The effects of fellow citizen (hemşeri) associations on socio-cultural adaptation

In this research, member profiles of Fellow Citizen Associations and the effects of Fellow Citizen Associations on their members? social, cultural, economic and political conformity and adaptation were analyzed.The sample of this research consists of 109 members from 26 Fellow Citizen Associations which are presently active in the city center of Adana.Institution Observation Form was used for collecting data about the Associations whereas Interview Form consisting 169 items under 50 questions was used for measuring variables about the members of associations. Descriptive Frequency Distributions and Cross Tables were used for statistical analyses.The present study begins with the descriptive features of the Fellow Citizen Associations in existing data. Then the data collected through the Interviews and profiles of members were described. Finally the effects of Fellow Citizen Associations on their members? conformity and adaptation were discussed.The results present that Fellow Citizen Associations significantly affects their members? social, cultural, economic and political conformity and adaptation process.Keywords: Fellow Citizen, Fellow Citizen Association, Social Conformity and Adaptation, Economic Conformity and Adaptation, Cultural Conformity and Adaptation, Political Conformity and Adaptation, Assimilation and Identification.