Last year, 381,485 foreign work permit applications were made to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, of which 300,851 were approved. Individuals from all over the world applied to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security last year to be able to work legally in Turkey. A total of 381,485 work permit applications were made by foreigners last year. The Ministry carefully reviewed these applications and approved 300,851 of them. MANUFACTURING SECTOR HAD THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PERMITS Syrians ranked first among those granted permits. They were followed by nationals of Turkmenistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, India, and Iraq. The manufacturing sector had the highest number of work permits granted, followed by construction, wholesale and retail trade, domestic services, accommodation, administrative and support services, health, and social services sectors.