Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

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This research aims to qualitatively reveal why Syrian immigrant families, who had to migrate to Turkey due to the war in their country, send their children to Imam Hatip Secondary School and Imam Hatip High School with a "semi-structured" interview. Within the framework of this purpose, the importance of the issue is revealed by directly including the data obtained from the interviews with the parents of the students in the text and analyzing these data. It is known that the phenomenon of migration, which has a very old history, means the movement and relocation of people from one place to another. This process, which has gained more momentum with industrialization, can occur for economic, social, political and war reasons. Regardless of the reason for migration, whether it is internal migration or external migration, whether it is voluntary or compulsory, in both cases, it requires some new organizations or regulations at the level of countries. This is because migration, which is a form of social mobility, means abandoning and changing the residence, the place and conditions of living, the work being done, the workplace, relatives and neighbors, the environment and geography in which one lives, in other words, the culture and civilization in which one lives. The migration of a large mass of people to Turkey due to the civil war in Syria in 2011 has also manifested itself as a form of social mobility. Accordingly, although migration was initially seen as a means of salvation for individuals and families, this process, which started as the Arab Spring, has become one of the most important social problems of Europe and Turkey in terms of its effects and consequences. Therefore, migration, which is the most important form of physical and social mobility, leaves religious, economical, social, diplomatic and political effects on the society to which it is connected and brings cultural adaptation problems to the agenda. Along with problems or needs such as housing, nutrition, shelter, communication and health; education is also at the center of these problems. In addition to the right to life, human beings need education for their physical, mental, emotional, social and moral development. Because children who cannot access education or whose education is interrupted become more vulnerable in daily relationships. Moreover, these children pose a great risk for the future of both Turkey and Syria. This is because benefiting from education services is an extremely important protection method for migrant children along with their integration into the society. The solution to the aforementioned problem is education, which will ensure integration and socialization and the schools where the education system is implemented. 5 of the related schools are middle schools and 4 of them are high schools; one-on-one and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 72 participants from the parents of Syrian students, who are more than the number of Turkish students studying in all these schools. The interviews were conducted in the school library, guidance service, and administrative offices with the parents of the students who are studying in the 2021-2022 school year; each interview lasted between 15-20 minutes. The data collection organization started in February 2022 and was completed in May 2022. The data collected from two parents of students from each grade level were read several times and then analyzed, and the following results were reached as a result of the analysis. Accordingly, it was concluded that families fulfill their educational function by sending their children to Imam Hatip Schools and act in accordance with their socio-cultural heritage. As a result of our interviews and observations, it was seen that the themes and concepts of language, religious education, coeducation, moral education, hijab, satisfaction with administrators and teaching staff were effective in the preferences of families. In this case, each family or society maintains its existence by transferring its own cultural codes to children, and in this respect, acculturation or socialization functions as a bridge that connects generations. Of course, it is important to present these results to the attention of the Ministry, National Education Directorates and local administrations, especially in relation to the planning of education, in order to solve the problems of our country and for its development.