An investigation into the Turkish perception of human security after Syrian civil war

Syrian civil war has affected neighbouring countries, either directly or indirectly. Turkey is one of the countries welcoming Syrian citizens who escaped from the war for a safer place to live. According to official data taken from the Directorate General of Migration Management of Turkish Interior Ministry in July 2019, 3.613.644 Syrian citizens are currently living in Turkey. With this huge number of Syrian refugees, Turkey has been profoundly influenced by the Syrian prolonged internal turmoil in terms of human security. In this regard, the present study, which is titled "An Investigation into The Turkish Perception of Human Security After Syrian Civil War" investigates the definition, a short history of human security and schools of human security, United Nations' (UN) definition of human security and its reports on human security, starting phase of Syrian civil war, and whether the perception of human security has changed after this period. Syrian civil war was designated as a turning point, and Turkey's reaction to this war in terms of human security defined by United Nations (UN) was analyzed in this thesis study. The current study also investigates the role of United Nations in Syrian civil war on the basis of the organisation's definition of human security, using the methods of literature review. All in all, the roles of Turkey and United Nations in the solution of problems created by Syrian civil war and whether the perception of human security in Turkey has changed accordingly were investigated in this thesis study. Key Words: Security, human security, United Nations, Syrian Civil War Refugees