![]() ![]() Building on this background, we questioned how Covid‐19, as a disaster, affected the livelihoods of Syrian refugees in Turkey when compared to locals in the first phase of the pandemic. Socio‐economically disadvantaged segments of the society can barely cope with disasters, mainly due to a lack of resources and social networks (Klinenberg, 1999 Cutter et al., 2003 Reid, 2013). Along with the health‐related impacts of Covid‐19, our findings provide answers to how disasters financially affect the most vulnerable strata of societies, including refugees. ![]() Initial analysis suggests that migrant and minority ethnic communities have been disproportionally affected by the pandemic (Guadagno, 2020 Refugees International, 2020). This article assesses the Covid‐19 pandemic's immediate impacts on the socio‐economic status of both Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens within Turkey. ![]()
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