Youth in Turkey

Turkey is a dynamic country with about 20 percent of its population being young. The untapped potential of the youth of Turkey is a very important source of wealth for Turkey to realize its development objectives. In order to empower youth with equal opportunities in the social, economic and cultural field, it is important to create an environment where youth of Turkey can voice their needs and are able to participate more in the decision mechanisms.

In regard to building a continuous dialogue with the civil society in Turkey, the World Bank has played its facilitating role in order to sustain partnerships among the youth groups, private sector and the public authorities. Through such facilitation, the World Bank aims to promote youth inclusion in development. Here, in this webpage, you will find the outreach and partnership-building activities that the World Bank has been carrying out together with various multi-stakeholders in Turkey since 2004.