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Migrations following the events in Syria in 2011 caused emergence of various discussion social, cultural and economic fields in Turkey. In this study, which focused on the phenomenon of education as a cultural encountering after migration, the main starting point is the university and higher education system. It is observed that the universities have turned into a new cultural encountering area with the coming of Syrians. This process goes with the internationalization of universities in Turkey. This study focused on the analysis of Syrian college students in the system of postgraduate and their socio-economical and socio-cultural profiles. In the study, the qualitative and quantitative designs were used together. In the research population, the scale which was developed by the researchers was used in the universities where the Syrian students are available. The survey was applied to 825 persons in Gaziantep University, Istanbul University, Karabuk University, Mersin University and Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University with the snowball method. The main reason why the universities were preferred is that they were in the top five of the numerical order for Syrian college students that the Higher Education Council declared. The semi-structured interview Form which consists of 7 main framework questions was made with 8 participants in the sampling of Karabuk University. Firstly, the internationalization of postgraduate in Turkey was discussed. Then, Syrian students were focused as the framework of postgraduate internationalization and the data which was obtained with the quantitative/ qualitative model was analysed sociologically. In the study it was observed that the belonging of Syrian students with their own groups was important. Also, it has been determined that social media is used as an important tool maintain these belongings. While the main problems related to communication problems for the students, it was noted that Syrian students find successful university education in Turkey.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2020 |
Submission Date | July 29, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 |
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