Research Article

The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep

Volume: 2 Number: 1 October 1, 2021
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The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep

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.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 1, 2021

Submission Date

January 26, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Alahmad, Z. (2021). The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep. International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies, 2(1), 1-18. https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH
AMA
1.Alahmad Z. The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep. IRMRS. 2021;2(1):1-18. https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH
Chicago
Alahmad, Ziad. 2021. “The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep”. International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies 2 (1): 1-18. https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH.
EndNote
Alahmad Z (October 1, 2021) The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep. International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies 2 1 1–18.
IEEE
[1]Z. Alahmad, “The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep”, IRMRS, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1–18, Oct. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH
ISNAD
Alahmad, Ziad. “The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep”. International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies 2/1 (October 1, 2021): 1-18. https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH.
JAMA
1.Alahmad Z. The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep. IRMRS. 2021;2:1–18.
MLA
Alahmad, Ziad. “The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep”. International Review of Migration and Refugee Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Oct. 2021, pp. 1-18, https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH.
Vancouver
1.Ziad Alahmad. The Significance of the Pull Factors in Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship and Self-employment: The Case of Syrian Immigrants in Gaziantep. IRMRS [Internet]. 2021 Oct. 1;2(1):1-18. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87SD56LH