Educational and life experiences of Syrian students studying at universities in Turkey during the COVID 19 pandemic

This study investigated the changing education and life experiences of Syrian university students under temporary protection status in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this purpose, 20 volunteer university students were interviewed online. The questions in the semi-structured interview were asked after the participants' voluntary participation consent, which was obtained through snowball sampling. The interviews were held in March-July 2021. Within the scope of the research, the themes and sub-themes were determined by conducting a content analysis of the interviews in five areas: health, education, economics, socio-culture, and psychology. The research tried to explain and interpret the information of the participants about the Covid-19 pandemic and the problems and expectations they encountered during the pandemic. It was determined that they were negatively affected in certain areas and had to struggle with a second big challenge after migration.