EFFECTS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES ON TURKISH ECONOMY

It is a prominent issue to evaluate the impact of refugee inflows on Turkish labor market conditions since a more Syrians took refuge in Turkey. It should also be noted that refugee inflows should be considered with negative impacts on Turkish workers, especially those working in informal jobs (especially women), low-educated and agricultural workers. In this article, the level of Turkish employment of refugees should be evaluated together with immigration in terms of the effects of labor force and related markets. Displacement of Turkish workers due to Syrian refugees has brought more negative effects. Even if employment rates decrease due to the arrival of refugees, unemployment rates are also decreasing at roughly the same rate. It is another data that women are subject to huge reductions in formal and regular employment versus unregistered employment and fieldwork. The resulting increase in average wages is probably since those experiencing wage losses are leaving the labor market. Correspondingly, the growing demand for higher quality formal jobs filled by Turkish workers requires a reevaluation of allowing refugees to take part in the formal labor market in relation to the potential impact of work allows. The claim that collecting data about the Syrian refugee community should be a priority is the most common issue in the literature and needs concrete solutions. In this article, which examines the arrival of refugees in Turkey, the employment and employee rates in Turkey, as well as the market effects, not only the problems caused by the refugees are discussed, but also the solution proposals are outlined.