Forced migration and fertility: disruption and adaptation outcomes of women fleeing to Turkiye from Syria

This study aims to contribute to the literature by examining the association between war-induced migration and fertility behaviors through an analysis of women fleeing into T & uuml;rkiye from Syria, including residents in the destination country, using theoretical frameworks of disruption and adaptation hypotheses. The 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey-T & uuml;rkiye and Syrian sample data are used within the framework of a life course approach. Discrete-time logistic regression models are used, wherein Syrian refugee women are covered first before the T & uuml;rkiye sample is added to the modeling. The findings indicate no disruptive effects of migration on fertility outcomes of women among forced migrants compared to non-migrants in a specific year, indicated by a statistically insignificant association between migration and fertility among Syrian refugee women. Finally, no adaptation of fertility of Syrian refugee women to the native population in T & uuml;rkiye is observed.