Return Aspirations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.authoridKayaoglu, Aysegul/0000-0003-1484-184X
dc.contributor.authorKayaoglu, Aysegul
dc.contributor.authorSahin-Mencutek, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorErdogan, M. Murat
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T08:42:16Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T08:42:16Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentTürk-Alman Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractVoluntary return is proposed as a durable solution for mass displacements, but little is known about how refugees perceive their options. This article discusses what drives the return aspirations of Syrian refugees in Turkey. Based on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data (2017-18), it shows that many Syrians condition their return on the provision of security, regime change and livelihood opportunities in Syria. However, their integration in Turkey also matters, albeit paradoxically, for return aspirations. Specifically, perceived and experienced discrimination and socio-cultural distance influence aspirations. These emerge as indirect implications of the economic, social and cultural integration. This article shows the complexity behind the return issue by advancing the discussion on the role of origin country-related factors in refugees' aspirations on the one hand, and the relevance of the integration into the host country on the other. Our findings contribute to further understanding of the return-integration nexus, particularly the impact of refugees' socio-psychological experiences, in the protracted refugee situations.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission [770564]; Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
dc.description.sponsorshipThis paper hugely benefited from the suggestions and comments of four anonymous reviewers and the editor, Prof. Anna Triandafyllidou. The usual disclaimer applies. ZSM conducted the field research under the European Commission funded Horizon 2020 project 'RESPOND Multilevel Governance of Migration in Europe and Beyond' (770564), and her writing period was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Experienced Researcher Fellowship (2020-21), Germany.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15562948.2021.1955172
dc.identifier.endpage583en_US
dc.identifier.issn1556-2948
dc.identifier.issn1556-2956
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85111867066
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage561en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2021.1955172
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12846/1617
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000680732300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250220
dc.subjectreturn aspirationsen_US
dc.subjectintegration paradoxen_US
dc.subjectreturn-integration nexusen_US
dc.subjectSyrian refugeesen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleReturn Aspirations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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