Turkey: 25% of youth unemployed

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Unemployment rates among Turkish youth have increased dramatically in the recent period, especially after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Turkish Statistical Institute figures show. Details released by the organisation show the unemployment rate among youth has reached nearly 25 per cent, while the overall rate stands at 12.7 per cent. In Turkey, people born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s make up 39 per cent of the population of 82 million. According to the Platform of the Young Unemployed's research, youth unemployment is the highest among university graduates at 21 per cent or 961,000 people. The report shows that the unemployment rate for those aged 15-34 increased steadily to 35,4 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of university graduates seeking […]

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