Quality of Life of Syrian Civil War Refugees in Turkey: A Comparison Between Refugees Living in Camps and Refugees Living Out-side Camps
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2024
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Ankara Üniversitesi
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of refugees according to their residential areas who want to
reach a better life by leaving their living areas due to various human and natural induced disasters. In
addition, another reason that forms the basis for this purpose is the belief that the quality of life of refugees
will affect the development of the country in which they will live in the future, with their knowledge, skills
and equipment. The Internationally valid “quality of life scale” developed by the World Health Organization
was used in the research. The research was conducted in the container city outside the shelter center in
Pendik district of Istanbul and in the Yayladağı container city, which is the shelter center in Hatay. To
research; 313 people from the container city and 148 people from Istanbul were participated. The data were
analyzed by SPSS 22 package program and AMOS 23 package program. Although there is no significant
difference between inside and outside the camp in terms of the quality of life obtained as a result of the
scale, a significant difference was detected between the environmental quality of life and the question about
the quality of life, which was asked on a single question basis, between inside and outside the camp. Mean
2.98±0.61 points were obtained from environmental quality of life inside the camp, and mean 3.13±0.56
points were obtained outside the camp. In terms of perceived quality of life in a single question, mean
2.89±0.73 points were obtained from inside the camp and mean 3.20±0.80 points were obtained from
outside the camp. The results of this study suggest that policies related to life in camps should be revised.
For example, abolishing in-camp living or further improving the living conditions in the camps can be
presented as an exemplary suggestion. It is also suggested that this suggestion should be taken into
consideration in future mass migrations. The results obtained from this study are discussed in the light of
the literature in order to shed light on future studies in this field and some suggestions are made.
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Man-Made Disaster, Migration, Refugee, Shelter Center, Quality of Life