Women Entrepreneurs in Turkey: an Assessment in the Context of Difficulties and Opportunities

In recent years, women s participation in business life in a great dearl and performing entrepreneurship activities by taking more active roles, have a strategic importance for developing economies. Because, it s stated that in this study, both in academics and business circles that the way to become rich in the business world, turning the unused potential into effect, and creating new business fields, lays in the encouraging the women entrepreneurship. Personal characteristics of the woman entrepreneurs were in the study performed; defined as dynamic, independent, self reliant, competitive and purpose driven. Within this context, it s possible to turn them into a potential power, which will make important contributions to economic and social development, by giving priority to policy and projects, will help women to take place in economic life with men. In addition to this, one can say that women encounter significant barriers in entrepreneurship activities, and they can face with difficulties more often. This study aims to handle the opportunity possibilities and barriers encountered by women in entrepreneurship activities with a theoretical framework via Turkey s perspective in today s world, where the entrepreneurship gained speed.