Comparative Analysis of Public Attitudes towards Syrian Refugees in Turkish Cities of Ankara and Hatay
Comparative Analysis of Public Attitudes towards Syrian Refugees in Turkish Cities of Ankara and Hatay

Author(s): Güneş Gökgöz, Alexa Arena, Cansu Aydin
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Social differentiation, Nationalism Studies, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Hatay; refugees; Syrians;Turkey;
Summary/Abstract: Out of 2.8 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, about 10% of these people reside in 22 refugee camps situated within Turkish cities (AFAD, 2013; UNHCR, 2016; Sirkeci, 2017). The remainder of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey lives in urban areas amongst the local population. Major cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, as well as the cities located on the Turkish-Syrian border such as Gaziantep and Hatay, host the highest numbers of refugees (Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), 2016). Consequently, Syrian refugees are highly visible in most of the Turkish cities where they reside.

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