The document presents a financial impact analysis of Syrian refugees on municipalities in Turkey, authored by Emin Dedeoglu, Sefa Pamuksuz, and Emre Koyuncu. It discusses the situation of Syrian refugees, their effects on municipal services, and the fiscal burdens they impose, supported by various analyses and findings. The study concludes with insights relevant to the management of refugee-related challenges in municipal budgeting.

1. UNION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF TURKEY
SYRIAN REFUGEES AND
MUNICIPALITIES IN TURKEY
A F I N A N C I A L I M P A C T A N A L Y S I S

2. Syrian Refugees and Municipalities in Turkey A Financial Impact Analysis
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Authors
Emin DEDEOGLU, Sefa PAMUKSUZ and Emre KOYUNCU
Contributors
Zekeriya SARBAK, Cemal BAS, Gulfem KIRAC KELES,
Yasemin SEZGİN, Sumeyye GEDIKOGLU, Tugce OZKAN,
Nebahat BASIBUYUK, Cenk KADIOGLU, Akin ERBAS,
Hasan KORUCU
This study has originally been prepared in Turkish and then translated
into English.
March 2019

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Introduction .................................................................................5
Situation of Syrian Refugees in Turkey...........................8
How Refugees Affect Municipal Service
Delivery?......................................................................................13
Projects Carried out by Municipalities for
Syrians..........................................................................................21
Fiscal Burden of Refugees According to
Financial Scenarios................................................................25
Findings from Other Studies............................................26
Findings of Analysis..............................................................28
Conclusion.................................................................................35
References.................................................................................37
Figure 1: Number of Syrian refugees in
Turkey by years..........................................................................8
Figure 2: Number and ratio of Syrian
refugees by provinces.............................................................9
Figure 3: Number of Syrians under temporary
protection in prominent provinces and their
ratio to the population of province..................................9
Figure 4: Ratio of shares allocated to
municipalities from general budget tax
revenues to budget revenues and GDP .......................31
Figure 5: Changes in local administration
shares...........................................................................................33
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