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FROM TEMPORARY INTERACTIONS TO DIGITAL SETTLEDNESS: MIGRANT URBAN RELATIONAL DYNAMICS ON TELEGRAM

Geçici Etkileşimlerden Dijital Yerleşikliğe: Telegram’da Göçmenlerin Kentsel İlişkisel Dinamikleri

Kandemir Atçeken(Mersin Üniversitesi)0000-0002-7131-0968
Pages
1–21
Publication Date
2026-06-15
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Thematic findings cluster around social belonging, urban infrastructure, economic adaptation, everyday environmental interaction, and health/institutional support.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines forms of continuity and relational structuration that emerge in migrants' Telegram interactions in relation to post-migration everyday urban life through the concept of digital settledness.
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Key Findings & Data:The analysis is based on anonymized digital trace data obtained from public Russian-speaking Telegram channels focused on Mersin between 2021 and 2024.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thematic findings cluster around social belonging, urban infrastructure, economic adaptation, everyday environmental interaction, and health/institutional support.
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📍Scope:2021 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Dijital Yerleşiklik · Telegram · Göçmenler

Abstract

This study examines forms of continuity and relational structuration that emerge in migrants' Telegram interactions in relation to post-migration everyday urban life through the concept of digital settledness. The analysis is based on anonymized digital trace data obtained from public Russian-speaking Telegram channels focused on Mersin between 2021 and 2024. The dataset includes 317,498 messages and 105,032 comments produced by 20,385 users. Using a computational social science approach, the study examines user retention, cross-channel user overlaps, and thematic patterns through the concept of digital settledness. The findings show that short-term participation is widespread, while continuity is sustained by a smaller long-term and highly productive core. Some users participate in multiple channels and act as bridges across the Telegram ecosystem. Thematic findings cluster around social belonging, urban infrastructure, economic adaptation, everyday environmental interaction, and health/institutional support.

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Bu çalışma, Telegram’daki göçmen etkileşimlerinde göç sonrası gündelik kent yaşamıyla ilişkili olarak ortaya çıkan süreklilik ve ilişkisel yapılaşma biçimlerini dijital yerleşiklik kavramı üzerinden incelemektedir. Analiz, 2021–2024 yılları arasında Mersin'e odaklanan kamuya açık Rusça Telegram kanallarından elde edilen anonimleştirilmiş dijital iz verilerine dayanmaktadır. Veri seti, 20.385 kullanıcı tarafından üretilen 317.498 mesaj ve 105.032 yorumu kapsamaktadır. Hesaplamalı sosyal bilimler yaklaşımıyla yürütülen çalışma, kullanıcı sürekliliğini, kanallar arası kullanıcı örtüşmelerini ve tematik örüntüleri dijital yerleşiklik kavramı çerçevesinde incelemektedir. Bulgular, kısa süreli katılımın yaygın olduğunu, buna karşın sürekliliğin daha küçük, uzun dönemli ve yüksek üretkenliğe sahip bir çekirdek grup tarafından sürdürüldüğünü göstermektedir. Bazı kullanıcılar birden fazla kanala katılarak Telegram ekosistemi içinde köprü işlevi görmektedir. Tematik bulgular sosyal aidiyet, kentsel altyapı, ekonomik adaptasyon, gündelik çevresel etkileşim ve sağlık/kurumsal destek etrafında kümelenmektedir.

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Atçeken, K. (2026). FROM TEMPORARY INTERACTIONS TO DIGITAL SETTLEDNESS: MIGRANT URBAN RELATIONAL DYNAMICS ON TELEGRAM. Tarsus Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.56400/tarsusiibfdergisi.1936808

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