Gaziantep ve İzmir’deki Suriyelilerin Yaşadıkları Dışlanma Deneyimleri
Exclusion Experiences of Syrians in Gaziantep and Izmir

Summary/Abstract: This research focuses on the lived experience of exclusion in urban areas of Syrians living in Turkey. For this purpose, it was emphasized on what kind of exclusion Syrians face in socioeconomic, spatial and cultural terms. The dynamics of this exclusion and the responses of the participants to exclusion were discussed. The research was carried out with a qualitative method in Gaziantep and Izmir city centres and the descriptive method was used in the analysis of the data. The research is drawn from a fieldwork conducted on 30 semi-depth interviews in Gaziantep and 27 in İzmir. It also makes use of findings gathered from 3 focus group, two in Gaziantep and one in İzmir, carried out during the fieldwork. Based on the research data, it has been determined that Syrians in both Gaziantep and Izmir face exclusion in almost every area of urban life and resort to some methods to minimize this exclusion. In addition to this, another result obtained from the study was that a type of exclusion could be intertwined with others. The research aims to contribute to the debates in the literature, especially in terms of revealing the current obstacles for a viable integration policy.

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