Nusaybin est une ville kurde très importante. Selon Madame la maire il y 90% de chômage. La population vit en s'entraidant d'agriculture intra-muros et de commerce informel via la Syrie et l'Irak. 60% de la population vient de l'exode rural.

Nusaybin is a very important Kurdish city. According to the Mayor there are 90% unemployment. The population lives by helping each other, intramural agriculture and informal trade through Syria and Iraq. 60% of the population are from rural-urban migration.