Refuge In Turkey Research Articles

The Mediating Role of Social Stigma Anxiety Related to Seeking Psychological Help in the Relationship Between the Impact of Traumas and Self-Disclosure in Syrian Refugees

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of social stigma in the relationship between the effects of traumas to which Syrian refugees have been exposed and their self-disclosure expectations. The study included 510 Syrians (218 women, 292 men) who sought refuge in Turkey since 2011. The analysis results of the path model in the study indicated that the created model had a perfect goodness of fit (χ2/df = 1.06, p = .371). Additionally, stigmatization was found to have a full mediating effect on anticipated utilities from hyperarousal and self-disclosure and a partial mediating effect on the anticipated risks of hyperarousal and self-disclosure. Stigmatization also exhibited no significant mediating effect on the avoidance and re-living sub-dimensions and utility and risk (GFI = .997, AGFI = .985, CFI = 1.0, and RMSEA = .011). It was observed that all components of PTSD had a negative relationship with self-disclosure utility expectations and a positive relationship with self-disclosure risk expectations. Consequently, it is evident that as the severity of traumatic experiences escalates, Syrian refugees perceive self-disclosure as increasingly risky.

Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Sınıflarında Bulunan Geçici Koruma Altındaki Sığınmacı Öğrencilere İlişkin Metafor Algılarının Araştırma Bulgularının Değerlendirilmesi

In this study, it was aimed to explain the perceptions of classroom teachers with different experiences towards foreign students under temporary protection in their classrooms using a metaphor, and the study was conducted in order to evaluate the research findings. As it is known, the increasing number of people seeking refuge in Turkey by fleeing the unfavorable conditions experienced in their countries and the process of including children who come with this migration movement into the Turkish education system has caused us to bring many issues to the agenda. The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions of classroom teachers towards foreign students who are in their classrooms and are under temporary protection through metaphors. In line with this purpose, ‘Which metaphor explains the classroom teachers' perceptions of students under temporary protection?' the question has been determined as a research question. Qualitative research approach and phenomenology design were used in the research. The study group of the study was selected according to the easily accessible case sampling method from the sampling methods. The study group of the research consists of 5 female and 5 male volunteer teachers working as classroom teachers in a public school in Başakşehir district of Istanbul province in the 2023-2024 academic year. A questionnaire consisting of 2 parts was given to the classroom teachers participating in the study. In the first part of the survey, demographic information of the participants is requested, while in the second part they are like ‘My foreign student who is in my class (...). Because (...) he was asked to fill in the empty places left in his statement and express the foreign student who was in his class through metaphor. It was stated to the participants that the phrase foreign student found in the survey refers to asylum-seeking foreign students who are under temporary protection in their classrooms. During the study process, contributions were made to the process by all participants. The necessary works have been completed on time in order to avoid any disruptions. The content analysis method was used in the analysis of the collected data. 10 Different metaphors were obtained from a total of 10 classroom teachers, 5 women and 5 men, volunteers participating in the research. The metaphors used by classroom teachers and their explanations were examined and these metaphors were grouped under 4 categories as ‘damaged’, ’the result of which will be determined over time,’ ‘in need of support’, ‘incompatible/challenging/not belonging.’ When the categories created are examined, it is seen that the most metaphors are collected under the category of “incompatible / challenging / not belonging.” Key Words: Classroom Teacher, Foreign Student, Temporary Protection, Asylum Seeker, Research Findings

Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Sınıflarında Bulunan Geçici Koruma Altındaki Sığınmacı Öğrencilere İlişkin Metafor Algılarının Araştırma Bulgularının Değerlendirilmesi

In this study, it was aimed to explain the perceptions of classroom teachers with different experiences towards foreign students under temporary protection in their classrooms using a metaphor, and the study was conducted in order to evaluate the research findings. As it is known, the increasing number of people seeking refuge in Turkey by fleeing the unfavorable conditions experienced in their countries and the process of including children who come with this migration movement into the Turkish education system has caused us to bring many issues to the agenda. The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions of classroom teachers towards foreign students who are in their classrooms and are under temporary protection through metaphors. In line with this purpose, ‘Which metaphor explains the classroom teachers' perceptions of students under temporary protection?' the question has been determined as a research question. Qualitative research approach and phenomenology design were used in the research. The study group of the study was selected according to the easily accessible case sampling method from the sampling methods. The study group of the research consists of 5 female and 5 male volunteer teachers working as classroom teachers in a public school in Başakşehir district of Istanbul province in the 2023-2024 academic year. A questionnaire consisting of 2 parts was given to the classroom teachers participating in the study. In the first part of the survey, demographic information of the participants is requested, while in the second part they are like ‘My foreign student who is in my class (...). Because (...) he was asked to fill in the empty places left in his statement and express the foreign student who was in his class through metaphor. It was stated to the participants that the phrase foreign student found in the survey refers to asylum-seeking foreign students who are under temporary protection in their classrooms. During the study process, contributions were made to the process by all participants. The necessary works have been completed on time in order to avoid any disruptions. The content analysis method was used in the analysis of the collected data. 10 Different metaphors were obtained from a total of 10 classroom teachers, 5 women and 5 men, volunteers participating in the research. The metaphors used by classroom teachers and their explanations were examined and these metaphors were grouped under 4 categories as ‘damaged’, ’the result of which will be determined over time,’ ‘in need of support’, ‘incompatible/challenging/not belonging.’ When the categories created are examined, it is seen that the most metaphors are collected under the category of “incompatible / challenging / not belonging.” Key Words: Classroom Teacher, Foreign Student, Temporary Protection, Asylum Seeker, Research Findings

Accessible vs Applicable Policies? A Discussion on Calculated Informality of Afghan Migrants in Turkey

This paper explores the role of calculated informality in the interplay of policies linked to Afghan migration and refuge in Turkey, particularly through the lens of their applicability to this population. Relying on a qualitative case study approach, this research utilizes legal documents, organizational reports, and academic research, supplemented by 44 semi-structured interviews with various key stakeholders in Turkey, including migrant and refugee advocates, donors, INGOs, and civil society organizations. This research finds that policies that are applicable cause informality by failing to be accessible, whether through temporal or spatial restrictions that limit access to economic opportunities, social and community integration, and state services, ultimately illegalizing this demographic. It therefore concludes that the policies and practices that apply to Afghans in Turkey form a strategy of calculated informality by the Turkish state, created through limitations of policy outreach, which maintain their presence due to their economic function as cheap labor yet manage their inflows through security practices including deportation.

Examination of Foreign Students' Experiences in Social Studies Education from the Teacher's Perspective

The aim of this study is to examine the experiences of foreign students towards social studies education from the perspective of teachers. Within the scope of this research, in which a case study was used, the involvement of foreign students in in-school and out-of-school learning activities was determined. The researcher's observation notes and opinions of teachers and students are the basic data collection tools. The data were interpreted by content analysis. It has been observed that foreign students have adaptation problems in the social studies course. In many topics, especially in the themes of language and culture and citizenship, it was determined that foreign students could not adapt to the class and remained below the general average in cognitive and affective terms. Foreign students who considered themselves weak in language skills stated that they could not socialize and emphasized that this situation negatively affected their participation in the Social Studies course. The elements of Turkish history, democratic government, national holidays, Turkish family structure, Turkish cultural heritage in the Social Studies course are among the topics that foreign students have difficulty in making sense of. Foreign students who came from various countries such as Syria, Iraq and Libya and took refuge in Turkey stated that they experienced conflict in their inner worlds because they tried to evaluate these themes in the Social Studies course from their own social and cultural perspectives. It may be possible to diversify projects such as PİCTES and to include teachers in these projects and to carry out the process of integrating foreign students into the society in a healthier way.

German-Jewish Scholars in Turkish Exile: From the Winter of Despair under Nazism to the Spring of Hope in Turkish Academia

This paper documents the migration experiences of German-Jewish scholars who fled from the Nazi regime and sought refuge in Turkey in 1930s. Reflecting on the historical narratives originating from the memoirs of renowned scientists, their relatives, or their Turkish colleagues –e.g., a 1986 interview with renowned economist Fritz Neumark, memoirs of Klaus Eckstein --son of famous pediatrician and public health expert Albert Eckstein-- and narratives of colleagues of influential chemist Fritz Arndt, we analyze the dynamics of forced migration processes of German-Jewish scholars, which is a highly qualified and influential immigrant group, to scrutinize the factors affecting their psychosocial adaptation processes in Turkey. The method of qualitative document analysis is used and deductive approach is adopted. Results reveal that premigration expectations, perceived cultural distance, language, intergroup relations and children-related issues were the main themes affecting the adaptation of German-Jewish scholars. Results are discussed drawing on the acculturation theory.

Sığınmacı Çocuklarla Çalışan Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Deneyimleri: Çokkültürlü Bir Bakış Açısı

Bu araştırma, sınıfında sığınmacı çocuk bulunan okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin deneyimlerini çokkültürlülük bağlamında inceleyen fenomonolojik bir çalışmadır. Ölçüt örnekleme ve maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemleri kullanılarak ulaşılan ve sınıfında sığınmacı çocuk bulunan 17 okul öncesi öğretmeni araştırmanın katılımcılarını oluşturmuştur. Veriler, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Görüşmeler telefon aracılığıyla ve ses kaydı alınarak yapılmıştır. Veriler, içerik analizi yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Bulgular, sığınmacı çocuklarla çalışan öğretmenlerin deneyimlerinin uyum, iletişim, eğitsel durum, gereksinimler ve sorun alanları temaları altında toplandığını göstermiştir. Öğretmenler, sığınmacı çocukların uyum döneminde zorlandıkları, öğretmenleri ile iletişim kuramadıkları ve yetersizlik yaşadıklarını ifade etmiştir. Yine öğretmenler hem sığınmacı çocukların hem de kendilerinin süreç içerisinde birtakım gereksinimleri olduğunu ve bu gereksinimlerin yalnızca okul idaresi ve merkezi yönetim tarafından giderilebileceğini belirtmişlerdir. Araştırma bulguları ışığında çeşitli etnokültürel özellikleri olan sığınmacı çocuklarla çalışan meslek elemanları ve araştırmacılar için öneriler geliştirilmiştir. Staj uygulamaları, lisans ders içerikleri, materyal hazırlama süreçleri, okulların ihtiyaç analizleri gibi konularda çokkültürlülüğün dikkate alınması ve araştırmalar anlamında boylamsal çalışmalar yapılması gibi konularda öneriler sunulmuştur.

The Life of Syrian Asylum-Seeking Children in a Temporary Shelter Centre in Turkey: An Ethnographic Study on Primary School Education

This research aims to describe primary school children’s life and education experiences who escaped from the war environment in Syria and took refuge in Turkey. The study was conducted with an ethnographic research design. The study participants comprised fourth-grade students, teachers, parents, and the close social circle of Syrian nationals who stayed in the temporary shelter in Turkey. Observation, interview, field notes, researcher’s diary, and ethnographic photograph were used to collect the research data. Content analysis was used in the analysis of the research data. As a result of data analysis, the lives of Syrian children and families in the temporary accommodation centre, before and after the asylum, the socio-economic life of the container city, and the daily life routines of the children in the camp are described. The research proposes to conduct more ethnographic research with children under temporary protection, describe their life stories and indigenous perspectives, organise events that will bring together local children and children in the shelter, and increase studies on teaching Turkish to foreigners.

ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSES OF POLITICAL ACTORS IN TURKEY REGARDING SYRIAN REFUGEES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS

After the protest movements, which are described as the "Arab Spring", spread to Syria since the beginning of 2011, an important part of the Syrians, who had to leave their country with the civil war, took shelter in Turkey. Turkey has implemented an open door policy within the framework of humanitarian sensitivities in the face of this crisis. However, it did not remain indifferent to this influx for historical, religious and cultural reasons and tried to provide all necessary assistance from the very first moment.In the last ten years, the number of people who took refuge in Turkey has reached 4 million. This study focuses on the discourses of political actors in the national press regarding Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey. In this context, the news with the keywords “Syria” and “Syrians” in the newspapers YeniŞafak, Cumhuriyet and Hürriyet throughout 2017, when intense discussions were experienced in all areas regarding Syrian refugees, was analyzed by Van Dijk's discourse analysis method. According to the main findings of the study, it is seen that the discourses of political actors related to Syrians under temporary protection are shaped within the framework of discussions on living together, cooperation, economic burden, national threat and citizenship. In this context, it is understood that there are critical differences in the discourses of political actors belonging to the government and opposition.

Polish Contributors to the Modern Turkish State

Poles have found a place of refuge in Turkey (the Ottoman Empire) for centuries. For example, there is a village near Istanbul, Polonezköy (former Adampol), which was especially created with the Poles on the search for a second home in mind. When one considers the Polish community in Turkey during and after the Second World War, the contributions made by the Polish engineers to the development and expansion of the Turkish aviation and industry are often forgotten. The assistance that Turkey provided Poles with during the war as a ‘friendly’ neutral country has also been overlooked. Although, there were relatively few Poles living in Turkey during this period, they played a vital role in the development of the country. Nowadays they barely receive a mention. For the most part, their accomplishments have been overlooked. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the shared past and to the period when these two countries came to each other’s assistance once more.

Harran Üniversitesi’ndeki Suriyeli Öğrencilerin Akademik Entegrasyon Süreçlerinin Analizi

One of the main problems of Syrian refugees who took refuge in Turkey is education. Education is an important factor in the migration process as a tool of integration with the host society, preventing the risk of lost generation, reducing marginalization and radicalization, as a source of economic and social capital and upward social mobility. The subject of this study is the academic integration processes of Syrian students studying at Harran University. The research was carried out with a mixed method in which quantitative and qualitative methods were used together. The study is based on the results of a questionnaire with 326 people and a focus group meeting with 12 people. The study was conducted between March and December 2020. In the research, the results of the survey were analyzed through descriptive statistics, focus group interview thematic content analysis. According to the research findings; due to problems arising from war, immigration and other conditions, economic problems, language, exclusion and discrimination to a certain extent, accommodation, transportation, limited club membership and low participation in off-campus socialization processes, future anxiety in terms of employment, low book reading rate, factors such as insufficient household conditions, cultural ghettoization came forward. On the other hand friendship relations between the Syrian and Turkish students is a positive outlook. Satisfaction with academic and administrative staff is at a certain level. Şanlıurfa turns into a center of attraction to a certain extent in terms of education. Studying at Harran University is a joy for more than half of Syrian students. The results of the research show that a certain level of integration has been reached, but there are still aspects that are lagging and need to be strengthened.

İKİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞINDA TÜRKİYE-İRAN SINIRI VE TÜRKİYE’YE SIĞINAN İRANLI ASKERLER

Türkiye-İran sınırı, İkinci Dünya Savaşı öncesinde yapılan çeşitli anlaşmalar ile nüfus geçişleri ve ticari işbirliğine daha fazla önem veren bir yapıya kavuşturulmuştur. Türkiye’nin İran’dan gelen sığınmacılar için bir program dâhilinde ve devletler hukukuna göre geliştirdiği olumlu tavrı sonucunda oluşan bazı göç hareketleri, İkinci Dünya Savaşına kadar sürmüştür. İran’ın, İkinci Dünya Savaşında tarafsızlığını ilan etmesine rağmen, Sovyet-İngiliz orduları tarafından işgal edilmesi neticesinde, dağılan İran ordusundan bir kısım asker de Türkiye’ye sığınmıştır. Türkiye’nin İran sınırında ortaya koyduğu dostça yaklaşıma teşekkür eden İranlı askerler, bir müddet Türkiye’de misafir olarak kalmışlardır. Bu çalışma, İkinci Dünya Savaşı öncesi ve savaş sırasında, Türkiye’nin, İran sınırında geliştirdiği güvenlik ve işbirliği tedbirlerini anlatan birkaç belge ışığında ele alınmıştır. Ayrıca Türkiye’ye sığınan İranlı askerler ile Türkiye’nin İran sınırı hakkında bilgi veren arşiv belgelerinde mevcut bir teşekkür mektubu incelenmiştir.

AN INVESTIGATION OF SYRIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THEIR SITUATION IN TURKEY

Syrians began to take refuge in Turkey on 29 April 2011 due to the civil war started in their country and their number in Turkey reached over 3.5 million by the year 2019 (Refugees Association, July 29, 2019). This study was conducted to examine the attitude of Turkey regarding Syrian asylum seekers. The sample group consisted of 233 Syrian people who were residing in two cities in different conditions in Turkey in 2017. The sample was selected among the Syrian asylum seekers by cluster sampling method. Research data were obtained using "Syrian Asylum Seekers’ Attitude towards Turkey Scale" developed by the authors. The relationship between this scale and demographic characteristics of the sample group was analyzed by calculating Pearson Correlation Coefficient. In findings sample group has a positive opinion about Turkey in general. But who are living in asylum seeker camps in Osmaniye have more satisfaction as an asylum seekers than those who are residents in Istanbul with their own facilities and limited state aid. Overall asylum seekers don’t participate that the problems caused by the Syrians in Turkey. Especially, those who living in Istanbul, who have a high level of education and who are responsible from less people were more opposed this idea.

Turkish Language in the Perspective of Syrian Refugee Students: A Metaphor Study

One of the biggest obstacles to learning a language as a foreign language is the perception developed against that language. The obligation to learn the foreign language to be learned determines how the perception towards language is. In this context, Syrian refugees, who took refuge in Turkey leaving their country due to war and especially wish to continue their education in Turkey, had to learn Turkish. In this sense, knowing the perceptions of the relevant audience towards Turkish will directly affect many issues from developing a language education program to preparing books, from teacher training to redesigning methods and techniques to be used in lessons. In this connection, Turkish perceptions of Syrian refugees were tried to be determined through metaphors with this study. The study group of the study consists of 235 Syrian students who learn Turkish at Aydın TÖMER, Istanbul Aydın University. While collecting the data of the study using phenomenology approach, one of the qualitative research methods, students were asked to complete the sentence “Turkish is like ..............., because ...............”. Based on the findings obtained in the research, it was determined that 46% of Syrian students learning Turkish consider Turkish as a need, 25% have a positive feeling towards Turkish, 8% find it confusing, 7% find it easy, 6% find it difficult and 5% find a similarity between another language and Turkish. When the themes are examined in terms of their effect on the Turkish learning process, it is possible to say that the themes of need, positive feeling, finding it easy and similarity between languages have a supportive effect on students' motivation to learn Turkish, whereas the themes of finding it difficult and finding it confusing have an inhibitory effect on the learning process. When an evaluation is made in this respect, it is possible to say that nearly 90% of the students have a supportive perception of their own learning processes.

Sivil Toplum Kuruluşlarında Çalışan Toplum Çevirmenlerine Bourdieu’nun Sosyal Kuramı Işığında Bir Bakış

Due to the Syrian civil war, nearly 3.5 million Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey in the last nine years. Although Syrians and Turks are regionally and culturally close to each other, there is the linguistic difference, leading to communication barriers between them. Public service interpreters are recruited to meet the communication needs in healthcare institutions, especially in provinces with the highest Syrian populations, and in other state institutions and courts. Furthermore, a limited number of non-governmental organizations, such as Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM), recruit interpreters. Turkey is a country which has faced flows of refugees only recently, and thus adequate steps regarding immigration policies have not been taken yet in the country. Therefore, public service interpreting for refugees has not developed sufficiently, and the number of well-trained interpreters among those providing service is quite low. In this regard, this study aims to examine the professional trajectory of the interpreters working at ASAM through the interpreters' professional perceptions and the institutional conditions affecting their interpreting activities. More specifically, based on Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, capital and illusio, the motives that have driven the interpreters to the job they are engaged in and the forms of capital (un)available to them in their work trajectory will be discussed. To this end, the interviews conducted with the interpreters, the interviews with ASAM officials and the institutional documents are used as data sources in the discussion. Within the frame of the professional trajectory of the interpreters, who have been engaged in NGO interpreting with the motives of using their available cultural and linguistic competence and of helping refugees, the social bonds developed with refugees, albeit in a restricted manner, and their limited authority against other professional groups emerge as the leading issues.

Adjustment of Syrian refugee children into pre-school education in Turkey

A qualitative case study was used in this study in order to determine the pre-school education adjustment problems of a Syrian child refugee who had fled from his homeland and took refuge in Turkey. The research participants were the child’s family, teachers, and the principal of the school where the child was educated at pre-school. For the purposes of the study, data were collected through interviews and analyzed by the qualitative content analysis method. According to study results, one of the important factors affecting the adaptation of the children to the school is the communication problem. Another factor is the fact that Syrian families do not have sufficient financial condition. Also, official procedures, though not directly affecting the child, can indirectly affect children through parent-teacher relationships. Another remarkable result is prejudices, which have been examined in three different dimensions as children, parents and teachers, and recommendations for solutions were presented.

Altered social trajectories and risks of violence among young Syrian women seeking refuge in Turkey: a qualitative study

BackgroundThere is limited evidence regarding the ways in which displacement disrupts social norms, expectations and trajectories for adolescent girls and young women and the resulting impacts on their risks of violence. This knowledge gap is especially marked with regards to Syrian adolescent girls and young women seeking refuge in Turkey. We explored risks of gender-based violence against Syrian adolescent girls and young women in Turkey and examined how these risks were shaped by their displacement.MethodsData were collected in August 2016 in Izmir, Turkey through five sex-specific focus group discussions with Syrian adolescents and young people (aged 15–25 years) and two mixed gender focus group discussions with Syrian adults (18 years and older). Group discussions covered the issues facing Syrian adolescents and young women in Turkey, and how these were influenced by their displacement. Discussions in Arabic were audio-recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Data were coded inductively, and analysed thematically.ResultsSyrian adolescent girls and young women expressed an increased sense of vulnerability to violence since their displacement. Due to financial strains and limited educational opportunities, they were often encouraged by parents to work or marry, both of which they perceived to increase the risks of violence. In contrast, some adults suggested that marriage could protect adolescent girls and young women from risks of violence associated with working. Being alone outside the home was viewed as risky by all participants due to pervasive sexual, verbal and physical harassment, aggression, and even kidnapping attempts. To limit these risks, many parents reported keeping adolescent girls and young women at home, or ensuring that they were accompanied by male relatives when in public.ConclusionsSyrian adolescent girls and young women face multiple risks of violence following displacement related to altered social trajectories. Some family-based strategies to protect young women from violence could reinforce restrictive gender norms and increase risks of violence. Interventions to address violence should include providing safe spaces, access to education and safe transport for young women, and financial support for families as well as community-based interventions to address the daily risks of sexual harassment in public spaces.

TRANSNATIONAL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND ETHNIC SOLIDARITY: THE CASE OF SAMSUN AND SYRIAN CIRCASSIANS

This study will focus on the ethnic ties of the Circassian communities living in Turkey, as well as the problems faced by the Circassian communities in the mass migration movements caused by the Syrian crisis. The Syrian Circassians, who during the civil war in Syria took refuge in Turkey, tried to solve their housing and other problems that arose during the Great Circassian migration, with the help of ethnic predecessors who had settled in Turkey. This process contributed to the development of ethnic solidarity and social cohesion. During the Great Circassian migration, the Circassians who came to Turkey after the Syrian crisis of 2011 met with the Circassians, who by that time were already living in Turkey. This meeting showed results that should be examined from the point of view of the formation of migration links and solidarity of ethnic identity. This study will analyse the results obtained from the Circassian Association of Samsun, reflecting the process of the formation of ethnic solidarity in nine settlements in Samsun.

Misafirlikten Vatandaşlığa Türkiye’de Geçici Koruma Altındaki Suriyeliler

Beginning in the wake of the Arab Spring that occurred in 2010, 3,070,000 Syrians have taken refuge in Turkey following the war and conflicts experienced in the region that is Syria. The country of Turkey, which as of today has four million people in different statuses like immigrant, asylum seeker, refugee, and temporary protection/guest who have become homeowners, hosts the most “asylum seekers” in the world at the same time. Temporary protection status, as an exceptional procedure under international law, has been provided to Syrian citizens taking refuge in Turkey. In other words, every need of theirs is accepted in the position of “guest” in the sense of being met by the state, because the temporary protection status assumes the victims of the Syrian war will return to their homes with the war’s end. However, the war in Syria has not yet come to an end, nor does its finish seem possible in the short term with current conditions. This situation reveals the temporary protection status to be non-sustainable. While on one side debates lead on related to the problems arising from temporary protection status in this process, on the other, debates related to granting citizenship to Syrians residing in Turkey who add value to the country have gained speed. However, the most neglected point in this process is perhaps “What do we think about the issue of giving Syrian individuals citizenship?” In this context our study is focused on the debates of citizenship from the eye of Syrians. How Syrians in Turkey evaluate the debates on citizenship and their convictions related to citizenship have been discussed from an analytical perspective with motion from qualitative research data conducted over 125 Syrians with different socio-economic levels from January to May 2017.

MANAGING MIGRATION: TURKISH PERSPECTIVE

Conducting migration studies is of vital importance to Turkey, a country which has been experiencing migration throughout history due to its “open doors policy”. The objective of this study is to evaluate the strategic management of migration in Turkey in order to deal with the issue of migration. The main focus of the study is Syrian migrants who sought refuge in Turkey due to the civil war that broke out in their country in April 2011. This study demonstrates the policies and processes followed by Turkey for Syrian migration flow in terms of the social acceptance and harmonisation of the migrants within a democratic environment. The study addresses some statistical facts and issues related to Syrian migration as it has become an integral part of daily life in Turkey. The study also reviews how human rights are protected in the migration process. The study will provide insights for developing sound strategic management policies for the migration issue.