Possible Impacts of COVID-19 on Foreign Communities in Turkey

Abstract

At the start of the year 2020 humanity found itself facing a new pandemic that eventually impacted the whole world on various levels. Many countries are already facing difficulties as well as many marginalized groups in these countries. In the present research, attention is focused on the possible impacts of COVID-19 and vulnerabilities of foreign groups in Turkey, especially those who came from the Levant region and Egypt after 2011. The research applied a survey suggested by the World Health Organization office for the European Union, and used other observational tools such as official reports and media coverage to evaluate the situation of the target community. It was determined that the effects of COVID-19 on this group can be seen already and this research is very important in order to document these effects. It was concluded that a good portion of the foreign community was impacted heavily by the pandemic both socially and economically, and the possible methods that can be used in order to accelerate their recovery were noted.