The main reason for global warming and climate change, which is one of the main global problems affecting human and social life in terms of its scope and size, is the fact that the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere are above the reasonable value. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, the effects of climate change will increase. Climate change manifests in different forms such as rising sea levels, severe storms, heat waves and droughts. People have had to leave their cities and countries in search of more stable and livable conditions as a result of changes in weather conditions. This situation, also known as climate-induced migration, is becoming an increasingly critical problem worldwide. On the other hand, production and consumption styles and processes lead to migration and climate change along with economic growth. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between climate change, migration and economic growth in Turkiye. Using the annual data of gross domestic product, immigrant population and carbon emission for the period of 1995-2019, the question of whether climate change causes growth through migration or whether growth and migration causes climate change has been tried to be answered. Toda-Yamamoto method was applied to determine the direction of causality relationship between the variables. The findings show that there is a unidirectional causality running from economic growth and migration to climate change.

Keywords: Climate Change, Carbon emission, Migration, Growth, Turkish economy