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CASE REPORT
Public perception of Syrian refugees in Turkey:
an empirical explanation using
extended integrative threat theory
1
Gümüşhane University
2
Kırklareli University
3
Polish Academy of Science
Publication date: 2020-05-22
Corresponding author
Mehmet Hanefi Topal
Gümüşhane University, Department of Public Finance, IIBF, Merkez, 29100 Gümüşhane, Turkey; author’s internet address: mhanefitopal@gmail.com
Gümüşhane University, Department of Public Finance, IIBF, Merkez, 29100 Gümüşhane, Turkey; author’s internet address: mhanefitopal@gmail.com
Ufuk Özer
Kırklareli University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Kayalı Campus, 2. Main Building, 39100 Kırklareli, Turkey; author’s internet address: ufukozer@gmail.com
Kırklareli University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Kayalı Campus, 2. Main Building, 39100 Kırklareli, Turkey; author’s internet address: ufukozer@gmail.com
Emrah Dokuzlu
Polish Academy of Science, Graduate School for Social Research, Department of Sociology, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland; author’s internet address: emrahdokuzlu@gmail.com
Polish Academy of Science, Graduate School for Social Research, Department of Sociology, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland; author’s internet address: emrahdokuzlu@gmail.com
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2017;38:35-58
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Turkey has provided asylum for Syrian refugees following the civil war in Syria. This process has given rise to considerable public debate, which is often associated with negative
attitudes within the community. Previous studies have indicated that realistic and symbolic
threats are important components of the integrated theory of threat for understanding
opposition towards immigrants and refugees. But the extended Integrative Threat Theory
(ITT) suggests that the citizens of the host country may perceive refugees as both threat
and benefit. The purpose of this study is to examine the public perception of Syrian refugees in Turkey using extended ITT model. The main results of the analysis are that
Turkish people perceive Syrian refugees both as a threat and benefit. Nevertheless, benefit
perception is higher than threat perception in Turkey.
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