Abstract:

Öncüpınar (Tibil) Village is a settlement that was subjected to forced migration for security reasons during the expansion of Öncüpınar Customs Area in 1983. The population of the village, which was settled in the newly established neighborhood on the western periphery of the city of Kilis, was forced into the migration process from rural to urban. Even though it has been more than 30 years since the migration process, the problems of adaptation to the city and the structures resistant to urbanization are still visible. Reluctance to the forced migration process, mass migration from rural to urban areas, resettlement of the village population in the same neighborhood, disruptions in the resettlement process, existing problems in the urban environment, social and spatial exclusion have created barriers to the urbanization and urbanization of Öncüpınar nomads. The aim of the study is to reveal the rural-urban migration experience of the Öncüpınar people, and to reveal the processes of adaptation to the city experienced during and after this forced migration, the social and cultural exclusion experienced, the urban poverty and the structures of resistance against urbanization. Qualitative research techniques created the research technique used in the study. The experiences before the migration, the migration process and the processes of adaptation to the city after migration were tried to be understood with the questions directed to the people who experienced migration. In this case, the phenomenological approach, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In the study, in-depth interview technique was used in the process of obtaining qualitative data. A semi-structured interview form was prepared and open-ended questions related to pre-migration, migration process and post-migration were directed to the sample group selected from the residents of Öncüpınar Neighborhood, which is included in the study universe. The primary data sources in the study were obtained by using fieldwork observations and in-depth interview technique. Secondary data sources are TUIK/DIE General Population Census results, Address Based Population Registration System results and education statistics. In addition, important correspondences related to the migration process were obtained from the archive of the Kilis Special Provincial Administration.

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