An Analysis of the Gender Blindness in Turkey’s Social Cohesion Policies for Refugees Through the Experiences of Syrian Women Residing in Ankara

Sibel Utar

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An Analysis of the Gender Blindness in Turkey’s Social Cohesion Policies for Refugees Through the Experiences of Syrian Women Residing in Ankara

Yazarlar:

Sibel Utar

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

Fe Dergi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.355-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333700

pISSN:

1309-128X

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 Turkeys position on the global migration map has undergone a significant transformation following the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, and by 2014, Turkey had become the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world. With the acknowledgment by policymakers that the likelihood and inclination for Syrian refugees to return to their home country has diminished, social cohesion policies have been initiated since 2016.The central claim of this study, which aims to examine Turkeys social cohesion policies for Syrian refugees from a feminist perspective, is that Turkeys social cohesion policies possess a gender-blind characteristic. The primary aim of the study is to analyze how the gender-blind approach in these policies neglects the gender-based challenges faced by women, who constitute nearly half of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey, and how this affects their access to education, healthcare, and the labor market. In this context, the findings of a qualitative study conducted through semi-structured interviews with 14 Syrian refugee women residing in Ankara will be employed. Field findings indicate that current integration policies fail to decrease the pressure, exploitation, and discrimination faced by Syrian women due to both their refugee status and gendered position. Furthermore, these policies, which leave the fate of Syrian women to the domination of patriarchal traditions and norms, reinforce the vulnerable and dependent positions of Syrian refugee women in Turkey.

 Turkeys position on the global migration map has undergone a significant transformation following the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, and by 2014, Turkey had become the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world. With the acknowledgment by policymakers that the likelihood and inclination for Syrian refugees to return to their home country has diminished, social cohesion policies have been initiated since 2016.The central claim of this study, which aims to examine Turkeys social cohesion policies for Syrian refugees from a feminist perspective, is that Turkeys social cohesion policies possess a gender-blind characteristic. The primary aim of the study is to analyze how the gender-blind approach in these policies neglects the gender-based challenges faced by women, who constitute nearly half of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey, and how this affects their access to education, healthcare, and the labor market. In this context, the findings of a qualitative study conducted through semi-structured interviews with 14 Syrian refugee women residing in Ankara will be employed. Field findings indicate that current integration policies fail to decrease the pressure, exploitation, and discrimination faced by Syrian women due to both their refugee status and gendered position. Furthermore, these policies, which leave the fate of Syrian women to the domination of patriarchal traditions and norms, reinforce the vulnerable and dependent positions of Syrian refugee women in Turkey.

 Turkeys position on the global migration map has undergone a significant transformation following the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, and by 2014, Turkey had become the country hosting the largest number of refugees in the world. With the acknowledgment by policymakers that the likelihood and inclination for Syrian refugees to return to their home country has diminished, social cohesion policies have been initiated since 2016.The central claim of this study, which aims to examine Turkeys social cohesion policies for Syrian refugees from a feminist perspective, is that Turkeys social cohesion policies possess a gender-blind characteristic. The primary aim of the study is to analyze how the gender-blind approach in these policies neglects the gender-based challenges faced by women, who constitute nearly half of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey, and how this affects their access to education, healthcare, and the labor market. In this context, the findings of a qualitative study conducted through semi-structured interviews with 14 Syrian refugee women residing in Ankara will be employed. Field findings indicate that current integration policies fail to decrease the pressure, exploitation, and discrimination faced by Syrian women due to both their refugee status and gendered position. Furthermore, these policies, which leave the fate of Syrian women to the domination of patriarchal traditions and norms, reinforce the vulnerable and dependent positions of Syrian refugee women in Turkey.

 Türkiyenin küresel göç haritasındaki konumu 2011 yılında başlayan Suriye İç Savaşının ardından büyük bir dönüşüme uğramış ve Türkiye 2014 yılında dünyada en fazla mülteciye ev sahipliği yapan ülke durumuna gelmiştir. Suriyeli sığınmacıların ülkelerine geri dönme eğilim ve ihtimallerinin azaldığının politika yapıcılar tarafından kabulüyle birlikte 2016 yılından itibaren uyum politikaları geliştirilmeye başlanmıştır. Türkiyenin Suriyeli sığınmacılara yönelik uyum politikalarını feminist bir bakış açısıyla incelemeyi amaçlayan bu çalışmanın temel iddiası Türkiyenin uyum politikalarının toplumsal cinsiyet körü bir niteliğe sahip olduğudur. Çalışmanın ana hedefi Suriyeli sığınmacı nüfusunun neredeyse yarısını oluşturan kadınların Türkiyede yaşadığı toplumsal cinsiyet temelli sorunları görmezden gelen uyum politikalarındaki cinsiyet körü yaklaşımın Suriyeli kadınların eğitim, sağlık ve işgücüne erişimlerini nasıl etkilediğini analiz etmektir. Bu doğrultuda Ankarada ikamet eden 14 Suriyeli sığınmacı kadın ile yarı-yapılandırılmış mülakat tekniği kullanılarak yapılan nitel araştırmanın bulguları kullanılmıştır. Saha bulguları mevcut uyum politikalarının Suriyeli kadınların hem sığınmacılık statüsünden hem de kadınlık konumlarından dolayı maruz kaldıkları baskı, sömürü ve ayrımcılığı azaltmadığını göstermektedir. Dahası Suriyeli kadınların kaderini ataerkil gelenek ve normların tahakkümüne bırakan bu politikalar, Türkiyedeki Suriyeli sığınmacı kadınların savunmasız ve bağımlı konumlarını pekiştirmektedir.

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An Analysis of the Gender Blindness in Turkey’s Social Cohesion Policies for Refugees Through the Experiences of Syrian Women Residing in Ankara

Yazarlar:

Sibel Utar

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

Fe Dergi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.355-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333700

pISSN:

1309-128X

Social Cohesion Policies

Refugees

Syrian women

Gender

Gender blindnessZorunlu Göç

Uyum Politikaları

Suriyeli Kadınlar

Toplumsal Cinsiyet

Cinsiyet Körlüğü

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sibel Utar

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi: Fe Dergi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.355-393

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001333700

pISSN: 1309-128X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sibel Utar

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

Fe Dergi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.355-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333700

pISSN:

1309-128X