The Role of Socio-Economic Development Level in Van Province on Migration

The evolution of socioeconomic indicators in Turkey is critical to the survival of regional differences. The difference in development between regions leads to migration between provinces. Particularly certain patterns of economic programs and social and political problems constitute the main reasons for the increase in migration between them. When examining migration, it must be considered together with the social and economic structure. Because the most visible phenomenon that reflects the developments in the economic and social structure is migration. Migration is explained and examined with different components in terms of its content. In our study we investigated the concept of migration, which has many effects and features, in the context of Van Province. The Geographically Weighted Regression and Ordinary Least Squares Analysis were used in the research. According to the OLS model, the level of socioeconomic development explained 36% of the total variance (adjusted R2) in migration The GWR model explained 53% of the total variance in migration by socioeconomic development level. This represents a 17% increase over the OLS model. The GWR model showed an increase in model fit, while the AIC criterion decreased when compared to the OLS model. Similarly, the fact that the sum of squares is less in the GWR model now proves its superiority