Gender of migration: Syrian women refugees example

As a result of the events described as the Arab Spring in 2011, civil turmoil started in Syria and soon these turmoil turned into a major civil war. As a result of the civil war, people have sought refuge in primarily neighboring countries, in masses. Turkey accepted the people fleeing war by applying an open-door policy and has taken them into the borders becoming the country with the largest number of Syrian refugees today. It is known that post-war immigration is difficult for everyone. However, in addition to the problems experienced by men, women refugees face more and systematic problems due to gender norms. Therefore; The study focused on Syrian refugee women who faced problems that made fragile situations more fragile during the migration process. The aim of the study is to make the problems of Syrian refugee women are facing more visible. In the study, the sources obtained as a result of literature review were analyzed with document content analysis and interpreted together with gender theory and solutions were tried to be presented. As a result of the study, when gender norms and refugee status come together, it is seen that Syrian refugee women have to live with multiple and intertwined problems. Key words: Gender, Migration, Migration Theories, Syrian Refugee Women, Turkey Immigration Policy