This study examines the spatial dynamics
of spatial concentration and the migration process of Syrians who migrated to
Turkey as a result of the civil war that from the perspective of Şanlıurfa
province of Turkey. More than half a million Syrian migrants emigrated to
Şanlıurfa. This study investigates why Syrian immigrants are more concentrated
in Şanlıurfa in terms of spatial dynamics. As a result of interviews and
observations made with the immigrants and the field actors who have close
contact with migrants, the issue was tried to be analyzed. A total of 76 people
including immigrants and field actors were interviewed. As a result of the
study, it was observed that historical, kinship and tribal relations between
target and source settlements; collective memory and social similarities and
the social texture of the target settlement were the determining factors in the
concentration of Syrian immigrants in Şanlıurfa.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Anthropology |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | November 28, 2019 |
Submission Date | June 21, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |
ISSN: 1309-6087, e-ISSN: 2459-0711
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