Bayar R., Karabacak K., Keloğlu E., Uzun B.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, sa.124, ss.1-14, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Basım Tarihi:
2026
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Doi Numarası:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104145
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Dergi Adı:
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
Scopus, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Education Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social Sciences Abstracts
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.1-14
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Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
The primary objective of this study is to reveal how farmland abandonment—a harbinger of rural disengagement in the Haymana district—unfolds through the interaction of economic, socio-demographic, environmental, and psychological factors. To this end, the research is built upon a relational conceptual framework grounded in systems theory and the socio-ecological systems approach.In this context, findings from interviews and surveys collected during fieldwork using a Concurrent Embedded Strategy (QUAL + quan) design were analyzed using a thematic network (Code Co-occurrence Network) and a causal loop diagram as interpretive tools.
The findings indicate that abandonment is shaped not only by economic pressures such as rising costs and declining profitability, but also by reinforcing feedback processes linked to youth outmigration, weakening rural belonging, and environmental constraints including drought and water scarcity. The analyses reveal that, despite these structural pressures, family and kinship relationships and local solidarity networks function as two balancing loops that may slow the withdrawal from agriculture. These results suggest that rural development policies should focus on addressing the socio-organizational conditions of farming communities rather than solely providing financial subsides. Ultimately, the study demonstrates that combating the closed-loop mechanisms of abandonment requires comprehensive structural interventions, particularly inheritance law reforms and land consolidation, rather than merely short-term financial subsidies.