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“Pandemi Mevcut Sorunları Derinleştirdi” : İstanbul’da Kayıtdışı Afgan Göçmenler, Sağlık, Hastalık ve Kovid-19 Pandemisi

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  • Nihan Bozok

    (Beykent Üniversitesi, istanbul, Türkiye)

  • Mehmet Bozok

    (İstanbul Maltepe Üniversitesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü (İngilizce), istanbul, Türkiye)

Abstract

2020 yılında ortaya çıkan Kovid-19 pandemisi, dünyanın uzun salgın hastalıklar tarihinde yeni bir safhaya geçmesine yol açmıştır. Kovid-19 pandemisi, tarihteki diğer salgınlar gibi dezavantajlı olan grupların yaşamlarını daha olumsuz etkilemiştir. Bu makale, İstanbul’daki refakatsiz Afgan göçmen çocuklar ve kayıtdışı yetişkin Afgan göçmenlerin pandemi sürecinde daha fazla zorlaşan hayatları üzerine bir tartışma yürütmektedir. Makaleye kaynaklık eden veri İstanbul’da bulunan refakatsiz Afgan göçmen çocuklar ve kayıtdışı yetişkin erkek Afgan göçmenler üzerine beş yıldır (2015’ten 2020’e kadar) yürütülen boylamsal bir niteliksel araştırmaya dayanmaktadır. Makale, pandemi başlamadan önce de bu grubun hayati sağlık sorunlarıyla başa çıkmaya çalıştığını, göç sürecine ilişkin üç aşamayı ele alarak ortaya koymaktadır. Afganistan’daki sağlık sisteminin yetersizlikleri ve göç yolculuğunda ortaya çıkan yaralanmalar göçmenler için önemli sağlık sorunlarına yol açmaktadır. İstanbul’da özellikle ağır çalışma koşullarından kaynaklanan sağlık sorunları ve sağlık hizmetlerine erişimlerinin olmaması göçmenler için ölümcül sağlık sorunları yaratmaktadır. Kovid-19 pandemisi, Afgan göçmenlere yönelik sömürüyü, toplumsal eşitsizlikleri ve toplumsal dışlanmayı derinleştiren bir etki yaratmıştır. ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH “Pandemic Transformed the Existing Problems”: Undocumented Afghan Immigrants in Istanbul, Health, Disease and Kovid-19 Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic, which emerged in 2020, opened a new phase in the world’s long history of the epidemics. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of disadvantaged groups more negatively than other outbreaks in history. This article discusses the unaccompanied Afghan migrant minors and undocumented adult male Afghan migrants in Istanbul, whose lives have become more problematic during the days of pandemic. The source of the article is based on a longitudinal qualitative study on unaccompanied Afghan migrant minors and undocumented adult male Afghan migrants in Istanbul for five years (from 2015 to 2020). This article argues that before the start of the pandemic, this group has long tried to deal with vital health issues by addressing three stages of migration process. The inadequacies of the health system in Afghanistan and the injuries that occur during the migration journey cause important health problems for migrants. Health problems and lack of access to health services, especially from heavy working conditions in Istanbul, create fatal health problems for migrants. The Covid-19 pandemic has created an effect that deepens labour exploitation, social inequalities and social exclusion of Afghan migrants.

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  • Nihan Bozok & Mehmet Bozok, 2020. "“Pandemi Mevcut Sorunları Derinleştirdi” : İstanbul’da Kayıtdışı Afgan Göçmenler, Sağlık, Hastalık ve Kovid-19 Pandemisi," Goc Dergisi, Transnational Press London, UK, vol. 7(2), pages 165-188, Ekim.
  • Handle: RePEc:mig:gdjrnl:v:7:y:2020:i:2:p:165-188
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/gd.v7i2.728
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