How Syrian refugees contributed to Turkish economy

Syrians have established nearly 14,000 companies in Turkey.
Syrian business in Gaziantep
Amer Hadri, founder of the Zirve food machinery maker, stands in Gaziantep in southwestern Turkey on May 2, 2018. Hundreds of Syrian businesses are thriving in Gaziantep, home to around half a million Syrians who fled the civil war south of the border, in a boost both for the displaced community and their host country. - OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images
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Mohammed Hardan
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Syrian investors pumped approximately 58.7 million Turkish liras (about $7 million) into 124 companies during the first quarter of this year, according to statistics published May 1 by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

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