Encounters in the Turkey-Syria borderland / by Bezen Balamir-Coskun and Selin Yildiz Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balamir-Coskun, Bezen, 1973- author.

Nielsen, Selin Yildiz, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Syria.

Refugees.

Syrians--Turkey.

Syrians.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This is the story of ordinary people whose lives have intersected with the state of politics in the Middle East. Since the civil conflict erupted in Syria, the lives of both Turks and Syrians have changed drastically. By voicing individual stories of Syrians who sought shelter in Gaziantep, Turkey, and their encounters with the host community, this book contributes to the current literature on Syrian refugees. As such, rather than offering a dry scholarly account of the war and the crisis, it details the emotional odyssey of two academics who lived through such turbulent times alongside Syrians in the Turkey-Syria borderland. The book will appeal to readers who wish to know Syrian refugees as individuals, rather than as a totalistic category. Partly ethnographic and partly oral history, it presents a different side of the crisis in Syria.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part One: Background

Chapter One

A Brief History of Modern Syria (1946-2000)

The Reign of Bashar al-Assad until the Outbreak of the Civil War (2000-11)

Chronology of the Syrian Civil War (2011-17)

Conclusion

Chapter Two

The Asylum Seekers and Refugees as an International Problem

A Brief Review of the Movements of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Turkish Lands

The Refugee Regime in Turkey and Syrian Asylum Seekers

Proud to Protect Refugees? Turkey's Refugee and Asylum Regime Revisited after 2013

Chapter Three

Mediation, Humanitarian Aid and Support to Opposition Movements (2011-13)

Humanitarian Diplomacy or Humanitarianism (2013)

Turkish Public Opinion towards Syrians turned Sour after 2013

Persuading the Public

Part Two: Setting

Chapter Four

Geography and Economy

History: from Aintab to Gaziantep

The People of Gaziantep

Syrians in Gaziantep

Part Three: Encounters

Chapter Five

Prelude

Honey, We are Home…?

Gaziantep to Aleppo

The Spring Comes to Syria

Sweet Dreams are Made of This…

Shattered Lives: Samed, Nasser, Zahra, and Mouhtar

Monologues of Refugees

Monologues on Refugees

Epilogue

Chapter Six

My Background

Al-Nazeer Family

Aimar's Story

Badir the Builder

Raina and Reem

Appendix A

Appendix B

Bibliography

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-1692-X

OCLC:

1055656258