TY  - JOUR
TI  - Dynamics of Child Marriages among Syrian and Afghan Refugees in Turkey
AB  - n this research, dynamics of child marriages among Syrian refugees who are in temporary protection status in Turkey, and the refugee communities who immigrated from Afghanistan were analyzed from the viewpoint of professionals working in the fields related with childwelfare.Qualitativeresearchdesignwasapplied,focusgroupinterviewswith47 professionals and in-depth interviews with six professionals were conducted. The dynamics of child marriages were analyzed with themes of marriage as being wide traditional and religious practice in the source countries, poverty and financial gain, considering marriage as a means of protection from security problems and protection of “honour”, problems of attending education, covering up sexual abuse and lastly the aim of increase in population to compensate war losses. Finally, recommendations to improve child welfare with the focus on child rights to prevent child marriages within the refugee communities are provided drawing on the results.
AU  - Karataş, Kasım
AU  - OZTURK, Aslihan Burcu
AU  - Aslan, Harun
AU  - Albayrak, Hande
PY  - 2021
JO  - Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SN  - 1304-4990
SP  - 251
EP  - 269
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/419506
ER  -