WORK OF FOREIGNERS UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTION IN TURKEY AND MAIN PROBLEMS REGARDING THE WORK OF SYRIANS UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Since 2011, because of the events that took place in Syria, millions of Syrian citizens forced to leave their country and a significant portion of these people came Turkey as massive influx. Turkey accepted Syrians by applying open-door policy and gave them temporary protection status. One of the most important rights granted to temporary protection status holders is right to work and access to the labor market. Despite Turkey legislated the right to work in detail of those under temporary protection, serious problems are encountered in practice. In this study, firstly, a brief information was given about the temporary protection, the rights of Syrian refugees under temporary protection and also their right to work. Then working requirements of temporary protection status holders were examined in detail and finally some common problems related to work in Turkey under temporary protection was given. In this context, in the last section, general problems related to work permit, unregistered work and child labor were discussed briefly.