The work rights of the syrians in Turkey within theframework of Hannah Arendt's "The right to have rights"

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the notions of being a refugee and the right to work within the framework of Hannah Arendt's "the right to have rights". It is assumed that the possibility of a refugee having a vitality (vita activa), as in the definition of human in Arendt's Human Condition, depends on whether a refugee has the right to work. When Refugees have the right to work would be visible in the public sphere. Certainly, the main question here is to what level this visibility is possible and to what extent nation states allow it. In this thesis, starting from this question, it is aimed to test the relationship between refugees and "the right to work" by using the example of Syrian refugees in Turkey. The first chapter lays out the theoretical background of Hannah Arendt's vita activa and "right to have rights" concepts. The next chapter analyses "right to have rights" concept in terms of international law from Arendt's perspective and looked into the case studies in nation states. The last chapter is focused on "refugee" concept in terms of Turkish law and the right to work of Syrian refugees in Turkey. By investigating case studies and regulations, it is concluded that fundamental rights that are also accepted as human rights are actually citizenship rights created by states. Refugees, having had to leave their countries, most of the time do have to leave their rights as well. Keywords: The Right to Have Rights, The Right to Work, Refugees, Syrians, Turkey