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Turkey’s economy hit as Syrians return home

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 92 words · By Video by Jenna LE BRAS
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What to know about Turkey’s economy hit as Syrians return home

Since the end of the war in Syria last year, many Syrians have left Turkey to return home.

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What happened

Since the end of the war in Syria last year, many Syrians have left Turkey to return home.

Why it matters

Of the 3.6 million refugees living in the country, more than half a million are believed to have already gone back.

Common ground

These departures are weakening the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on low-cost labour, particularly in the textile and agricultural sectors.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the south-east, in Gaziantep, half of the garment workshops closed last year due to a shortage of workers.”
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Two separate web search results specifically link the closure of workshops in Gaziantep to the return of Syrian workers. One source states that the sector is experiencing a crisis due to the return of large numbers of Syrian workers, leading to the closure of 'more than 50% of the garment workshops.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaziantep is a diverse city inhabited mostly by ethnic Turks and a significant minority of Kurds and Syrian refugees. It was historically populated by Turkomans, Armenians, Jews, and a plethora of oth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziantep
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web search NEUTRAL — The garment and textile sector in Turkeys Gaziantep province is experiencing an unprecedented crisis following the return of large numbers of Syrian workers to their country. This has led to the closu…
https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/70631/
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web search NEUTRAL — Many foreign workers are being forced to leave Canada once their work permits expire, creating staffing gaps in several sectors. According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to 6…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/workers-shortage
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Claim 2: “Of the 3.6 million refugees living in the country, more than half a million are believed to have already gone back.”
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One web search result provides specific official figures stating that 'since 2016, a total of 2,249,390 Syrian refugees have returned from Turkey to Syria.' While the claim specifies 'more than half a million' out of 3.6 million, the existence of official figures detailing large-scale returns (over 2.2 million since 2016) corroborates the general premise that a significant portion of the refugee population has returned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Turkish migrant crisis Syrian refugees at Öncüpınar Accommodation Facility The Turkish migrant crisis, sometimes referred to as the Turkish refugee crisis, [1][2][3][4] was a period during the 2010s c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_migrant_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Turkey is home to the world's largest refugee population, a fact that has been a source of pride, a geopolitical tool, and a logistical challenge. This article shows how the millions of Syrians who ha…
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/turkey-migration-his…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to official figures, since 2016, a total of 2,249,390 Syrian refugees have returned from Turkey to Syria, many through safe zones established along the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey has host…
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/866503
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Claim 3: “These departures are weakening the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on low-cost labour, particularly in the textile and agricultural sectors.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that the departure of Syrians impacts key sectors. One source notes that Syrians play a 'crucial role' in agriculture and textiles, and their departure 'presents a significant challenge to multiple sectors of the Turkish economy.' Another source discusses the economic context surrounding the return.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syrian Turkmen, also referred to as Syrian Turks (Arabic: تركمان سوريا, romanized: Turkumān Sūriyā; Turkish: Suriye Türkmenleri) are Syrian citizens of Turkish origin who mainly trace their roots to A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Turkmen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The border between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Turkey (Arabic: الحدود السورية التركية, romanized: alhudud alsuwriat alturkia; Turkish: Suriye–Türkiye sınırı) is 909 kilometres (565 m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria–Turkey_border
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war began diplomatically and later escalated militarily. After a decade of relatively friendly relations with Syria from 2000 to 2010, Turkey condemned Syrian p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_involvement_in_the_Syr…
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Claim 4: “Since the end of the war in Syria last year, many Syrians have left Turkey to return home.”
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Multiple web search results report that Syrians have been returning to Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. One source mentions 'more than 500,000 Syrians have returned home' since the fall of the regime last year, and another mentions 'more than half a million Syrians who have left Turkey since the ousting of Syria's long-time dictator, Bashar al-Assad.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 February 2023, at 04:17:35 TRT (01:17:35 UTC), a moment magnitude (Mw ) 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The epicenter was 37 km (23 mi) west–nort…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Syrian National Army (SNA), also known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA), was a coalition of armed Syrian groups that participated in the Syrian civil war. Comprising various rebel fac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_National_Army
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2.7 million Syrians live in Turkey, many of whom fled the Syrian Civil War in the 2010s. They include Turkish citizens of Syrian origin, Syrian refugees, and other Syrian citizens resident in Turkey. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Turkey
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