test. The study population of the research consists of German teachers working in public and private schools in Istanbul. It was aimed to reach a wider audience by applying the questionnaires online, and it was aimed to collect data from all German teachers who could be reached without sampling. A total of 171 German teachers were reached The study consists of six sections: In the first part, the purpose of the study, sub-problems, limitations and definitions are given. In the second section, the importance of the concept of job satisfaction, the factors affecting job satisfaction, the theories on which job satisfaction is based are discussed. In the third chapter, data collection tool and analysis are explained. In the fourth section, job satisfaction levels of German teachers working in private and public schools in Istanbul province were measured and compared with each other. In the fifth chapter, there is a discussion and in the sixth chapter, which is the last chapter, there is an evaluation of the research, the result of the research and recommendations.