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This article examines the case of Syrianrefugees as seasonal migrant workers in Turkey and critically discusses theworking and living conditions fostering their relative vulnerability comparedto other workers. Syrian refugees are subject to discriminatory practices interms of lower wages, longer working hours and improper sheltering conditions.This paper explores how unequal power relations between ethnically differentgroups of workers in the agricultural sector are (re)constructed and theconsequences of the emergence of this novel class. The essential aim of thisstudy is to unravel the process and practice of ethnically hierarchizedagricultural labor market after the entrance of refugees. To that effect, theempirical data was gathered through the ethnographic fieldwork (based onsemi-structured interviews and participant observation) carried out in Manisain August of 2013 and 2014 and in Adana-Mersin in September 2013 and February2015. I look into the ways in which actors on farms (workers, laborintermediaries, land owners, village dwellers and state representatives) haveresponded to the current situation with regard to three controversial subjects:migrant employment, legal frame and the politics on Syrian refugees. I arguethat externalization of labor force realizes through creating new layers, whichnecessitates the construction of new ethnic categories such as Syrian refugees.Keywords: Syrian refugees, seasonal migration, temporary agricultural workers,vulnerability, Turkish agricultural labor market