Migration-related social problems in Turkish women writers

Migration has profoundly affected the lives of individuals and societies from prehistoric times to the present; It is a complex phenomenon with social, psychological, economic and cultural extents. Migration has a great impact on individual and social life. For this reason, migration has been the subject of research in disciplines such as sociology, education, psychology, art, law and political science. This phenomenon has undoubtedly been one of the most researched areas in literature. The geography of Anatolia, which has witnessed numerous influxes of migration throughout history due to its geopolitical, geostrategic location and socio-historical background, has been shaped by the changes caused by migration movements. Migration has always existed with internal migrations, Balkan and Caucasian migrations, population exchanges, and international migration of labor. The authors have not remained insensitive to migration, which has always existed as a social reality in individual and social life. In their novels, authors have written about both the socio-historical and psycho-social consequences of migrations and their effects on socio-cultural and economic life. During the Republic period, many writers wrote many novels on the subject of migration. There are also important women writers among these writers. In this study, the novels of women writers such as Halide Edip Adıvar, Güzide Sabri (Aygün), Safiye Erol, Samiha Ayverdi, Mükerrem Kâmil Su, Peride Celal (Yönsel), Pakize Başaran, Adalet Ağaoğlu, Latife Tekin, Füruzan, Gülten Dayıoğlu, Sevgi Soysal, Afet Ilgaz (Muhteremoğlu), Ayla Kutlu, Ayşe Kulin and Buket Uzuner, in which migration is the main theme, will be examined from a holistic perspective. It will be revealed migrational problems in the works of women writers. The aim of this study is to determine the thoughts of women writers on migration and to reveal the meaning of both migrational and social problems are examined by women writers.