İstanbul İlçelerinin Nüfus Değişimi ve Kütük Bilgilerinin Analizi
A District Level Analysis of Istanbul’s Population Change (2012-2017)
Author(s): Ulaş Sunata, Dila ErgülSubject(s): Demography and human biology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: internal migration; population growth rate; register; countryman networks; district typology;
Summary/Abstract: Istanbul having the largest population of Turkey with its 39 districts is the most internal-migrant-receiving city in Turkey. Particularly in the context of rural-to-urban migration, Istanbul has been became a subject of various researches with its socio-economic and demographic features. However, the density of Istanbul’s settled population who registered other cities of Turkey is important. The main aim of this study is to analyse population growth of all districts considering the population change between 2012 and 2017, to evaluate the related factors and to develop a district typology by using the data of settled population according to their family registration in the name of reading the current countryman networks. In the first section of the study, district populations of Istanbul are examined regarding the related five-year change. Afterwards, most repeated countryman networks of all Istanbul’s districts are specified regarding the population growth rate of the registered cities. In the latter section of the study, districts were divided into categories regarding the specific population change features which help to create district typology.
Journal: Göç Dergisi (GD)
- Issue Year: 6/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-72
- Page Count: 36
- Language: Turkish