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It is known that entrepreneurship, which has led to the change of paradigm in the world to be more referred to by its name, contributes to employment, investment, payment balance and the development of countries. This is why it seems that the subject of "entrepreneurship" as in other countries of the world, as in Turkey, pre-graduate, bachelor, master and doctoral programs have begun to be included in the curriculum. In this study, an application of a question form was carried out in order to identify the share of entrepreneurship options in the career orientations of students who take entrepreneurship courses at the Istanbul New Century University Professional High School, and in these directions. The current data obtained from 98 students were achieved by analysing the combined use of quantitative and qualitative research methods. According to this, 39.80% of all students prefer a career orientation to the private sector, while the proportion of those who prefer a entrepreneurial career is 26.53%. According to the report, 27% of students seeking a entrepreneurial career are women and 73% are men. It has been seen that women are preferred to a career in the private sector, while men are preferred to a entrepreneurial career. There are also differences in career preferences between the departments. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Trends, Professional High School, Education JEL Classification: I23, I29, L26

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With the paradigm shift in the world; it is known that entrepreneurship contributes to employment, investment, balance of payments and development of countries. For this reason, it is observed that the subject of “entrepreneurship” is starting to take place in the curriculum of vocational schools, undergraduate, graduate and PhD programs in Turkey, as in other countries of the world. In this study, a questionnaire was applied to determine the career and especially entrepreneurial tendencies of students who take entrepreneurship courses at Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Vocational School. The data obtained from 98 students were analyzed by using the quantitative and qualitative research methods together and some findings were obtained. According to findings, 39,80% of all students have a career tendency in private sector while the rate of those who prefer an entrepreneurship career is 26,53%. Moreover, 27% of the students who want to move towards entrepreneurship career are female and 73% are male. It was observed that female students prefer mostly private sector and male students choose entrepreneurship. In addition, there are differences between the departments of students in career orientation preferences. Key Words: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship tendency, Vocational School, Education JEL Classification: I23, I29, L26