Browsing by Author "Bilik, M.B."

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Disaster Challenges for Individuals With Special Needs and Their Parents: the Case of the 2011 Van Earthquake
(Ankara University, 2023) Bilik, M.B.; Akdağ, M.
Disasters are difficult processes in which social norms are suspended and daily life is deeply split. Especially earthquakes are much more shocking and can make the social system unable to function in a short time. In this process, disaster victims should be evacuated without injury, move to emergency gathering areas and hold on to life in limited conditions far from their homes. Disaster periods, which force every segment of society, affect disabled people and their families much more deeply, especially those who need special needs. These periods are much more fragile for individuals with a disability that cannot meet their own needs and for the parents responsible for them. This research was conducted to reveal just such a process. It has been tried to reveal the difficulties experienced by parents responsible for disabled people who need special needs due to their mental insufficiency in emergency acute processes. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with 10 mothers with mentally disabled children with special needs who were exposed to the 2011 Van Earthquakes. The findings reveal that these families are victims of their disadvantaged situations. Families who faced significant difficulties during the evacuation process could not meet their basic needs for a long time. These families, whose vulnerability has been found to increase much more due to their economic inadequacies, have felt helpless in many issues. Families who stated that they could not get enough support for evacuation, shelter and meeting basic needs experienced difficulties in accessing public services. Families who stated that the housing conditions (container space) in the acute emergency process were not suitable for individuals with special needs stated that they were excluded from time to time. © 2023, Ankara University. All rights reserved.
Social Relations and Migration Deteriorated Due To Drought: the Case of Van Edremit Dilkaya Village
(Ankara University, 2023) Bilik, M.B.
Concerns about global climate change are increasing day by day. The risk of drought on the one hand and the increasing climatological disasters due to the deteriorating balance of nature on the other side increase people's concerns about the planet. This research examines the global climate crisis, which is the subject of many different disciplines, from a sociological perspective. The research, which deals with the increasing drought with global climate change, examines the changes caused by drought in the social field. The study, which reveals the risk of drought in and around Van based on researches on increasing drought in Turkey, reveals the social consequences of drought in Dilkaya Village of Edremit, the central district of Van. The research was based on the opinions of 8 interviewees between the ages of 45 and 75 who lived in the village. Data from a semi-structured interview show that the drought has led to significant changes in the social and economic relations of the village. In the research, it was detected that the agricultural water in the village was gradually decreasing. Due to the decreasing agricultural water, social relations in the village deteriorated and, accordingly, conflicts between the peasants increased. Similarly, with the decrease in irrigation water, agricultural activities changed and over time, the peasants had to turn to dry agriculture. The deteriorating social relations due to decreasing agricultural incomes forced the peasants to emigrate. As a matter of fact, the data obtained from TUIK confirm that the village has been emigrating in recent years. As a matter of fact, data obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) confirm that the village has been emigrating in recent years. © 2023, Ankara University. All rights reserved.