Türkiye’de Özel İstihdam Bürolarının Emek Piyasası Etkinliğine Katkıları

The labor market in Turkey’s economy has always affected goods and services market and money markets. Employment of labor in the agricultural sector since the founding years of the Republic, with the advancement of technology, has been declined, on the other hand, industry and services sectors have demanded more labor supplies from an increasing population. Employment Agency (İİBK) founded in 1946 as an intermediary government organization between supply and demand in the labor market tried to resolve the lack of information between supply and demand. Foreign capital inflow to Turkey’s economy has accelerated especially after 1980 because of the structural transformation of Turkey’s economy and financial liberalization and many foreign owned companies have begun to operate in the service sector. As a result of this, foreign firms operating according to their own policies have employed workers having better education and qualities. In 2003, Employment Agency was called İŞKUR and has continued its activities. Private sector has started to replace public sector in Turkey since 1990, in line with this development, Private Employment Agencies have been established along with İŞKUR since 2004 as it has been in developed countries in order to bring supply and demand together. Private employment agencies operating in 21 cities bring together the labor supply and demand and play an important role on the effective operation of labor market besides İŞKUR.