Integration of Syrians under Temporary Protection in Turkiye: An example of multi-faceted precarity
(2023) SIMZ31 20231Graduate School
- Abstract
- Due to the civil war in Syria, around 6 million people were displaced to neighboring countries
and more than half of them live in Turkiye in a protracted refugee situation. Considering lack of
return options to Syria and low resettlement quotas in third countries, their only viable option is
local integration in the host countries. Designed as a case study, this thesis examines how the
government of Turkiye‘s response towards Syrian influx shape the experiences of the Syrian
refugees‘ integration process and to what extent the response produces precarity in their lives as
well as the coping practices and strategies Syrians use to alleviate their precarious conditions
with regards to their integration. The research builds on... (More) - Due to the civil war in Syria, around 6 million people were displaced to neighboring countries
and more than half of them live in Turkiye in a protracted refugee situation. Considering lack of
return options to Syria and low resettlement quotas in third countries, their only viable option is
local integration in the host countries. Designed as a case study, this thesis examines how the
government of Turkiye‘s response towards Syrian influx shape the experiences of the Syrian
refugees‘ integration process and to what extent the response produces precarity in their lives as
well as the coping practices and strategies Syrians use to alleviate their precarious conditions
with regards to their integration. The research builds on qualitative methods, and the data is
collected through 15 qualitative semi-structured interviews during fieldwork in Yalova city in
Turkiye in early 2023. By looking at the precarious situations within the framework of
integration in the light of the policies implemented toward Syrians, this study concludes the
following: the integration policies of Turkiye as a host country turn out to be a multiplier of
precarity within the legal, economic, and social dimensions of integration, and there is an urgent
need for comprehensive long-term policies and a more institutionalized approach to Syrian
refugees‘ integration considering their protracted refugee situation. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9121073
- author
- Ata Younus, Goncagül LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMZ31 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- integration, Syrian refugees, precarity, transit countries, refugee voices
- language
- English
- id
- 9121073
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-21 14:26:28
- date last changed
- 2023-06-21 14:26:28
@misc{9121073, abstract = {{Due to the civil war in Syria, around 6 million people were displaced to neighboring countries and more than half of them live in Turkiye in a protracted refugee situation. Considering lack of return options to Syria and low resettlement quotas in third countries, their only viable option is local integration in the host countries. Designed as a case study, this thesis examines how the government of Turkiye‘s response towards Syrian influx shape the experiences of the Syrian refugees‘ integration process and to what extent the response produces precarity in their lives as well as the coping practices and strategies Syrians use to alleviate their precarious conditions with regards to their integration. The research builds on qualitative methods, and the data is collected through 15 qualitative semi-structured interviews during fieldwork in Yalova city in Turkiye in early 2023. By looking at the precarious situations within the framework of integration in the light of the policies implemented toward Syrians, this study concludes the following: the integration policies of Turkiye as a host country turn out to be a multiplier of precarity within the legal, economic, and social dimensions of integration, and there is an urgent need for comprehensive long-term policies and a more institutionalized approach to Syrian refugees‘ integration considering their protracted refugee situation.}}, author = {{Ata Younus, Goncagül}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Integration of Syrians under Temporary Protection in Turkiye: An example of multi-faceted precarity}}, year = {{2023}}, }