An analysis of cultural and psycho-social problems experienced by students of afghanistan citizenship studying in Turkey

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the cultural and psycho-social problems experienced by students of Afghanistan citizenship studying at different faculties of a university in Turkey. With this purpose, human affairs were examined under the titles of accommodation and food, clothing, psychological and social affairs. The sample of the study consisted of 10 students of Afghanistan citizenship studying at Uşak University in the academic year of 2015-2016. The data collection tool of the study was a semi-structured interview form. The questions were determined by the researcher by receiving expert opinion. The method of descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it was found that most of the students with Afghanistan citizenship did not experience significant problems in terms of communication and social issues; however, they experienced issues in terms of accommodation, food, clothing and psychological affairs.