Sığınılan Ülkedeki Zorluklar: Bangladeş’teki Rohingya Mültecileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 5 - 19, 17.03.2022

Md Mostafa Faısal Rahmat Ullah

Abstract

Rohingya, Myanmar’ın Rakhine eyaletinin Müslüman bir azınlığıdır ve şimdi dünyanın en çok zulme uğrayan etnik grubu olarak adlandırılmaktadırlar. Devlet destekli zulüm nedeniyle, bu azınlık grubunun birçoğu Bangladeş sınırını geçerken, bazıları Endonezya, Malezya ve Tayland’a ulaşmak için denize açılmaktadırlar. Bangladeş, şu anda 1 milyondan fazla Rohingya mültecinin ev sahipliği yapan ülkesidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Bangladeş’in Cox’s Bazar’daki mülteci kamplarındaki sorunları araştırmaktır. Bu çalışmanın birincil verileri, açık uçlu yapılandırılmış ve yarı yapılandırılmış sorular aracılığıyla Rohingya mültecileri, yerel halkı ve sosyal yardım çalışanlarından toplanmıştır. Bu makale, Rohingya mültecilerinin Bangladeş'teki kamp alanlarında barınma, gıda, eğitim, güvenlik ve sağlık konularında çeşitli zorluklarla karşı karşıya olduğu sonucuna varmaktadır.

Keywords

Rohingya, Mülteci, Ev Sahibi Ülke, Bangladeş, Myanmar

Challenges in A Host Country: A Study on Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Abstract

The Rohingya is a Muslim minority of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, now they often being called the most persecuted nation in the world. Due to state-sponsored persecution, this minority group crossing the border to Bangladesh, while others took to the sea to reach Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Bangladesh is the biggest host country of Rohingya where more than 1 million refugees are living now. The purpose of this study is to explore their problems in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Primary data of this study were collected from the Rohingyas, local peoples and social workers through open-ended structured and semi-structured questions. This paper concludes that the Rohingya refugees are facing various challenges in housing, food, education, security, and health care issues in the camps area in Bangladesh.

Keywords

Rohingya, Refugee, Host Country, Bangladesh, Myanmar

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