Özet:

Having increased in Turkey since 1950's, internal migration has become an important problematic which should be addressed carefully with its causes and effects. According to the statistical analysis conducted in 2015 by Turkish Statistical Institute’s Address Based Population Registration System, 64.9% of the population in Turkey resides in a province other than the place of birth. In this framework, this study aims to analyze the determinants of internal migration in Turkey. For this purpose, a panel data analysis has been carried out for 2nd Level (26 regions) Turkish Statistical Institute Statistical Region Units Classification by using the data between the years of 2008-2013. According to the results, per capita income and education services affect migration positively while employment rate of the agricultural sector and inflation rate affect migration adversely. On the other hand,the impact of unemployment rate and health services on migration has been found statistically insignificant.

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