A STUDY OF THE SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN TURKEY

Abstract

Turkey currently hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, and it becomes likely that the Syrians in Turkey will become permanent. The Turkish government recognizes both the importance of teaching Turkish children to respect ethnic and cultural differences and increasing social acceptance of the Syrians in Turkish society. As such, the Turkish government has begun broadcasting Syrian-related information via the state channel TRT Çocuk. This study analyzed the Put Yourself in His Shoes episode of a popular cartoon featured on TRT Çocuk called Rafadan Tayfa. Scollon's Mediated Discourse Analysis method and Social Learning Theory were applied as to examine the messages in the cartoon. It is revealed in this study that the cartoon here includes messages that encourage Turkish children to better understand the challenging experience the refugees have faced, and suggests to viewers that the Syrians are not burden to Turkey, but they contribute to their host societies with their talents.

Keywords

• Syrian Refugees
• Social Acceptance
• Mediated Discourse Analysis
• Social Learning Theory

TÜRKİYE’DEKİ SURİYELİ MÜLTECİ ÇOCUKLARIN TOPLUMSAL KABULÜNE İLİŞKİN BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Türkiye günümüzde 3.7 milyon Suriyeli mülteciye ev sahipliği yapmakta ve Suriyelilerin Türkiye’de kalıcı olma olasılığı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Türk hükümeti hem Türk çocuklarının etnik ve kültürel farklılıklara olan duyarlılığını arttırmaya hem de Türk toplumunda Suriyeli mültecilere yönelik toplumsal kabulün arttırılmasına önem vermektedir. Bu kapsamda, Türk hükümeti devlet kanalı olan TRT Çocuk vasıtasıyla içeriğinde Suriyeli mültecilere ilişkin bilgilerin paylaşıldığı yayınlar yapmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışma, TRT Çocuk kanalının en popüler çizgi filmlerinden biri olan ve Suriyeli mültecilere ilişkin zengin öğelerin paylaşıldığı Rafadan Tayfa çizgi filminin Kendini Onun Yerine Koy bölümünde Türk çocuklara verilen mesajları, Scollon’un Aracılı Söylem Analizi metodu ve Sosyal Öğrenme Kuramı çerçevesinde analiz etmiştir. Çalışmanın bulgularına göre, Rafadan Tayfa’nın bu bölümünde Türk çocuklarına zorunlu göçün mülteciler üzerinde ne gibi olumsuz etkilerinin olduğu sunulmuş, etnik ve kültürel farklılıkların bir sorun gibi algılanmaması gerektiğinin, hatta yabancıların yetenek ve becerileriyle ev sahibi toplumlara olumlu katkılarının da olabildiğinin altı çizilmiştir.

Keywords

• Suriyeli Mülteciler
• Sosyal Kabul
• Aracılı Söylem Analizi
• Sosyal Öğrenme Teorisi

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