Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example

According to recent statistics from the DGMM (Directorate General of Migration Management of Turkey), more than 3,5 million Syrian refugee people are living in Turkey. This number, however, reflects only registered Syrians, not the many unregistered Syrian refugees and asylum-seeke...

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Main Author: Ilgar Seyidov
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Economy Culture and Society
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description According to recent statistics from the DGMM (Directorate General of Migration Management of Turkey), more than 3,5 million Syrian refugee people are living in Turkey. This number, however, reflects only registered Syrians, not the many unregistered Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers also living in Turkey. In order to cope with the refugee crisis, various projects are being conducted through the support of national and international funds. Social cohesion has been identified as a key to integrating host and refugee communities. Socio-cultural activities hve been designed to include participants from both communities. In this context, this study aims to discover the attitudes of Turks toward social cohesion which is promoted to be built between them and refugees. This limited research relied on a semi-structured in-depth interview technique as research methodology for a random sample of 45 residents of Ankara living in neighborhoods that contain a high number of refugees. The main reason of limiting the number of participants with 45 was related to reputation. According to findings, the members of the host community are in favor of developing social contact with refugees; however, misinformation and rumors, language barriers, and a lack of social connection were considered as the main factors affecting the negative attitudes of the host community members towards refugees.
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spelling doaj-art-cf5b7ea8affc44fb8e3267fe324533db2025-02-04T10:14:56ZengIstanbul University PressJournal of Economy Culture and Society2645-87722021-06-016311112510.26650/JECS2020-00614Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey ExampleIlgar Seyidov0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-1413Atilim University School of Business, Public Relations and Advertising, Ankara, TurkeyAccording to recent statistics from the DGMM (Directorate General of Migration Management of Turkey), more than 3,5 million Syrian refugee people are living in Turkey. This number, however, reflects only registered Syrians, not the many unregistered Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers also living in Turkey. In order to cope with the refugee crisis, various projects are being conducted through the support of national and international funds. Social cohesion has been identified as a key to integrating host and refugee communities. Socio-cultural activities hve been designed to include participants from both communities. In this context, this study aims to discover the attitudes of Turks toward social cohesion which is promoted to be built between them and refugees. This limited research relied on a semi-structured in-depth interview technique as research methodology for a random sample of 45 residents of Ankara living in neighborhoods that contain a high number of refugees. The main reason of limiting the number of participants with 45 was related to reputation. According to findings, the members of the host community are in favor of developing social contact with refugees; however, misinformation and rumors, language barriers, and a lack of social connection were considered as the main factors affecting the negative attitudes of the host community members towards refugees.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1594214syrian refugeesocial cohesionhost communityin-depth interviewturkey
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Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example
Journal of Economy Culture and Society
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host community
in-depth interview
turkey
title Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example
title_full Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example
title_fullStr Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example
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title_short Understanding Social Cohesion from the Perspective of the Host Community: Turkey Example
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social cohesion
host community
in-depth interview
turkey
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