MakaleEmpowering through Solidarity: The Role of Women's Cooperatives in the Integration of Syrian Refugee Women in TürkiyeÜçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi Dergisi, 60(4), 3826-3843
Empowering through Solidarity: The Role of Women's Cooperatives in the Integration of Syrian Refugee Women in Türkiye
Nazlı Kazanoğlu
2025 Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Üçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi Dergisi, 60(4), 3826-3843 Türkiye
Kadın kooperatiflerinin Türkiye'deki Suriyeli mülteci kadınların ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel entegrasyonundaki dönüştürücü rolünü, dış finansmana bağımlılık gibi yapısal sınırlarla birlikte ele alan saha çalışması.
The Syrian Civil War triggered one of the largest humanitarian crises of the 21st century, displacing nearly 35 million Syrians. As of 2024, Türkiye hosts approximately four million Syrians. Among various strategies proposed for facilitating refugee integration, women's cooperatives remain an underexplored area within the literature. This article explores the potential role of women's cooperatives in supporting displaced Syrian women's integration processes. Rather than focusing on the challenges faced by these women, the study centres on the transformative capacity of cooperatives as community-based spaces that offer economic, social, and cultural pathways to integration. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork and relevant academic literature, this article contends that through their inclusive, participatory, and solidarity-based models, women's cooperatives can foster economic empowerment, cultural interaction, and social cohesion among Syrian and Turkish women. The findings also reveal structural limitations such as dependency on external funding, lack of institutional support, and inadequate long-term policy frameworks. Nevertheless, the article argues that women's cooperatives represent a promising grassroots model for sustainable refugee integration when supported through inclusive and gender-sensitive public policies.
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Hakkında
Kadın kooperatiflerinin Türkiye'deki Suriyeli mülteci kadınların ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel entegrasyonundaki dönüştürücü rolünü, dış finansmana bağımlılık gibi yapısal sınırlarla birlikte ele alan saha çalışması.
Yazar: Nazlı Kazanoğlu
Yayın: Üçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi Dergisi, 60(4), 3826-3843