Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
For employment purposes, Turkish citizens mainly visit Saudi Arabia, Russia, Germany, Algeria and Iraq, a source at the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) told Trend.
In January-August 2019, Turkish citizens visited Saudi Arabia most of all for the employment purposes, according to the report. The number of Turkish citizens visiting Saudi Arabia through ISKUR to find work decreased by 6.3 percent compared to the same period in 2018.
The source noted that in the first eight months of 2019, 1,400 Turkish citizens visited Saudi Arabia through the agency.
“In January-August 2019, the number of Turkish citizens visiting Russia through ISKUR to find work decreased by 22 percent compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to 1,300 people,” the source added.
In first eight months of this year, the number of Turkish citizens visiting Germany through ISKUR to find work increased by 27.3 percent compared to the same period in 2018, and amounted to 1,300 people.
“Algeria ranks fourth in the list of job search destinations: in January-August, 1,000 Turkish citizens visited this country through ISKUR, which is 44.1 percent less compared to the same period in 2018,” the source said.
In January-August 2019, the number of Turkish citizens visiting Iraq through the service to find work increased by 91.8 percent compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to 963 people.
In the reported period, 12,200 Turkish citizens went abroad via ISKUR, which is 15.5 percent less compared to the same period in 2018.
In August 2019, 103,800 citizens were provided with jobs through ISKUR in Turkey, which is 12.6 percent more compared to August 2018. Of those employed, 33.8 percent were women, and 66.2 percent were men.
Of the jobs secured in August 2019, 99.6 percent accounted for the private sector.
In August 2019, the number of unemployed in Turkey amounted to 4.044 million people, of which 50.2 percent were women and 49.8 percent were men.
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