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Entrepreneurship and Creative Destruction in Turkish Regions

Türkiyenin Bölgelerinde Girişimcilik ve Yaratıcı Yıkım

Nuriye Uygun(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3227-4407
Burcak Müge Vural(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4252-6276
Pages
55–71
Publication Date
2026-07-02
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Using correlation analysis based on labour market approach and regression models, the findings reveal a prevailing dominance of push effects across regions.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Regional disparities in entrepreneurial activity have attracted research due to their implications for employment, innovation, and economic development.
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Key Findings & Data:This study examines the determinants and employment effects of new business formation across twelve NUTS 2 regions in Turkey over the period 2010–2024.
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⚙️Variables:girişimcilik · yeni firm kuruluşu · çekme/itme etkisi

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Regional disparities in entrepreneurial activity have attracted research due to their implications for employment, innovation, and economic development. Empirical evidence suggests that regions characterized by intensive new firm formation tend to display higher employment levels within small business sectoral. This study examines the determinants and employment effects of new business formation across twelve NUTS 2 regions in Turkey over the period 2010–2024. Distinguishing pull (Schumpeterian) and push (refugee or shopkeeper) effects, the paper investigates whether entrepreneurial entry in Turkey is primarily driven by opportunity based incentives or by adverse labour market conditions. Using correlation analysis based on labour market approach and regression models, the findings reveal a prevailing dominance of push effects across regions. While correlation results indicate signs of Schumpeterian dynamics at time t and t+1, regression estimations confirm that unemployment induced entrepreneurship plays a more significant role in shaping firm formation patterns during the study period

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Girişimcilik faaliyetlerindeki bölgesel farklılıklar, istihdam, inovasyon ve ekonomik kalkınma üzerindeki etkileri nedeniyle araştırmacıların ilgisini çekmiştir. Ampirik veriler, yoğun yeni firma kuruluşu ile karakterize edilen bölgelerin, küçük işletme sektörlerinde daha yüksek istihdam seviyelerine sahip olma eğiliminde olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu çalışma, 2010–2024 döneminde Türkiye’deki on iki NUTS 2 bölgesinde yeni işletme oluşumunun belirleyicilerini ve istihdam üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektedir. Çalışma, çekme (Schumpeterci) ve itme (mülteci veya esnaf) etkilerini birbirinden ayırarak, Türkiye’de girişimciliğe girişin öncelikle fırsat temelli teşviklerden mi yoksa olumsuz işgücü piyasası koşullarından mı kaynaklandığını araştırmaktadır. İşgücü piyasası yaklaşımına dayalı korelasyon analizi ve regresyon modelleri kullanılarak elde edilen bulgular, bölgeler genelinde itme etkilerinin baskın olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Korelasyon sonuçları t ve t+1 zamanlarında Schumpeterci dinamiklerin işaretlerini gösterirken, regresyon tahminleri, çalışma dönemi boyunca işsizlik kaynaklı girişimciliğin firma oluşum modellerini şekillendirmede daha önemli bir rol oynadığını doğrulamaktadır

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Uygun, N., Vural, B. M. (2026). Entrepreneurship and Creative Destruction in Turkish Regions. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 55–71. https://doi.org/10.29217/usaksosbil.1932902

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