Despite its some of its more liberal and democratic characteristics-when compared to many
other countries in the Middle East-the more conservative elements within Turkish politics …

„Türküm, doğruyum, calışkanım “,„Ich bin Türk* in, ich bin rechtschaffend, ich bin fleißig “. Mit
diesen Worten begann der Schultag vieler Generationen von Grundschüler* innen in der …

The chapter analyses attitudes towards othering, as well as the countering practices used to
resist othering among young Kurdish migrants in Istanbul—'the biggest Kurdish city in the …

This paper focuses on struggles for land by ordinary people in globalizing cities. By drawing
on three cases in Istanbul, it explores the circumstances under which these struggles can be …

Emotional experiences have been heavily discussed in migration studies in recent years.
The role played by emotions is significant in comprehending the experiences and social …

This thesis mainly looks at the representation of the relationship between belonging and
social classes in the victim cinema in the context of displaced Kurds. In general, Kurds are …

This work strives to examine the transition from the deficit to the asset framing in the study of
ethnic migrants in contemporary Turkey. It aims to contribute to the literature on the nexus …

This thesis examines a series of protests between 1960 and 2013 to investigate how the
design and development of public spaces in Istanbul changed in relation to the alternative …

HOPES IN TRANSITION: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF SUB- SAHARAN AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN
ISTANBUL Page 1 IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES …