Altınoklu, Müge Neda2024-07-122024-07-1220241944-89531944-896110.1080/19448953.2024.23108952-s2.0-85183923379https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2024.2310895https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/7267The capital accumulation in Turkey was notably bolstered by the substantial involvement of small-scale trade and manufacturing activities yet significant changes in the realm of small business politics have occurred since the 1980s, culminating in the restructuring of small enterprises as a viable business model through a series of socio-political and economic shifts. As for the 2000s, this period has witnessed a heightened emphasis on entrepreneurial rhetoric where sectoral inequalities have affected the model of small businesses through a range of institutional-legal policies and financial adjustments compatible with the consumption-led growth model during the AKP era. While the policies aligned with the demands of global trade have indeed created a favorable environment for capital accumulation, but introduced a range of new competition dynamics and complexities among the sectors and have forged new alliances within the small businesses, alongside giving rise to emerging conflicts.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticleQ1WOS:001151954200001N/A