Altındağ Kentsel Dönüşüm Bölgesinde Yaşayan Gençlerin Toplumsallaşma Süreçleri ve Riskli Davranışlara Maruz Kalma Deneyimleri

Abstract

Urban regeneration projects that spread throughout the Turkey in a short time led to a rapid social change. Studies on youth are rarely encountered in studies dealing with projects that have increased in number over time. Regeneration can destroy the social fabric, harm the psychosocial development of youth and their protective mechanisms. The aim of this thesis is to understand how young people perceive the region and regeneration from their own world, their socialization processes and their experiences of exposure to risky behaviors. This thesis is a descriptive qualitative study of phenomenological type. The subjects of the thesis were determined through purposive sampling. Within the scope of this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 young people and 16 actors who directly touch the lives of young people. Research findings presented under five themes as “Gültepe in the Process of Socialization: Risks, Problems and the Future”, “Understanding Youth: What Do Youth Mean?”, “Transforming Gültepe: What Urban Regeneration Has Changed? “Experts Have Something to Say About the Regeneration in Gültepe” and “Are Risky Behaviors Under Ruins As Well?”. As a result of the thesis, it has been revealed that the demographics in Gültepe have changed and become gentrified over time. Young people experience unemployment and anxiety about the future. It has been observed that the perception of insecurity continues after the urban regeneration. Green areas and social facilities are lacking and are not used frequently by young people. It has been determined that the socioeconomic level in the neighborhood is very low, poverty is a serious problem and the neighborhood has the characteristics of a deprived area. It was stated that after the urban regeneration, crime in the neighborhood was distributed and risky behaviors increased in different districts in Ankara. It has been revealed that Gültepe and its surroundings are characterized by risky behaviors and especially substance addiction, school dropout, early marriages and social violence are seen at a very high level. A program that will include the social fabric, increase the participation of young people in services and support the psychosocial development of young people is recommended.