THE IMPORTANCE OF MICRO CREDIT SCHEMES IN INCREASING WOMEN LABOR FORCE PARTICAPATION: THE CASE OF AFYONKARAHİSAR The labor participation level of women in Turkey has remained quite low. Although the government incentive policies have relatively provided improvement, the positive developments expected in this area have not taken place at the desired level. The micro-credit scheme aiming at providing relatively lower amount of loans to women to start their business began in 1980s in the world, and became operational in our country at the beginning of 2000s. Currently, we see successful work is done through this scheme in many Turkish provinces. In this study, the application of micro-credit schemes for increasing the participation of women in working life is elaborated; in particular, how the system is operated in Afyonkarahisar province and the results achieved so far via field studies conducted
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