In this study, 12 employers employing Syrians and 6 employers not employing Syrians in service industry in Tokat were interviewed. By these interviews, the reasons of employers who oscillated between social reactions and capital stock to employ or not employ Syrians were tried to be revealed. Some of the employers expressed that although they reacted against Syrian refugees due to nationalist feelings, they employed Syrian refugees ‘compulsorily’ due to the high costs of Turkish workers. On the other hand, employers who got reactions from customers due to nationalist pressures expressed that they had to choose not to employ Syrians or employed them in closed areas such as kitchen and storage so that they could not interact with customers.
