Sınır Kentlerindeki Suriyelilerin ve Yerleşik Halkın Güvenlik Algıları: Gaziantep, İzmir ve Szeged Örneği
Human Security Perceptions of Syrians and the Local People in Border Provinces of Gaziantep, Izmir and Szeged

Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of the war in 2011, millions of Syrians have left their country by following the various routes to move into neighboring countries first, then into Europe. Gaziantep and Izmir in Turkey and Szeged in Hungary are situated at the different points of Syrian migration route from Northern Syria to Western Europe. This study aims to explore the security perceptions of Syrians and the local people living in these cities. For this purpose, an interpretivist approach was taken. The study is based on observations, unstructured and semi-structured interviews that were conducted in Gaziantep İzmir and Szeged between 2011 and 2017. Security perceptions of Syrian refugees and local people were compared within the context of human security perspective. The study found that the security percep-tions of Syrians and the local population in three cities were affected by the position of these cities at the migration route, international refugee regime and refugee policies at the national level.

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