Informal Employment Areas for Syrian Asylum Seekers in Turkiye: A Fuzzy TOPSIS Analysis

Informal employment is considered a major problem in developing countries. Although unregistered employment contributes to a country’s economy in terms of production, it can have a negative impact on macroeconomic indicators such as tax losses and unemployment. Unregistered employment can include both nationals and foreign workers. The aim of this study is to find out in which sectors Syrian asylum seekers are preferred in unregistered employment in Türkiye. Fuzzy TOPSIS was used as a method in the study. Fuzzy TOPSIS provides a ranking according to alternatives and criteria. The analysis results show that Syrian refugees are preferred in agriculture, construction and textile sectors respectively in unregistered employment in Türkiye. With these results, it is suggested that the legal regulations of Türkiye in immigration policy and unregistered employment and those asylum seekers should be evaluated at the legal level regarding the country’s economy.