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Social Exclusion in the Slum Areas of Large Cities in Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2015

Fikret Adaman  and
Oya Pınar Ardıç
Fikret Adaman
Affiliation:
Economics Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, İstanbul, [email protected]
Oya Pınar Ardıç
Affiliation:
Economics Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, İstanbul, [email protected]
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Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the results of a survey conducted in the slum areas of six metropolitan cities in Turkey— Adana, Ankara, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, İstanbul and İzmir—in order to unveil the multifaceted aspects of social exclusion processes as experienced by their inhabitants. The evidence documented in this study suggests that a significant number of people living in these areas are distanced from jobs, income, education, and training opportunities, with little access to power and decision-making bodies; this inevitably pushes them to the edge of society. Individuals with a relatively better socio-economic standing tend to be excluded to a lesser extent, while they themselves have intolerant attitudes towards others.

Keywords

Turkeysocial exclusionslums
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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 38: Special Issue on Poverty and Social Exclusion , Spring 2008 , pp. 29 - 60
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Copyright © New Perspectives on Turkey 2008

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