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Subjective evaluations of Syrian refugees on residential satisfaction: an exploratory study in an ethnic enclave in Turkey

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dc.contributor.author Haliloğlu Kahraman, Z. Ezgi
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-16T07:55:16Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-16T07:55:16Z
dc.date.issued 2022-06
dc.identifier.citation Haliloğlu Kahraman, Z. Ezgi (2022). "Subjective evaluations of Syrian refugees on residential satisfaction: an exploratory study in an ethnic enclave in Turkey", Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 474-75. tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn 1566-4910
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/6077
dc.description.abstract Hosting the world’s largest Syrian refugee population, Turkey has not introduced a housing policy to address permanently the housing needs of Syrian urban refugees. The aim of this exploratory study, focusing on a case study in a Syrian ethnic enclave in Ankara, was to provide insights into Syrians’ housing conditions and needs while further seeking to establish from their perspectives the determinants of their residential satisfaction (RS). Face-to-face in-depth interviews with 38 Syrian refugees uncovered perceptions and experiences of the resident, dwelling and neighborhood components of RS. The content analysis revealed perceptual attributes of RS, while descriptive statistics displayed the frequencies of citation and the mean RS scores. The study found that Syrians were able to sustain cultural values, identity and social relations through a combination of their own self-settlement strategies and certain neighborhood characteristics, including access to labor and housing markets, aid/subsidies and mosques, low cost of living, the existence of co-ethnics, solidarity networks and peaceful relations with natives, and living in an ethnic enclave. This resulted in RS, which was positively influenced by adaptations made inside/outside the dwelling, detached houses with yards providing privacy, additional housework and socialization space, and large, comfortable, newly-built flats. Conversely, dissatisfaction resulted from the high percentage of rent in the family budget, the existence of unofficial realtors, security problems including the decrease in police services following the departure of Turkish residents, deterioration in dwellings, and the risk of demolitions in the neighborhood’s renewal process. Most of the neighborhood and dwelling features in the field met Syrians’ needs and aspirations, even to the extent that satisfaction levels exceeded expectations. tr_TR
dc.language.iso eng tr_TR
dc.relation.isversionof 10.1007/s10901-021-09867-4 tr_TR
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess tr_TR
dc.subject Ethnic Enclave tr_TR
dc.subject Exploratory Qualitative Research tr_TR
dc.subject Residential Satisfaction tr_TR
dc.subject Subjective Evaluations tr_TR
dc.subject Syrian Refugees tr_TR
dc.title Subjective evaluations of Syrian refugees on residential satisfaction: an exploratory study in an ethnic enclave in Turkey tr_TR
dc.type article tr_TR
dc.relation.journal Journal of Housing and the Built Environment tr_TR
dc.contributor.authorID 50343 tr_TR
dc.identifier.volume 37 tr_TR
dc.identifier.issue 2 tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage 747 tr_TR
dc.identifier.endpage 775 tr_TR
dc.contributor.department Çankaya Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü tr_TR


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