There is little evidence on unemployment duration and its determinants in developing
countries. This study is on the duration aspect of unemployment in a developing country,
Turkey. We analyze the determinants of the probability of leaving unemployment for
employment or the hazard rate. The effects of the personal and household characteristics
and the local labor market conditions are examined. The analyses are carried out for men
and women separately. The results indicate that the nature of unemployment in Turkey
exhibits similarities to the unemployment in both the developed and the developing countries.