%0 Journal Article
%T Media Analysis of Syrians in Esenyurt, Istanbul
%A G¨¹ls¨¹n SARIO£¿LU
%J -
%D 2019
%X Refugees who escaped from the civil war began in 2011 in Syria had to take refuge in Turkey en masse. Turkey¡¯s immigration policy from the first process in which the war began has progressed as an open door policy. As the war in Syria took longer than expected refugees settled temporarily in Turkey has turned into a permanent immigrant population. 92 percent of 3,5 million Syrian refugees in Turkey has become urban refugees living together with society. Considering Turkey¡¯s socio-economic conditions which Turkey in, the studies on the conditions of on the long-term coexistence and integration process has became more important. According to their distribution in £¿stanbul province is ranked in the first place with 484.505 registered Syrian refugees. It seems that most of the Syrians refuges live on the European side, where employment opportunities are higher. Esenyurt, one of the most refugee-bearing cities, is home to a large number of refugees. In our study in Esenyurt, which is one of the important industrial regions of Istanbul, the unique experiences of the Syrian refugees living here were analyzed and the attitudes of the local people toward the refugees were analyzed. The problems and troubles encountered by the local people in the process of living together with the Syrian refugees, who are interacting almost every day, have been addressed. In parallel with the related literature, the findings of this study point out; that the Syrian refugees who continued their life in Esenyurt were mostly alienated and excluded by local peopleIt is seen that a number of spatial problems have arisen due to a large number of the refugee population in Esenyurt. It was concluded the news about Esenyurt in the media was very influential on local people and Syrians
%K M¨¹lteci
%K £¿teki
%K Suriye'li
%K T¨¹rkiye'nin Misafirleri
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/mana/issue/45278/512330