The main purpose of this paper is to provide some lessons for Turkey from the experiences of some
selected countries that gained success in their fight against unemployment. In this respect, the
experiences of selected countries; Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom and South Korea will be
analyzed and the policy options for Turkey will be formed up. It is expected that the detailed
analysis and comparison of the reforms in labor markets of these countries will put forward
essential and applicable results. It is also supposed that our results will greatly contribute to the
decrease in the unemployment level in Turkey, when applied. By doing so, this paper endeavors to
get some meaningful policy findings for Turkey. In addition, it is believed that the comparison of
the labor markets of these countries, the economic structures and labor markets of which are
fairly different from each other will result in interesting findings.