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Climate Change, Disasters, Adaptation, Immobility, and Trapped Populations in Türkiye

Climate Change, Disasters, Adaptation, Immobility, and Trapped Populations in Türkiye
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Author(s): Merve Altundal Öncü (Ankara University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 24
Source title: Interdisciplinary Studies on Global Disasters
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): İsmet Guney (Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkey)and Mehmet Ali Celik (Igdır University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-6274-8.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter examines the complex effects of climate change on human mobility in Türkiye, a Mediterranean climate hotspot highly vulnerable to floods, droughts, storms, and sea-level rise. Climate impacts act as threat multipliers, exacerbating existing socio-economic and spatial inequalities. Sudden-onset events trigger short-term, local mobility, while slow-onset hazards drive long-term relocation. Migration can serve as adaptation, yet many “trapped” populations remain immobile due to vulnerability and lack of resources. Climate-related counter-urbanization reflects privileged adaptation, deepening inequalities. Policy-induced displacement, arising from conservation-development tensions, further threatens livelihoods. Using social inequality and environmental justice frameworks, the study concludes that climate-induced mobility in Türkiye is a deeply social issue, requiring holistic, equitable, and resilient policy responses.

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