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    Ethnic protest and the state: Explaining factors that influence ethnic groups to pursue violence
    (Koç University, 2015) Meek, Melissa; Akça, Belgin San; 0000-0002-3931-7924; Koç University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; International Relations; 107754
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    Main axes of fragmentation within the Armenian movement in İstanbul since the mid-1990s: Underlying reasons and issues of discussion
    (Koç University, 2013) Kaya, Ziya; Bezmez, Dikmen; 0000-0001-5280-8456; Koç University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; Comparative Studies in History and Society; 101788
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    Reversing segregation? the property restitution process in post-war Bosnia
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011) N/A; Sert, Deniz; Teaching Faculty; N/A; Migration Research Program at Koç University (MIReKoç) / Göç Araştırmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (MIReKoç); 25879
    Following the breakup of former Yugoslavia, the war in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995 resulted in the displacement of large numbers of people in order to create ethnically pure territories. A decade after the Dayton Accords enshrined the right of displaced populations to return to their homes of origin, and most of the property repatriation claims made by the displaced had positive outcomes, it was assumed that property restitution would cause people physically to return home and eventually reverse the effects of wartime policies of ethnic cleansing. It is argued here that although property restitution is important as part of reversing ethnic segregation, the assumption that it will guarantee that the displaced will return to their former home is naive.
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    Winners and losers of neoliberalism: the intersection of class and race in the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021) Department of Sociology; Şimşek, Doğuş; Teaching Faculty; Department of Sociology; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 238422
    This article focuses on the intersection of class and race in exploring Syrian refugees' experiences of racism and the perceptions of the receiving society in Turkey. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Syrian refugees and the receiving society members who represent both low- and high-income profiles in Istanbul, Ankara, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, the article answers the question of whether racism is linked with class in Turkey. I argue that racism against Syrians in Turkey is driven not only by linguistic differences and supposed distinctions between cultural identities, but rather by the wealth and status of the refugees and those with whom they interact with in the receiving society. I further argue that these attitudes to class and race are, in Turkey, shaped by the neoliberal policies that deliberately favour the most prosperous and educated Syrian refugees.