Özet:

Somalia is a country where conflicts have been experienced throughout history for religious, political, economic and social reasons. The exit of Somalis from their countries is generally due to compulsory reasons and they are displaced again due to the political crises in the countries they have gone to. This study focused on embedded groups who had emigrated from Somalia to Syria as a result of the Syrian crisis in Turkey (Balıkesir). Targeted objectives in this study are: (i) since 2011, who emigrated from Syria to Balıkesir and the UN has placed before the exodus of Somali refugees and compared by determining cultural adaptation of their socio-economic situation in the post, (ii) from Somalia to Turkey The migration routes have been set forth, (iii) the problems encountered after migration and the future goals of refugee’s families have been examined in detail. Narrative research, which is one of the qualitative research approaches, was used in the study. According to the findings obtained from field studies; Social networks, low living costs (access to shelter and food) and job opportunities can be listed among the reasons why Somali refugees’ families prefer Balıkesir. Refugees’ families, pre-migration and violence and attacks in Turkey in transition, traumatic events, life-threatening experiences; After migration, language problems, poverty, emotional problems, social adaptation, etc. that occur with resettlement. They stated that they encountered such problems. Again, according to the results of this study, it was concluded that the material and moral support of the native people to the refugees is very important in the process of coping with the problems experienced by the refugees.

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