Attitudes of Social Work Students towards Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Attitudes of Social Work Students towards Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Author(s): Veli Duyan, Fulya Akgül Gök, Burcu Özdemir Ocaklı, Ezgi Arslan Özdemir, Münevver Eryalçın, Tuba Yüceer Kardeş
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Welfare systems, Higher Education , Demography and human biology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; migration; Syrian refugees; social work students; attitudes;
Summary/Abstract: The conflict in Syria has forced many Syrians to leave their country and seek asylum mainly in other neighbouring countries including Turkey. Starting with 2011, Turkey has been a host for many Syrian refugees and the number is still continuing to increase. According to the most up-to-date statistics released by the Directorate General of Migration Management, as of December 2017, there are 3,400,195 Syrian refugees are registered in Turkey (DGMM, 2017). This huge influx of Syrian refugees has created some social discomfort and unrest among local Turkish people and many professions have been affected by these negative connotations associated with Syrian refugees. Social workers, who closely work with the Syrian refugee population are also amongst those who are negatively affected.

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