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Dynamics of Child Marriages among Syrian and Afghan Refugees in Turkey

Türkiye'deki Suriyeli ve Afgan “Mülteciler” Arasında Çocuk Evliliklerinin Dinamikleri

Aslıhan Burcu Öztürk(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SOSYAL HİZMETLER BÖLÜMÜ, SOSYAL HİZMET PR.)0000-0001-8702-3288
Hande Albayrak(KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, SOSYAL HİZMET BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-2972-9490
Kasım Karataş(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SOSYAL HİZMETLER BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-4817-9981
Harun Aslan(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SOSYAL HİZMETLER BÖLÜMÜ, SOSYAL HİZMET PR.)0000-0001-9830-1765
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Finally, recommendations to improve child welfare with the focus on child rights to prevent child marriages within the refugee communities are provided drawing on the results.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this research, dynamics of child marriages among Syrian refugees who are in temporary protection status in Turkey, and the refugee communities who immigrated from Afghanistan were analyzed from the viewpoint of professionals working in the fields related with child welfare.
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Key Findings & Data:Qualitative research design was applied, focus group interviews with 47 professionals and in-depth interviews with six professionals were conducted.
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Conclusion & Impact:Finally, recommendations to improve child welfare with the focus on child rights to prevent child marriages within the refugee communities are provided drawing on the results.
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⚙️Variables:Child marriage · refugee children · refugees

Abstract

In this research, dynamics of child marriages among Syrian refugees who are in temporary protection status in Turkey, and the refugee communities who immigrated from Afghanistan were analyzed from the viewpoint of professionals working in the fields related with child welfare. Qualitative research design was applied, focus group interviews with 47 professionals and in-depth interviews with six professionals were conducted. The dynamics of child marriages were analyzed with themes of marriage as being wide traditional and religious practice in the source countries, poverty and financial gain, considering marriage as a means of protection from security problems and protection of “honour”, problems of attending education, covering up sexual abuse and lastly the aim of increase in population to compensate war losses. Finally, recommendations to improve child welfare with the focus on child rights to prevent child marriages within the refugee communities are provided drawing on the results.

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Bu araştırmada, Türkiye'de geçici koruma statüsünde olan Suriyeli mülteciler ile Afganistan'dan göç eden mülteci bireyler arasındaki çocuk evliliklerinin dinamikleri, çocuk refahı ile ilgili alanlarda çalışan profesyonellerin bakış açısıyla incelenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında nitel araştırma tasarımı uygulanmış, 47 profesyonel ile odak grup görüşmeleri ve altı profesyonel ile derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çocuk evliliklerinin dinamikleri; kaynak ülkelerde geleneksel ve dini uygulamalar, yoksulluk ve finansal kazanç, güvenlik sorunlarından korunma ve “namusun korunması” düşüncesi, eğitime katılım sorunları, cinsel istismarı örtmek ve savaş kayıplarını telafi etmek için nüfus artışını hedeflemek olarak analiz edilmiştir. Son olarak, mülteci topluluklarında çocuk evliliklerinin önlenmesi için çocuk haklarına odaklanarak çocuk refahının artırılmasına yönelik öneriler sonuçlardan yararlanılmaktadır.

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Öztürk, A. B., Albayrak, H., Karataş, K., Aslan, H. (2021). Dynamics of Child Marriages among Syrian and Afghan Refugees in Turkey. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 25 Issue: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1089052

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