Reflection of Syrian Refugee Women Living in Türkiye in National and International Academic Studies

Abstract

Women and children are among the groups most adversely affected by civil wars and forced migration. Female refugees encounter several hardships, including exposure to physical and sexual violence, torture, human trafficking, early marriages, polygamy, labor exploitation in uninsured jobs for low wages, language barriers, and cultural adaptation problems. Today, refugee women’s experiences in countries where they seek asylum have been the subject of many academic studies. This study aims to determine the themes on which studies on Syrian refugee women in Türkiye have focused on both the national database ULAKBİM and the international database Web of Science between 2011 and 2023. Thus, this study aims to identify the focus areas of academic research on Syrian refugee women in Türkiye in both databases and provide recommendations to researchers in this field on the topics they can explore.