Investigation of Corporate Social Responsibility Projects of Participation Banks in Turkey

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Economic and Social History, Giresun University (Institute of Social Sciences), language: English, abstract: The present study focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility projects in Turkey. Nowadays, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects, which are carried out by companies that want to be a part of the solution for the problems of the society they are in, have become a pretty popular topic. Therefore, it is seen that a large number of enterprises have carried out a large number of CSR projects in connection with one or other applications.

In this study, corporate social responsibility stated in the web pages of participation banks operating in Turkey CSR projects will be examined by content analysis method. In the first part of this work that consists of three chapters, it will be focused on the concept and practice of CSR in Turkey. The second part examines participation banks operating in Turkey. In the third and final part of this study, CSR projects of participation banks will be evaluated both as resource use and activity area. Our study will end with results and suggestions. This study has been prepared in order to determine the current situation of CSR projects of participation banks and also to provide guidance for bank project managers for future projects.

Participation banks in Turkey, alongside conventional banks, are the institutions that continue operating according to Islamic rules. These institutions are based on the principles of profit-loss partnership instead of interest. The main purpose of participation banking is to attract people who do not work with conventional banks into the system. These people are not in the financial system due to their religious sensitivities. However, due to the increasing competitive environment and dynamic economic structure, participation banks carry out policies targeting not only the religious sensitive segment but also all segments of society.