About

The vision of the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations (ÇEKO) is to make continuous development in line with rapid change, to provide competencies and skills, to train professional individuals who are open to economic, social, cultural, environmental and technological developments at national and international levels and who are in line with the expectations of the public and private sectors.
It can be said that the mission of the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations (ÇEKO) is to provide students with up-to-date and practical education in areas such as working life, social policy, industrial relations and human resources management. It can also be stated that it tries to develop projects aimed at solving social problems and to contribute to the creation of policies that will benefit society by cooperating with the public, private sector and civil society organizations.

Basic gains of ÇEKO graduates:

1. Academic and Theoretical Knowledge
• They gain theoretical knowledge on labor markets, income distribution and employment policies.
• They can analyze social policy, workers' rights and social security systems.
• They can make evaluations by combining the basic concepts of economics, sociology, law and management sciences.

2. Legal and Legal Awareness
• They gain knowledge on labor law, social security law and union legislation.

• They can analyze employee rights and employer obligations.

 

3. Human Resources and Management Skills
• They gain competence in human resources management, recruitment, performance evaluation, and compensation.

• The ability to effectively manage employee-employer relations within the organization develops.

 

4. Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• They can produce analytical solutions to problems related to labor and working life.

• They can develop suggestions by performing data-based analysis (especially if they also receive Statistics and Econometrics training).

 

Employment opportunities for ÇEKO graduates in various sectors:

1. Job Opportunities in the Public Sector
Main Institutions:
• Ministry of Labor and Social Security
• İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency)
• SGK (Social Security Institution)
• Ministry of Trade
• Municipalities and Provincial Special Administrations
• Ministry of Family and Social Services
• State Personnel Presidency
• Ministry of Justice (Positions such as bailiff, court clerk)
Public Positions:
• Assistant Specialist
• Assistant Auditor
• Job and Career Consultant
• Human Resources Specialist
• Social Security Specialist
• Assistant Inspector

2. Job Opportunities in the Private Sector
Human Resources (HR) Field:
• HR Specialist / HR Manager
• Personnel and Personnel Affairs Officer
• Training and Development Specialist
• Performance and Wage Management Specialist
Industrial and Union Relations:
• Employer-Employer Relations Consultant
• Collective Labor Agreement Specialist
• Union Specialist / Union representative
Consultancy and Private Research Organizations:
• Social policy consultancy firms
• HR consultancy firms
• Labor law or payroll consultancy firms

3. Academic Career
• They can work as specialists, research assistants, lecturers or faculty members at universities by completing a master's or doctorate degree.
• Academic specialization is possible in areas such as social policy, labor law, human resources management.

4. International Organizations (For graduates who speak a foreign language)
• United Nations (sub-organizations such as ILO)
• European Union projects
• There are also job opportunities in international structures such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs).