This book examines the changing demographic situation of Syrian refugees


and the host community in Turkey, one of the major refugee hosting countries


in the world, relying on a recent representative dataset.


Conflicts and the resulting unrest force people to flee their countries and


take refuge in foreign lands. Such refugee movements across the world have


increased significantly in recent times. Turkey accounts for the greatest refugee


population in the world today. This has drastically impacted the Turkish


demographics, leading to different demographic situations in refugee


communities in the country. This book presents an in-depth research on


the impact of forced displacement on the demographic behaviour of Syrian


refugees in Turkey in general, and more specifically the way transformed


family structures, unregistered children, fertility behaviours and early


marriages impacted their lives. The book also contributes to the existing


knowledge and discourse on refugee integration by shedding light on their


experiences related to access to labour market opportunities and education


opportunities, wellbeing and mobility. It also helps in linking demography


of Syrian community to the socio-economic challenges in Turkey by means


of incorporating crucial demographic variables into the analysis.


Offering valuable insights into various dimensions of life, this book has


an interdisciplinary appeal and will thus be a key resource for academics


and scholars of demography, refugee studies, migration studies and sociology.


It will also be a valuable and unique reference work for people in


governments, international agencies and non-governmental organizations.