Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to reveal what the internal and external factors affecting entrepreneurship are and which of these factors have superiority over others in choosing the entrepreneurship career. For this purpose, a qualitative research was conducted. In this context, in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 entrepreneurs owning workplaces in various provinces of Turkey, 9 of whom are men and 7 of whom are women. During the interviews, a formerly prepared interview form consisting of 10 semi-structured questions was used. The data were analysed by NVivo package program according to thematic network analysis method. According to the findings of the study, internal factors and external factors play a role among the factors that push individuals to entrepreneurship. However, internal factors were found to be more effective. Especially personality traits were determined to be the most important factor in choosing the entrepreneurship career. The research differs from other studies in that it examines internal and external factors together and focuses on individuals who are already entrepreneurs rather than those who have the potential to choose an entrepreneurship career. In addition, the discovery of the ideals and dreams in the direction of the opinions of entrepreneurs as a factor prompting individuals to entrepreneurship has enabled the study to make an original contribution to the literature. 

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