Özdemir, ŞefikAkın, Hilmi Bahadır2020-01-182020-01-182018Akın, H. B., Özdemir, Ş. (2018). Who should provide education for entrepreneurship? An evaluation of government-led entrepreneurship education programs in Turkey. İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10, 2, 89-105.1309-0712https://dx.doi.org/10.20491/isarder.2018.420https://app.trdizin.gov.tr/makale/TXpBMU5UYzBOQT09/who-should-provide-education-for-entrepreneurship-an-evaluation-of-government-led-entrepreneurship-education-programs-in-turkeyhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/2977The aim of this study is to evaluate the state-dominant position ofentrepreneurship education in Turkey and to reveal whether the government institutionswhich mainly carry out entrepreneurship education provide expected economic andsocial outputs. Within this scope; by using phenomenology design, a qualitativeresearch was carried out with 44 professional and experts who are informed inentrepreneurship ecosystem in Turkey. In addition, a survey with 111 participantsamong attendants of KOSGEB Applied Entrepreneurship Education and a qualitativeresearch with 12 of these trainees was performed in order to examine the data obtainedfrom quantitative research in depth as well. As a result of the research, it has been foundout that the success of the government efforts is suspicious in entrepreneurshipeducation regarding to the intended results and that the role of non-governmental andprivate institutions in entrepreneurship education should be more efficient.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEntrepreneurship educationMarket economyThe role of government in entrepreneurship educationPublic effortArticle1028910510.20491/isarder.2018.420