Özet:

According to Article 2 of the Constitution, “The Republic of Turkey is a social law state.” The concept of social state emphasizes not only that the individual is equal before the law, but also that the individual has equal social and economic opportunities. The representative of the social state concept in local governments is the municipalities that serve according to the social municipality concept. According to Article 14 of the Act No. 5378 on Disabled Persons adopted in 2005, the state is obliged to take the necessary measures to ensure the participation of disabled persons in the workforce and the durability of the work environment. The 516th Metropolitan Municipality Act, which entered into force in 2004. In the article, the Metropolitan Municipalities are given the task of opening courses aimed at providing professions and skills for disabled people and working with universities, high schools, vocational high schools, public organizations and civil society organizations while carrying out these services. In this study, Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya and the provinces that won the status of the Metropolitan Municipality in 2012 have the highest population in the provinces of Shanlıurfa, Hatay and Trabzon Metropolitan Municipalities in 2018 activity reports are examined, the policies applied to persons with disabilities are evaluated.

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