Using qualitative research methods from a feminist perspective ın migration studies

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of academic studies on different refugee groups in Turkey and in the world. In particular, when we look at the migration literature in Turkey in the field of social sciences, it is seen that most of the studies carried out are based on qualitative research methods. Since the field of migration has intersectional disadvantages, the use of qualitative research is very important in understanding and defining this field. In migration studies, using qualitative research methods to understand the meaning and world of thought of individuals in-depth, increases the functionality of the research. The focus of this study is to discuss how the qualitative method used in the thesis study, which is based on feminist theory and carried out with the participation of young refugee women, is used in the field of migration, which includes many problem areas in itself. Within the scope of the study, the feminist perspective adopted by the researchers to focus on the experiences and wareness of young refugee women and the strengths and limitations of the qualitative method used by the researchers were discussed. In the study; The "ethical" aspect of the research, "field dynamics" in the data collection process and "researcher's position" in the data collection process were discussed and ethical issues in the qualitative research process were discussed with examples from the field. It is aimed to make a contribution to the field, considering the limited resources related to the migration studies research process in Turkey's migration literatur