Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey

The world has been living tough times both socially and economically because of the novel coronavirus. Social effects of Covid-19 have seen right after precautions taken by governments all around the world. However, precautions brought economical problems. Construction industry is also affected from...

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Main Authors: Mehmet İnanç Onur, Eren Balaban, Mehmet Hanifi Alkayış, Asena Karslıoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2023-04-01
Series:Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2188282
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description The world has been living tough times both socially and economically because of the novel coronavirus. Social effects of Covid-19 have seen right after precautions taken by governments all around the world. However, precautions brought economical problems. Construction industry is also affected from this situation. To better understand the effect of Covid-19 on construction industry, questionnaire is carried out among people from construction industry. Questions are selected specifically for targeted people in construction industry. Survey is conducted electronically. Participants remained anonymous during survey. Totally 598 participants took part in questionnaire voluntarily. Survey questions are about job safety, finding a new job and precautions. Results indicated that, Covid-19 caused increase in unemployment in construction industry, making it harder to find a new job. This study proves that ordinary workers in the construction industry are the most vulnerable part for Covid -19 pandemic.
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spelling doaj-art-fb996de308c24f86bb57c634430e12a62025-08-20T02:40:26ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2023-04-0127224725810.16984/saufenbilder.105685828Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in TurkeyMehmet İnanç Onur0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-4471Eren Balaban1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9559-0127Mehmet Hanifi Alkayış2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-043XAsena Karslıoğlu3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5178-4069ESKİŞEHİR TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİESKİŞEHİR TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİSÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİESKİŞEHİR TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİThe world has been living tough times both socially and economically because of the novel coronavirus. Social effects of Covid-19 have seen right after precautions taken by governments all around the world. However, precautions brought economical problems. Construction industry is also affected from this situation. To better understand the effect of Covid-19 on construction industry, questionnaire is carried out among people from construction industry. Questions are selected specifically for targeted people in construction industry. Survey is conducted electronically. Participants remained anonymous during survey. Totally 598 participants took part in questionnaire voluntarily. Survey questions are about job safety, finding a new job and precautions. Results indicated that, Covid-19 caused increase in unemployment in construction industry, making it harder to find a new job. This study proves that ordinary workers in the construction industry are the most vulnerable part for Covid -19 pandemic.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2188282construction sectorcovid-19unemploymentjob safety
spellingShingle Mehmet İnanç Onur
Eren Balaban
Mehmet Hanifi Alkayış
Asena Karslıoğlu
Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
construction sector
covid-19
unemployment
job safety
title Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
title_full Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
title_fullStr Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
title_short Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 on Construction Sector in Turkey
title_sort socio economic effects of covid 19 on construction sector in turkey
topic construction sector
covid-19
unemployment
job safety
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2188282
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