SME Snapshot: Syrian Small Businesses in the Southern Region of Turkey
This SME Snapshot is based on data collected through Building Markets verification and re-verification surveys with 1,136 SMEs in Turkey between October 30, 2017 and January 31, 2021. Of those surveyed, 1,123 are Syrian-owned and 13 are Turkish-owned businesses. Given the overwhelming majority of Syrian-owned businesses in the sample, the data analysis is reported and conclusions are drawn for Syrian-owned businesses. The data includes SMEs based in Adana, Mersin, and Hatay in the Mediterranean region, and Gaziantep, Kilis and Şanlıurfa in the Southeastern Anatolia region. For the purposes of this report, these areas are referred to as the Southern Region.