TY  - JOUR
T1  - GENDER, MIGRATION AND URBAN LIFE: A STUDY ON AFGHAN WOMEN IN ERZINCAN
TT  - TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET, GÖÇ VE KENTSEL YAŞAM: ERZİNCAN’DA AFGAN KADINLAR ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
AU  - Kemahlı Garipoğlu, Funda
AU  - Sezer Şanlı, Ayşem
AU  - Yıldız Karakoç, Duygu
PY  - 2025
DA  - December
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.36543/kauiibfd.2025.025
JF  - Kafkas Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
JO  - KAÜİİBFD
PB  - Kafkas Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-4289
SP  - 658
EP  - 690
VL  - 16
IS  - 32
LA  - en
AB  - Due to interruptions in the political regime, instability and occupations, Afghanistan has long been a country of migration to many countries. Türkiye, in its role as a transit nation, has emerged as a significant destination for Afghan migrants. Women migrants face heightened challenges during the migratory process and are subject to various forms of oppression in the countries they migrate to. Intersectionality, a foundational concept in feminist theory, provides a crucial framework for analysing the interplay between migration and gender. In this study, which aims to analyse the urban life experiences of female migrants on the basis of gender and migration, the urban life experiences of Afghan women living in Erzincan were examined through qualitative research and in-depth interviews. The findings reveal that migration and adaptation processes of migrant women are made more difficult by intersecting dynamics such as gender, class belonging and migrant identity.
KW  - Intersectionality
KW  - Afghan migration
KW  - urban life
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