The effect of local governments on social adaptation of Syrians example: Şahinbey Municipality

The anti-government protests that started in Syria in 2011 turned into a civil war with the violent response of the Syrian regime to the protesters. Conflicts that have continued until today have caused the death of approximately 400 thousand people and the migration of nearly 6.5 million people to other countries, especially to neighboring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. Turkey is one of the countries most affected by the internal turmoil in Syria. Since the outbreak of the civil war, 3614,108 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey. In an effort to become a safe and homeland by embracing the Syrian immigrants who are the target of internal conflicts in their countries and who have to flee from this internal conflict, 1 Turkey is in a position to accept a large number of Syrian immigrants entering the country. The increasing number of Syrian refugees in Turkey is around 3.6 million, only registered under temporary protection. Instead, the aim of this thesis is to examine the activities of Şahinbey Municipality in the social cohesion of Syrians. In this direction, first of all, after explaining the concepts related to the thesis, the activities of Şahinbey Municipality in the social cohesion of Syrians were examined. The thesis has been prepared with descriptive and historical research method and a document-based analysis has been made. Keywords: Syria, immigration, social cohesion, local government