Last year, there were 381,485 applications for work permits for foreigners made to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, out of which 300,851 were approved. People from all over the world applied to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security in order to work legally in Turkey. There were 381,485 work permit applications from foreigners last year. The Ministry carefully examined the applications and approved 300,851 of them. Among those granted permits, Syrians were at the forefront, followed by nationals of Turkmenistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, India, and Iraq. The manufacturing sector received the highest number of work permits, followed by construction, wholesale and retail trade, household services, accommodation, administrative and support services, health, and social services sectors.