@article{article_868452, title={The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep}, journal={International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies}, volume={2}, pages={1–18}, year={2021}, author={Alahmad, Ziad}, keywords={Syrian, Entrepreneurs, Gaziantep, Turkey, Immigrants}, abstract={Over the last nine years, more than three and a half million Syrians have moved from Syria to Turkey. In Gaziantep, almost a quarter of its residents are from Syrian immigrants. These immigrant groups have their own needs represented by the consumable products and a space to practice their culture. A group of Syrian immigrants in Gaziantep took advantage of their immigration to establish their own enterprises and initiate small businesses. This paper examines the main pull factors of Syrian entrepreneurs in Gaziantep including; the enclave, the language, the religion, and the statuses of the immigrants, through qualitative data analysis of forty semi-structured interviews.}, number={1}, publisher={Gaziantep University}