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This article explores the feasibility of setting up a shopfloor social dialogue mechanism in Turkey based on the synthesis of EU Directive (2002/14/EC), the German works council model and various dimensions of Turkish labour law and practice. Evaluating the outputs of the questionnaire conducted between the years 2015-2016 and addressed to selected samples of representatives of labour unions and employers’ organizations as well as to officials of the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the article proposes two alternatives for a dual-channel representation system: namely, the establishment of works councils to co-exist with unions and the election of employee representatives. Since the majority of Turkey’s workplaces are currently unrepresented by unions, it is assumed that either option may serve the objectives of adapting Turkish labour relations to international standards and locating representative industrial democracy at the core of work life. Bu makale, AB Direktifi (2002/14/EC), Alman İş Konseyi Modeli ve Türk İş Hukuku uygulamalarının çeşitli boyutlarıyla sentezine dayalı olarak, Türkiye'de sosyal diyalog merkezli bir işyeri çalışan temsilciliği mekanizması modeli önerisinde bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Makalede işçi ve işveren örgütlerinin temsilcilerinin yanı sıra, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı’nın bazı yetkililerinden oluşan örneklem grubuna yönelik 2015-2016 yılları arasında yürütülen anketin çıktıları temel alınarak, çift kanallı bir temsil sistemi için işçi sendikaları ile birlikte var olacak çalışma konseylerinin kurulması ve çalışan temsilcilerinin seçilmesi olmak üzere iki alternatif model önerilmektedir. Türkiye'de hâlihazırda işyerlerinin çoğunluğu için sendika temsili söz konusu olmadığından, önerilen her iki seçeneğin de gerek Türkiye'deki çalışma ilişkilerinin uluslararası standartlara uyumu gerekse temsili endüstriyel demokrasiyi çalışma hayatının merkezine yerleştirme hedeflerine hizmet edebileceği düşünülmektedir. Publisher's Version

The roots of anti-communism and conservative family ideology are well-founded aspects of national education in Turkey as a reflection of the country’s joining the U.S-led Western bloc during the Cold War and the ideological as well as educational policies of the bloc at the end of the 1940s. When the Democrat Party (DP) came to power in Turkey in 1950, it pursued a program that synthesizes capitalist development, liberal economic rights and conservative values. In a context where anti-Communism became the state’s official policy, the increasing role of religion in education and the tightening control in schools appeased the political and ideological concerns of the DP government. Looking at these measures was crucial not only to understand the major changes that took place in the Turkish education system but also to analyze the social and political dynamics of the entire period. This article aims to find answers to the following questions: “How did Turkey’s childhood policy evolve in the 1950s? Which ideological values and tools were used effectively in this process?” What were the differences and imilarities between the U.S educational policies and the practices of the Turkish government with regards to education? In order to answer these questions, we will ponder the role of anti-Communism in education together with the role of experts from America in designing the education system in Turkey. Subjects such as religious education, schooling, educational institutions, and anti-Communism that played a role in the political construction of childhood will be analyzed. Debates in the Turkish parliament, comments in newspapers, and journals such as Yeni Okul, Forum, and İlk Öğretim (New School, Forum and Primary Education), published for educators, are the main sources used in this research.

In developing countries, the economic potential of women has long been under-utilized as a means of lifting households and communities out of poverty. In this respect, microcredit schemes offer an innovative form of social welfare, widely accessible to women. This study examines one such program from the Turkish context: the Maya Enterprise for Micro Finance, a conditional credit opportunity for women to start and/or develop their own businesses, granted by the Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (KEDV). Our study aimed to explore the impact of KEDV's credit transfer scheme on the lives of users, especially in terms of the psychological and economic empowerment of women. Deploying a mixed methods research strategy, we administered and analyzed quantitative surveys (n=336) in order to determine the perceptions, thoughts, insights and reactions of KEDV program users, also conducting qualitative interviews with 21 participants. Our findings indicate that the program was influential in empowering women by increasing their self-confidence and changing their relationship with other people in the household. We would like to thank Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (Kadin Emegini Degerlendirme Vakfi-KEDV) management, coordinator Didem Rastgeldi Demircan, advisory board and staff for enabling this work and for the information and inputs they have provided for the study and also thanks to Dalyan Foundation for financial support for the field work. Publisher's Version