African Studies and Geopolitics

This open access book Syrian Refugees in Turkey provides an analysis of Turkey’s response to Syrian mass migration crisis from 2011 to 2020. Free read!

Research on irregular migrants’ political mobilisation focuses particularly on Western countries, conceptualised as final destinations for migrants, and documents how irregular migrants claim rights despite high risks involved. Based on a qualitative research in Morocco, the article explores the conditions under which…

• AYŞEN EZGİ ÜSTÜBİCİ ÖNAY

Abstract This commentary is based on our observations during our fieldwork in the earthquake region in Turkey that took place in February 6, 2023 in 11 provinces where 49% of the entire Syrian population in Turkey live. In this commentary, we focus on the case of Syrians, who have been subject to what we call double d…

• DENİZ SERT

Abstract This commentary is based on our observations during our fieldwork in the earthquake region in Turkey that took place in February 6, 2023 in 11 provinces where 49% of the entire Syrian population in Turkey live. In this commentary, we focus on the case of Syrians, who have been subject to what we call double d…

• ASLI DİDEM DANIŞ ŞENYÜZ

This article aims at analysing the problem of democratisation in Algeria, with a specific focus on the impact on it of its relations with the European Union within the context of the democracy promotion policies of the EU. Although the EU has expressed ambitious goals regarding democracy promotion in the Mediterranean…

• AYLİN GÜNEY GEVREK

Bu makalede Suriyeli mültecilerin Antakya kentindeki mekânsal dağılış örüntüsü haritalanarak onların yüksek konsantrasyona sahip olduğu mahalleler ayırt ediliyor ve etnik mekânsal ayrışmanın izleri aranıyor. Çalışmada mekânsal dağılış için benzemezlik, maruziyet ve lokasyon katsayısı endeksleri kullanılıyor, çeşitli k…

• ERTUĞRUL MURAT ÖZGÜR

Bugün Afrika Kıtasının son sömürge coğrafyası olarak bilinen Batı Sahra sorunu yüzyılı aşkın bir süredir dünya kamuoyundaki yerini sessizce korumaktadır. Yaklaşık iki yüzyıl boyunca İspanyollar, ardından da Fas hükümeti tarafından ilhak edilmek istenen bölge, halen dünyanın çözülememiş jeopolitik sorunlarından birisid…

• CANTÜRK CANER

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1980’li yıllarda, adını Arap sözcüğünün hecelerinin yer değiştirilmesiyle elde edilen Verlan Dili ile bu süreçte gelişen Beur Yazını, yeni bir yazar kuşağını yazın evrenine taşımıştır. Beur yazını, Kuzey Afrika kökenli ya da Fransa'da doğup büyüyen Kuzey Afrika göçerlerinin özgün söylemidir. Göçün etkisiyle sömürgecil…

On the eve of independence, France signed defense treaties with its former African colonies to maintain its military influence across the continent. Accordingly, it routinely made unilateral interventions as it saw fit for decades. However, in recent years, local communities in Africa are resenting the French military…

• MEHMET AKİF OKUR

Throughout the history of Islam, many people have emerged with the claim of being the Mahdī. One of the most remarkable of these claims is undoubtedly that of Ṣāliḥ ibn Ṭarīf, a member of the Berber Barghawāṭah tribe, in the mid-eighth century. According to sources, Ṣāliḥ ibn Ṭarīf became the leader of his tribe after…

• MUHAMMED CİHAT ORUÇ

The Syrian civil war, which began in 2011, has resulted in one of the largest refugee crises since World War II, displacing millions of Syrians both internally and internationally. Türkiye, which hosts over 3 million Syrian refugees, has become a focal point for discussions on refugee return and integration. With the…

• İNCİ AKSU KARGIN