Abstract
Migration is the movement of displacement from one place to another for economic, political or individual reasons. This displacement with migration is not only a spatial change, but also causes changes in the economic, political, social, cultural, legal and religious life of both the host and guest countries. After the mass actions that started in Tunisia in 2011 and called the Arab Spring, turmoil began to occur in Syria. With the civil war in Syria, hundreds of thousands of people immigrated from the country to save their lives. The migration of Syrians who were forced to migrate from their countries after the Syrian civil war is within the scope of forced migration in the literature. Forced migration is the collective displacement of people for survival, due to conflict, natural disasters, famine, epidemics, ethnic oppression, or other social, economic, and political reasons. Half of the Syrian population who migrated forcibly is women. This study deals with the religious life of Syrian women in Ankara, who have entered the process of rapid social change with migration and are still experiencing the different effects of this process. The aim of this research is to examine the demographic, economic and socio-cultural characteristics of Syrian women who migrated to Ankara and reside in the districts of Mamak, Altındağ, Yenimahalle, Keçiören, and the changes in their religious thoughts, attitudes and behaviors before and after migration. In this research, qualitative data collection methods such as observation, interview and document analysis were used. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and participatory observations. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 Syrian women who had immigrated to Turkey and resided in Ankara. Interviews range from 45 minutes to 3 hours. In addition, some time was spent with the social group working in the field. As a result of the research, it was seen that forced migration had effects on the lives of female participants regarding their religious, social and cultural structures.