Acil Durumlarda Okul Çağındaki Çocukların Eğitimi: Türkiye’deki Suriyeli Mülteciler Örneği
Education of School-age Children in Emergencies: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Summary/Abstract: Emergencies affect all people in society, but especially children are relatively much more effected from adverse effects of these events. Because, unlike adults, children’s coping capacities are not yet fully developed. Thus, it is more difficult for children to adapt to the chaotic aftermath of an emergency situation. Moreover emergencies can cause distruption in education which directly affect their future. Girls have more difficulty in accessing to education in emergencies. Hence, education is an important issue to be taken into consideration in terms of disaster management policies and practices. Education of refugees constitutes a much more complex problem. This study aims to examine the educational assistance offered to refugees from an emergency perspective and to evaluate the educational assistance provided for Syrian refugees in Turkey. This research is designed as a case study. Policy and practices for the education of school-age Syrian refugees in Turkey have been examined with reference to emergency and right to education literature. Turkey aids refugees in many ways including providing teachers to school construction for education of refugees. However, a large number of school-age refugees still have no access to education. There are two basic problems in education of Syrian refugees: First is poverty which is a direct result of becoming a refugee. The second is unrecognised education certificates. To address these problems, there is need for increased cooperation and coordination between governments, international organizations and non-govermental organizations.

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