Implemented active employment policies in Turkey in the European Union harmonization process

The unemployment has not been seen as a serious problem in the European Union before the 90's. For this reason, the passive workforce market policies have been adequate to deal with unemployment. Also, the unemployment has not been reduced but has become a bigger problem. After the 90's the attempts to reduce the unemployment beginning with the White Book, have led the formation of the European Employment Strategy. So, a transition from the passive workforce market policies that aim to deal with the outcomes of unemployment to active workforce market policies that aim to reduce the unemployment has occurred. The unemployment is a serious problem in Turkey on today. The unemployment in Turkey has been seen as a problem to be solved through the economic growth with reference to the development plans since the 2000's. After the 2000's, some serious attempts with regard to the EU harmonization process have been made to reduce the unemployment and the active workforce market policies have been pursued. In this case, the active workforce market policies in Turkey in the EU harmonization process is approached. The development of the employment policies in the EU is investigated. The aim of this case is to evaluate the success of the active workforce market policies in Turkey in the EU harmonization context and contribute to the studies to prevent the unemployment. Keywords: Unemployment, Employment, Active Employment Policies, European Union, Turkey