Mixed marriage and transnational marriage migration in the grip of political economy: Russian-Turkish Case

DENİZ A., Ozgur E. M.

TURKISH STUDIES, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.437-461, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2020.1763797
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH STUDIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-461
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mixed Marriage, marriage migration, political economy, Russia, Turkey, INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE, SOVIET WOMEN, GENDER, CITIZENSHIP, TURKEY, CROSS, TRAFFICKING, IMMIGRATION, MIGRANTS, REPRODUCTION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Since the early 1990s, marriages between Russian women and Turkish men have become more common. Today, Russian brides have the top place among marriage migrants in Turkey. This study aims to reveal the actors, places, motivations and mechanisms of these marriages, which have changed the social fabric significantly. The study emphasizes the direct effects of political-economic structures on mixed marriage and marriage migrations. In this study, in-depth interviews were held with Russian brides and their Turkish husbands in Istanbul and Antalya. The results show that this 30-year-old marriage pattern has evolved substantially over time, mirroring the two countries' political economy, and has created its own system that diverges from the global trend in several ways.