Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ILAHIYAT STUDIES: A JOURNAL ON ISLAMIC AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.207-255, 2022 (ESCI)
The study aims to examine the religious lives of Afghan migrants before and
after migration, their religious socialization in Turkiye, the problems they
face in their religious lives and to reveal how they evaluate religious life in
Turkiye. For this purpose, the Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Yavrudoğan,
Gündoğdu ve Taşağıl neighborhoods of Antalya were
chosen as the area for research. The study group consisting of 16 men and 5
women was formed by using the snowball sampling method on Afghan migrants
living in these neighborhoods and working in agricultural activities, cold
storage, greenhouse cultivation, etc. The data obtained through the in-depth
interview technique was analyzed using content analysis. The MAXQDA program was
used for the systematical coding of the data. The subject was examined through
4 themes reached as a result of the coding (the pre-migration religious life of
Afghans, the post-migration religious life of Afghans, the religious
socialization practices of Afghan migrants and religious life in Turkiye
through the perspectives of Afghan migrants) and a discussion was held as to
whether Afghan migrants are developing behaviors directed at protecting their
religious personalities or at social integration and cohesion. As a result, it
has been determined that Afghan migrants have strong religious identities but
that they do generally develop integration and cohesion behavior.
Key
Words: Afghan migrants, religious life, religious socialization, integration,
social cohesion.