ABSTRACT
Businesses can no longer survive just by making a profit. Especially after the Industrial Revolution, the increase in production brought problems in and around the business. The problems experienced in the areas of employment and the use of resources have led companies to the area of social responsibility. In order to survive, businesses have had to consider social benefit as well as economic benefit. Corporate social responsibility is that businesses voluntarily engage in activities related to social problems and respond to the expectations of their stakeholders. CSR activities, which also affect the decision-making behavior of consumers, take shape in a different process in each country. CSR practices, which are also affected by the social, political and economic conditions of the countries, have increased in the last 20 years in Turkey. It is seen that the change in corporate social responsibility in Turkey has evolved from an understanding under the initiative of senior management to a strategic perspective. While this change develops in line with social expectations in terms of field and subject, it is far from the priorities of developed countries. In this study, the important corporate social responsibility studies conducted in Turkey in the last 15 years were examined and an answer was sought for the question of what kind of change has been experienced in Turkey in terms of corporate social responsibility. Within the scope of these studies, the change and transformation in the field of CSR in Turkey has been revealed.