Challenges and Obstacles for Syrian Refugee Women in the Turkish Labor Market

This research presents a case study regarding the barriers of access to the labour market faced by Syrian refugee women, through data analysis of a survey conducted on 207 migrant women under a temporary protection regime in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The survey took the form of 35 questions covering socio-demographic issues regarding living conditions, level of income and education, difficulties integrating into the Turkish labor market, etc. The author concludes that structural barriers such as lack of computerization of work permit applications and linguistic competence become difficulties for both migrant men and women, but these issues disproportionately affect women and are also more problematic for them because additional family obligations deter women from contributing economically to their households.