-Performance management in Turkey. Performance management in Turkey is evolving rapidly given its official
candidacy for European Union membership . Negotiations began in 2005, and it is likely that Turkey will become a
European Union member by around 2015. Turkey’s unique contextual issues involve being a democratic and
Secular state---yet ruled by a single-party government. Performance management is a fairly novel issue in Turkey,
But almost 80% of firms in Turkey are using some type of system. Because personal relationships play an
Important role in Turkish culture, an important challenge is the implementation of systems that ensure valid,
reliable, and fair performance measurement.