Refugees who escaped
from the civil war began in 2011 in Syria had to take refuge in Turkey en masse. Turkey’s
immigration policy from the first process in which the war began has
progressed as an open door policy. As the war in
Syria took longer than expected refugees
settled temporarily in Turkey has turned into a permanent immigrant population. 92 percent of 3,5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey has become urban refugees living
together with society. Considering
Turkey’s socio-economic conditions which
Turkey in, the studies on the conditions of on the long-term coexistence and
integration process has became more important. According to their distribution
in İstanbul province is ranked in the first
place with 484.505 registered Syrian refugees. It seems that most of the Syrians refuges live on the European side, where employment
opportunities are higher. Esenyurt, one of the most refugee-bearing cities, is home to a large number of refugees. In our
study in Esenyurt, which is one of the important industrial regions of Istanbul,
the unique experiences of the Syrian refugees living here were analyzed and the attitudes of the local people toward
the refugees were analyzed. The problems
and troubles encountered by the local
people in the process of living together with the Syrian refugees, who are interacting almost every day, have been
addressed. In parallel with the related
literature, the findings of this study point
out; that the Syrian refugees who continued their life in Esenyurt were mostly alienated and excluded by
local peopleIt is seen that a number of
spatial problems have arisen due to a large number of the refugee population in Esenyurt. It was concluded the news
about Esenyurt in the media was very influential
on local people and Syrians.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | May 11, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 2 Issue: 1 |
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