The status of Syrian refugees in the context of Homo Sacer analogy: A comparative analysis of Germany and Turkey

While the whole world turned its attention to the issue at the beginning of the refugee crisis, it is clear that due to the conditions of the corona virus epidemic, all countries give priority to the health of their own nations, the security of their borders, and put the refugee issue on the shelf once again. Considering the refugees as a secondary issue and giving more importance to the nation-state issues constitute the starting point of this study when we evaluate the process we are going through within the scope of the state of exception. According to Giorgio Agamben, the sovereign power may have the ability to suspend the law and/or delay the enforcement of the law in exceptional circumstances and times. Based on the Agamben's analogy, refugees can also be seen as Homo sacer, as the Corona virus era can be seen as exceptional times and most countries direct their priorities towards their own land and people. This study aims to explain the conditions of Syrian refugees regarding the homo sacer analogy by comparing the two countries in terms of migration policies, the number of Syrian Refugees living in the country, religion, and types of immigrants. For this, Germany and Turkey will be analyzed with different parameters. Then, their social position in the country will be added as a variable to the equation of the work. The country's GDP level, population, religion, immigration policy and the arrival of refugees will be added as independent variables. The main research question of this study is "Is there a relationship between the social positions of Syrian Refugees and the structural features of the country?". This study aims to contribute to the migration literature by looking at it from theoretical perspectives that are rarely used, and by using mixed method in the data collection process.