Broken lines of Il/Legality and the reproduction of state sovereignty: the impact of visa policies on immigrants to Turkey from Bulgaria

After the granting of citizenship to the 300,000 Turkish migrants from Bulgaria in 1989, the Turkish state has proceeded to enact a series of visa regime changes concerning more recent migrants from Bulgaria, who, according to the most recent modification, are only allowed to stay for ninety days within any six month period. This paper argues that the arbitrariness sustained by Turkish immigration policies partakes, on the one hand, in more global trends to increase the vulnerability of the dispensable workforce required by neoliberal market economies and, on the other hand, the arbitrariness enhances the political power of the state within and outside of its borders. The temporary legalization of Bulgarian Turkish migrants in return for voting in the Bulgarian elections reveals that the state consolidates its transnational political power by drawing and redrawing the broken lines of legality/ illegality. Moreover we demonstrate not only the ways in which the migrant population from Bulgaria is managed but also the strategies deployed by the migrants themselves in the face of such sovereign acts

Legal incorporation from within the immigrant habitus the case of the post-1990s Turkish immigrants from Bulgaria

The Post-1990s immigrants (the new immigrants) from Bulgaria are distinguished from the pre-1990s immigrants (the old immigrants) by their lack of a permanent legal status. The focus of this thesis is the relationship between the new immigrants and the associations established by the old immigrants. The associations' actions for the new immigrants' legal incorporation are examined as they manifest the characteristics of the relationship between the new immigrants and the established associations. This study is based on an ethnographic fieldwork conducted between July 2007 and January 2010 mainly in Istanbul and partly in Izmir as well as interviews and participant observation in two well-established associations, BTSA (Balkan Turks Solidarity Association) in Istanbul and Bal-Göç in Izmir. The case study illustrates that the new immigrants' lack of legal status have created an uneven relationship between the old and the new immigrants in the associations established by the old immigrants. Since only the old immigrants, who are also Turkish citizens, can be active members in the associations, the new immigrants' interests are not officially and fully represented via these migrant organizations. As the associations are subject to the state supervision, any right claim pursued via associations in fact reproduces the immigrant habitus as it used to operate in the legal and political field. Finally this thesis points out that due to the acceleration of irregular migration and the limits of the representation of their interests within the legal framework for associational activities, associations' role as the representatives of the migrant communities can no more be taken for granted

Pediatrik astımda algılanan stres ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkide bilinçli farkındalık

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible mediatör effect of mindfulness in the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life in pediatric asthma. Material and Method: The sample of this study consisted of 100 asthmatic children aged between 9-12 years who applied to the outpatient clinic of Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Allergy. Sociodemographic information forms, Perceived Stress Scale in Children (8-11 years), Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), and Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) were used as data collection tools. Linear hierarchical regression analysis was used during the process of analyzing data. Results: It has been identified that mindfulness has a partial mediatör effect on the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life (p = 0.000). The presence of a partial mediator effect of mindfulness has been determined in the relationship between perceived stress and symptoms which is the subscale of quality of life (p = 0.000). Finally, it has been demonstrated that mindfulness has a partial mediator effect on the relationship between perceived stress and emotional function which is another subscale of quality of life (p = 0.000). The mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between perceived stress and activity limitations could not be analyzed due to the lack of a significant correlation between activity limitations which is the subscale of quality of life and mindfulness (p=0.178). Conclusion: It can be helpful to add psychotherapy interventions involving mindfulness practices to asthma treatment for better control of the disease in children.Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı pediatrik astımda algılanan stres düzeyi ile yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkide bilinçli farkındalığın olası aracı etkisini analiz etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmanın örneklemini İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi “Çocuk Alerji Polikliniği”ne başvuran 9-12 yaş arası 100 astımlı çocuk oluşturdu. Veri toplama araçları olarak sosyodemografik bilgi formları, Çocuklarda Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (8-11 yaş) (ÇASÖ), Çocuk ve Ergen Bilinçli Farkındalık Ölçeği (ÇEBFÖ) ve Pediatrik Astım Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (PAYKÖ) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analiz edilmesi sürecinde doğrusal hiyerarşik regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Bilinçli farkındalığın, algılanan stres ile yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkide kısmi medyatör etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir (p=0.000). Algılanan stres ile yaşam kalitesinin alt boyutu olan semptomlar arasındaki ilişkide bilinçli farkındalığın kısmi medyatör etkisinin varlığı tespit edilmiştir (p=0.000). Son olarak bilinçli farkındalığın, algılanan stres ile yaşam kalitesinin bir diğer alt boyutu olan duygusal işlev arasındaki ilişkide kısmi medyatör etkisinin olduğu gösterilmiştir (p=0.000). Bilinçli farkındalık ve yaşam kalitesinin alt boyutlarından biri olan faaliyet kısıtlanması arasında korelatif ilişki bulunmadığı için bilinçli farkındalığın algılanan stres ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkinin üzerindeki aracı etkisi analiz edilememiştir (p=0.178). Sonuç: Bilinçli farkındalık uygulamaları içeren psikoterapi uygulamalarının çocuklarda astım tedavisine eklenmesi hastalığın daha iyi kontrol altına alınmasına yardımcı olabilir.Publisher's Versio