Abstract:

This study aims to identify the concepts of patrioticity of Afghan refugees living in Erzincan and high school students and to identify their percepts of patrioticity against the country in which they already live. Research is the status study of quality research methods. The universe of research 2018-2019 is Afghan refugees students studying at the Cahit Ziya Ulukök High School and Republic High School in the center of Erzincan province in the educational year. The study group consists of a total of sixteen students chosen among these students with their sample-to-do strategy. The research’s data collection technique is a focus group conversation, and the data collection tool is a semi-configured conversation form. The assessment of the data obtained is done by the visual analysis method. The explanations and drawings of the students were gathered in three sub-themes in the form of Good Turkey, Helpful Turkey and Free/Powerful Turkey, and the patriotic prescriptions were gathered in three sub-themes in the form of being martyr for the Fatherland, being united for the Fatherland and praying. The research finds that Afghan refugees have continued their love for their homeland, obligatory migration to Turkey, assistance they have in Turkey, etc. The possibilities and the Turkish citizens are pleased with their hospitality, they are grateful to the Turkish people, they are feeding positive emotions to Turkey and the Turkish people, some of Turkey is home, some of Turkey. It is one of the important findings that they have achieved as their homeland.

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