TY - JOUR T1 - Hybridization in the Eating Habits of International Students in Türkiye AU - Sali, Mehmet PY - 2023 DA - June DO - 10.26650/SJ.2023.43.1.0100 JF - İstanbul University Journal of Sociology PB - Istanbul University WT - DergiPark SN - 2667-6931 SP - 132 EP - 143 VL - 43 IS - 1 LA - en AB - The aim of this study is to reveal the changes in the eating habits of international students who’ve interacted with Turkish cuisine. Accordingly, data were collected between June and August 2021. The analysis results of the data obtained from 443 participants in the study revealed changes to have occurred in the eating habits of international students after their interaction with Turkish culinary culture. These changes were found to have been shaped around gastro-anomie and to have manifested as irregularity, anxiety, and uncertainty in eating habits, as well as hybridization through interactions between their own food culture and Turkish culinary culture. 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