2nd War Migration Women's Symposium Held at HKU

Organized by Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Migration Research and Application Center, the “2. War, Migration, Women Symposium” was held by video conference method.

The symposium, in which 3 main speakers and 2 panelists participated in 9 different sessions on How Migrant Women Survive in the Pandemic, Migration, Employment and Economy and Social Life in the Pandemic, was attended by HKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. It started with the opening speeches of Mehmet Lütfi Yola and Fatih Ayna, Director of Gaziantep Provincial Migration Management.

TURKEY EXHIBITIONS OF HOSPITALITY AND TOLERANCE BY OPENING IMMIGRANTS

HKU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mehmet Lütfi Yola, in his opening speech; “Economic conditions, natural disasters, wars, conflicts are seen as the most important reasons for migration in every period of human history. Our country is one of the countries that has witnessed great migration processes and hosted immigrants. In this sense, Turkey shows an example of hospitality and tolerance, especially by embracing women, men, children, old and young immigrants who had to leave their country.”

REFUGEE WOMEN MOST AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC

Gaziantep Provincial Immigration Administration Director Fatih Ayna stated that the issue of migration should be discussed in symposiums and handled with all its dimensions and said, “The issue of migration has been one of the most talked about issues in the last 10 years, especially in our country and all over the world. After the war that took place beyond our border, the issue of migration has never been on our agenda. Gaziantep is the second city hosting the most refugees after Istanbul. In a survey we conducted with asylum seekers, we found that the most affected group during the pandemic process was women. There are efforts to protect children so that they are less affected by this process, and it is women who have had to cope with the increasing workload in a household.”