The Impact of Occupational Status on Public Attitudes Toward Syrians Under Temporary Protection in Turkey
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Alper KASIMOĞLU Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murat Taşdan Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal on Migration and Human Security
Dergi ISSN 2331-5024 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Scopus
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 03-2026
Kabul Tarihi – Yayınlanma Tarihi 28-10-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 14 / 1 / 55–77 DOI 10.1177/23315024251384677
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1177/23315024251384677
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Özet
Turkey hosts the world’s largest population to Syrians under temporary protection (TP). TP grants access to basic services but offers neither a pathway to citizenship nor long‑term legal certainty. In this context, host-community attitudes are crucial to social cohesion and the effectiveness of policy.This study analyzes how occupational status shapes Turkish citizens’ views of Syrians under TP. Using a cross‑sectional survey of 1,666 adults in six occupational groups in 11 provinces, we assess three domains — social distance, cultural tolerance, and willingness to live and work together — and treat occupation as an everyday social position that structures contact and perceptions.Key Findings:Variation by occupation. Professionals and public‑sector employees tend to hold more inclusive views, whereas tradespeople, the self‑employed and informal‑sector workers, express greater social distance. Gaps are largest in …
Anahtar Kelimeler
temporary protection (Turkey) | occupational status | public attitudes | social distance | integration