Abstract:

Social entrepreneurship represents a global movement for policy makers, lenders, researchers and educators in terms of practice and management. Considered as a part of social transformation, social entrepreneurship practices are an area that should be supported and developed. It was aimed to explain the concept of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship and to explore the difference and development of social entrepreneurship trend in the context of Turkey and Africa and its contribution to the relations between these two countries by providing examples. At the same time, this study aims to shed light on the current research trends in the field of social entrepreneurship in the two countries. For this purpose, how Turkey and Africa are affected by social entrepreneurship and the contributions of social entrepreneurship are presented in a comparative manner, and social entrepreneurs are discussed in terms of social identity theory and examples are given where they focus on their intention to create value in their own societies. Additionally, the study pointed out areas of social entrepreneurship growth in both countries. When considered on an international scale, social entrepreneurship is important for bilateral relations. In the specific case of this study, it is recommended to collect information about social entrepreneurship practices that can improve bilateral cooperation between Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, and in this context, to examine the contributions of social entrepreneurship through intermediary institutions in Turkey.

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