Migration and woman: Case of Adana

In this study, it has been tried to reveal how the women who migrated to and settled in Adana and how they were affected by this process.115 women were interviewed by Simple Random Sampling method. According to the findings, almost all women migrated with their spouses and children. Women are not free in their decision to migrate. The reasons for emigration are marriage, employment and education of children. Another important reason is the lack of agricultural land in the village. Men are influential in women's decision to migrate. The factors that affect the neighborhood selection are: having acquaintances, spouse's will and neighborhood's being cheap. Women have received high levels of moral support rather than financial support in the places they migrate. After the migration decision, women stated that they experienced all emotions such as excitement, fear, joy and sadness. After migration, adaptation to urban life, alienation, loneliness, regret and unemployment are the most important problems. Despite these problems, women do not want to leave the city's opportunities and return back.