Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics

The influx to Turkey amidst the 2011 Syrian civil war has significantly affected the Syrian and Turkish communities socially and economically. It can be claimed that this major Syrian existence among Turkish society, has the potential to be a factor, especially in local politics and the political ch...

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Main Authors: Levent Börklüoğlu, Ali Utku Şahin
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Language:English
Published: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 2024-06-01
Series:Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
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description The influx to Turkey amidst the 2011 Syrian civil war has significantly affected the Syrian and Turkish communities socially and economically. It can be claimed that this major Syrian existence among Turkish society, has the potential to be a factor, especially in local politics and the political choices of Turkish citizens. The study focuses on 12 provinces of Turkey where the ratio of Syrian asylum seekers to the population of the province is the highest in Turkey. The main subject of this study is the function of Syrian asylum seekers in structuring Turkey’s local politics. Within this context and based on the last two local elections in Turkey, election manifests and speeches of political parties and mayoral candidates are analyzed on the axis of Syrian asylum seekers. Also, the distinctive role of the presence of Syrian asylum seekers and political discourse about them in the political choices of Turkish voters is presented argumentatively. In this study, data obtained through content analysis is analyzed within a comparative framework, and in consequence, the functions of Syrian asylum seekers as political factors in structuring local politics are evaluated.
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spelling doaj-art-571d7cc5a35743d7aa233043f5db4d162025-01-27T13:10:30ZengMehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityMehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi2149-16582024-06-0111267969910.30798/makuiibf.1410239273Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local PoliticsLevent Börklüoğlu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6607-3999Ali Utku Şahin1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1962-0192OSMANIYE KORKUT ATA UNIVERSITYMUSTAFA KEMAL ÜNİVERSİTESİThe influx to Turkey amidst the 2011 Syrian civil war has significantly affected the Syrian and Turkish communities socially and economically. It can be claimed that this major Syrian existence among Turkish society, has the potential to be a factor, especially in local politics and the political choices of Turkish citizens. The study focuses on 12 provinces of Turkey where the ratio of Syrian asylum seekers to the population of the province is the highest in Turkey. The main subject of this study is the function of Syrian asylum seekers in structuring Turkey’s local politics. Within this context and based on the last two local elections in Turkey, election manifests and speeches of political parties and mayoral candidates are analyzed on the axis of Syrian asylum seekers. Also, the distinctive role of the presence of Syrian asylum seekers and political discourse about them in the political choices of Turkish voters is presented argumentatively. In this study, data obtained through content analysis is analyzed within a comparative framework, and in consequence, the functions of Syrian asylum seekers as political factors in structuring local politics are evaluated.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3621930syrian asylum seekerslocal politicslocal administrationslocal electionspolitical choices
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Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
syrian asylum seekers
local politics
local administrations
local elections
political choices
title Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
title_full Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
title_fullStr Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
title_full_unstemmed Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
title_short Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics
title_sort syrian asylum seekers as political factors and their effects on local politics
topic syrian asylum seekers
local politics
local administrations
local elections
political choices
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3621930
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