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Poverty is a state of lack of sufficient income to meet all or a significant part of the basic daily needs. The lack of qualification due to the lower level of education is considered the main cause of poverty. Therefore, the low per capita income, on the other hand, leads to low levels of savings, consumption and inadequate (or accordingly) levels of investment. The aim of the study in this context is to investigate the effects of socio-economic factors that affect poverty in the levels 1 regions of the Statistical Regional Units Classification (IBBS) in the example of Turkey for the years 2008-2017. Dependent variable poverty is measured as poverty rate (%) according to 60% of households and personal media income. According to the data obtained from the TÜIK, the poverty rates in the northeastern and south-eastern Anadolu regions are at the highest level, while this rate is seen at the lowest level in the regions of Istanbul and Eastern Marmara. In this study, factors such as income per person, education, immigration and unemployment, which are considered to be more effective on poverty, have been included in the analysis as an explanatory variable. According to the Panel data analysis results where the dependency of the horizontal cut and the possible existence of the unit root in the series are controlled, the increase in the level of education and net immigration rate in Turkey reduces poverty, while the low income per person has been important factors that increase regional poverty.

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Özet:

Poverty is the lack of sufficient income to meet all or a significant portion of daily basic needs. Having the unqualified labor force due to the low level of education is seen as the most important cause of poverty. Therefore, low per capita income also leads to low levels of savings, consumption and associated insufficient investment levels. In this context, the purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of socio-economic factors on regional poverty in Turkeyfor the years 2008-2017. The dependent variable, poverty is proxied aspoverty rate (%) according to 60% of Households' Median Income. According to the data obtained from TURKSTAT, while the poverty rates are seen the highest in Northeast Anatolia and Southeast Anatolia regions, it is observed that this rate is the lowest in Istanbul and East Marmara regions. In this study, factors such as per capita income, education, migration and unemployment rate which are thought to be more effective on poverty were included as explanatory variables. After controlling for cross section dependence and possible unit roots in time series, the estimation results from panel data regression model show that low levels of per capita income and education in Turkey are the key factors that most increase regional poverty.