Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: By different times and for different purposes throughout history, Turkey has hosted much immigration. This is the most important cause of homeownership, as is Turkey's geographical location is on a major migration route. This process is accompanied by various international problems of Turkey with the addition of a more comprehensive immigration policy in this regard has emerged as a necessity of creation. The common occurrence within the phenomenon of migration, which has tragic and extremely complex consequences for humanity, is forced migration. The forced migration group includes wars, internal conflicts, political pressures, and poverty, as well as natural disasters such as famine, drought, flood, and earthquake. In this study, it is aimed to deal with the perception of migration that may arise after natural disasters. In the study, a survey was conducted for the process after the 2020 Elazığ earthquake, and it was aimed to develop policy recommendations by determining the socioeconomic effects of the earthquake, as well as determining the direction of the migration perception that may arise and ensuring effective management of the process. The study is aimed to contribute to the literature in terms of developing the migration policies of Turkey. Therefore Turkey, a seismic zone country, can be prepared for the mobility of population due to an earthquake, which she may encounter in the next years.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Peker, Ayşe Esra, Şanlı, İrem
Institution: Fırat University
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4283330191