Özet:

Conflicts starting in Syria in March 2011 have turned into a serious human tragedy. Syrians, who do not have any security of life, started refuging other countries. As a result, Turkey has opened its doors to Syrians. Among the most important problems caused by this situation is the education problem. Due to the prolonged crisis and the weakening hopes for solution, the education problem has become prominent. Considering other related problems likely to be experienced both by Turks and Syrians, it is necessary to produce immediate solutions. The aim of the study was to investigate the problems in the field of education in Syria and to examine the education of Syrians in Turkey and their educational demands from Turkey. For this aim, in the study, semi-structured interview and focus group interview, which are among qualitative research methods, were applied. The study group was formed with the snowball technique, and the semi-structured interviews and the focus group interviews were held with a total of 15 Syrian academicians and educators who were all experts in the field. For the analysis of the data, the descriptive analysis technique was used. The results revealed that owing to the tragic events in their countries, Syrians refuging to Turkey had important educational problems and certain expectations from Turkey. They have demands especially regarding education out of the camps for Syrians as well as regarding university education in Turkey. Also, it was found out that they had important expectations regarding Arabic Language Teaching in Turkey and structuring of future education in Syria.

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