Students should turn to long-term initiatives

As of 2018, according to Turkish Statistical Institute data there is a total of 1 million 663 thousand employers-entrepreneurs in Turkey. Reminding that IGU provided students who want to set up their own business the furniture expenses for a long time, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Gelisim University Abdülkadir Gayretli said: “I recommend young people to start their own business instead of finding a job. They should start trade initiative during their university years. During the pandemic process, we realized that we have to stop importing and switch to domestic production.”
 
“WE NEED TO GET RID OF DEPENDANCE”

Stating that the new generation is more active and more intelligent, Gayretli said, “The bright ideas of young people should be evaluated because they will color the industry with innovations that will create awareness. We started to import even textiles and construction products. Unfortunately, now we have to make our own production. We need to get rid of the dependance we feel outside.”
 
“NUMBER OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IS LOW”

Gayretli reminding that female labor force participation rate is about half of men’s participation, added: “The number of women entrepreneurs is low. As of 2018, 91.3 of every 100 employers are men and the rest are women. On the other hand, as the number of employees increases, the ratio of female employers also decreases. Women can only be the boss of micro businesses.”
 
 “YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ARE EXCITED”

Stating that almost half a million people have applied to date within the scope of the "1 Million Software Developer Project" announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and carried out by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Gayretli continued as follows: "Online training continues. The sale of a domestic software company to a US-based firm for $ 1.8 billion recently excites young entrepreneurs.”