DAILY LIFE OF A FAMILY THAT FLED SYRIA TO TURKEY: A STUDY OF ORAL HISTORY IN GAZİANTEP

The Yusuf family, family of four, who were exposed to the Syrian War that outbroke in early 2011, had to flee to Gaziantep in March 2014. They were exposed to the war for two years in Aleppo, and approximately one and a half month in Çobanbey, which is a village near Aleppo. The Yusuf family was able to obtain a foreign recognition certificate three months after they took refuge in Gaziantep. Among family members, only 48-year-old Talal is working. Talal makes a living for his family by working as a lecturer at a private university. In this study, daily life of the Yusuf family that changes under the influence of war and refuge is examined. In this research, primary empirical data that was obtained by oral history technique was mostly used. The empirical data obtained within the scope of the research is aimed to be clarified by Goffman s concept of social stigma, sociology of everyday life, and Merton s functionalism approach. In this study, firstly, social and legal status of Syrian victims in Turkey, who escaped from conflict and war in Syria and have sought refuge in Turkey are briefly discussed. Secondly, the way daily life of the Yusuf family is being affected by the Syrian War and refugee status in Turkey is aimed to be compared and discussed.