One Year Later: Revisiting the Contributions of Syrian Entrepreneurs in Turkey
One Year Later: Revisiting the Contributions of Syrian Entrepreneurs in Turkey
2018
Building Markets published its first assessment of Syrian SMEs in Turkey, Another Side to the Story, in June 2017. In that study, 230 Syrian businesses in Istanbul and Gaziantep were interviewed and assessed across 160 data points. Since that time, Building Markets, and its local partner Syrian Economic Forum (SEF), have surveyed a total of 756 formally registered Syrian-owned SMEs in Istanbul, Gaziantep, and Mersin. In order to better understand how these businesses are adapting and growing in the Turkish economy, Building Markets reviewed the performance of 210 companies. Topics covered in the survey update ranged from management structure and expenditure details to marketing practices and business challenges.