EXAMINING THE PRESENT SITUATION OF ROHINGYA PEOPLE

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ABSTRACT The Rohingya people of Myanmar are considered one of the most persecuted people on earth, whose ancestral home is Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar government has been persecuting them for years. In 1982, the government revoked their citizenship. Following the beginning of the current Rohingya crisis in 2017, Myanmar's security forces have engaged in crimes against humanity and genocide against them, as other people have documented. As a result, Myanmar is facing a genocide case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has been filed by the Gambia. Later, in 2022, the US officially recognized Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya as genocide. Now, a large number of Rohingya people who fled Myanmar are living in Bangladesh. Some are living in Myanmar. This study, based on secondary data, aims to examine the present situation of Rohingya people living in Bangladesh and Myanmar. The study shows that, till now, Rohingya people are facing different obstacles. Their lives are less protected. Keywords: Rohingya, Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh, Myanmar, present situation

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rohingya
• Rohingya crisis
• Bangladesh
• Myanmar
• present situation

ROHINGYA HALKININ MEVCUT DURUMUNUN İNCELENMESİ

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ÖZET Myanmar'ın Rohingya halkı, ata yurtları Myanmar'ın Rakhine Eyaleti olan, dünyanın en çok zulüm gören halklarından biri olarak kabul ediliyor. Myanmar hükümeti onlara yıllardır zulmediyor. Hükümet 1982 yılında onların vatandaşlıklarını iptal etti. Mevcut Rohingya krizinin 2017'de başlamasının ardından Myanmar güvenlik güçleri, diğer insanların da belgelediği gibi, onlara karşı insanlığa karşı suçlar ve soykırım işledi. Sonuç olarak Myanmar, Uluslararası Adalet Divanı'nda (UAD) Gambiya tarafından açılan bir soykırım davasıyla karşı karşıya. Daha sonra 2022 yılında ABD, Myanmar'ın Rohingyalara yönelik zulmünü soykırım olarak resmen tanıdı. Şu anda Myanmar'dan kaçan çok sayıda Rohingya Bangladeş'te yaşamaktadır. Bazıları da Myanmar'da yaşamaktadır. İkincil verilere dayanan bu çalışma, Bangladeş ve Myanmar'da yaşayan Rohingya halkının mevcut durumunu incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, Rohingya halkının şimdiye kadar farklı engellerle karşı karşıya olduğunu göstermektedir. Yaşamları daha az korunmaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Rohingya, Rohingya krizi, Bangladeş, Myanmar, mevcut durum

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rohingya
• Rohingya krizi
• Bangladeş
• Myanmar
• mevcut durum

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