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Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample
Abstract
This study examines how public attitudes toward Syrian refugees in Türkiye vary within the host society by gender and marital status. As the social integration and acceptance of refugees have become increasingly salient, the influence of demographic differences has remained underexamined in the literature. To address this gap, an online survey was conducted with 1,666 participants across 11 provinces in Türkiye. Attitudinal tendencies were measured using a five-point Likert scale and the data were analyzed with the Mann–Whitney U test. The findings show that women and single respondents are significantly more open to social interaction and cultural diversity than men and married individuals. Nevertheless, across all demographic groups, similarly cautious attitudes were observed toward issues in the private sphere—such as marriage, business partnerships and property sharing. These results indicate that public attitudes toward refugees are shaped not only by structural or national dynamics but also by social characteristics at the individual level. Accordingly, the study recommends developing targeted, equitable, feasible, and data-driven social cohesion policies that take into account the demographic diversity of the host society.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Migration Sociology, Sociology of Migration, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism, Political Sociology
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
September 28, 2025
Publication Date
September 30, 2025
Submission Date
June 1, 2025
Acceptance Date
September 25, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Number: 23
APA
Kasımoğlu, A., & Taşdan, M. (2025). Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample. Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 23, 69-79. https://doi.org/10.29157/etusbed.1711707
AMA
1.Kasımoğlu A, Taşdan M. Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample. ETUSBED. 2025;(23):69-79. doi:10.29157/etusbed.1711707
Chicago
Kasımoğlu, Alper, and Murat Taşdan. 2025. “Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample”. Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 23: 69-79. https://doi.org/10.29157/etusbed.1711707.
EndNote
Kasımoğlu A, Taşdan M (September 1, 2025) Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample. Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 69–79.
IEEE
[1]A. Kasımoğlu and M. Taşdan, “Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample”, ETUSBED, no. 23, pp. 69–79, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.29157/etusbed.1711707.
ISNAD
Kasımoğlu, Alper - Taşdan, Murat. “Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample”. Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 23 (September 1, 2025): 69-79. https://doi.org/10.29157/etusbed.1711707.
JAMA
1.Kasımoğlu A, Taşdan M. Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample. ETUSBED. 2025;:69–79.
MLA
Kasımoğlu, Alper, and Murat Taşdan. “Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample”. Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 23, Sept. 2025, pp. 69-79, doi:10.29157/etusbed.1711707.
Vancouver
1.Alper Kasımoğlu, Murat Taşdan. Public Attitudes Toward Syrian Refugees in the Context of Gender and Marital Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on a Turkish Sample. ETUSBED. 2025 Sep. 1;(23):69-7. doi:10.29157/etusbed.1711707

