CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Is, Sema Merve |
|---|---|
| Title | The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Syrian Refugee Response During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkey |
| Summary | Syrian refugees have been some of the most vulnerable people in Turkey, at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, and their economic and living conditions have only worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the host country of the world's largest refugee population, Turkey faces significant barriers against ensuring the socio-economic well-being of refugees throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. This thesis aims to discover the changing living dynamics of Syrian refugees and how civil society organizations have functioned in the Syrian refugee response throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey. Based on a qualitative interview method of semi-structured and in-depth online interviews with relevant civil society experts, this research explores the role of civil society organizations in responding to the escalated vulnerabilities of Syrian refugees during the socio-economic impact of Covid-19. The research findings provide a thorough questioning of the effects and deficiencies of policies through the doubled barriers of public services and deprioritization of Syrian refugees by exploring the possibilities of civil society organizations' roles to bridge the gap during Covid-19. This thesis aims to contribute to the existing literature on migration governance in Turkey by exploring the intersections between the socio-economic impact of Covid-19, the Syrian refugee response, and non-state actors' roles. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/is_sema-merve.pdf |
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