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    The sense of belonging of Jews in Turkey affects and encounters
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2016) Reyna, Cem; Yeğenoğlu, Meyda
    This thesis aims to analyze sense of belonging of Jews in Turkey via affective theory and daily encounters. Within the light of the in-depth interviews I conducted, my respondents prefer to define themselves as both Turkish and Jewish. I will try to explain how this image of being both Turkish and Jewish is frequently challenged within the context of daily encounters with both state and general public and how they’re being constantly reminded of being a minority and how they’re not ”really” Turkish or a “full” citizen. Within this context, I will focus emotional descriptions of being a minority rather than legal or political descriptions of it through an affective understanding. I will investigate how feeling minority haunts people as a ghost and how it impacts them. Although feeling of minority could emerge as a consequence of encounters of different nature, it is possible to observe similar consequential affects such as insecurity, alertness, discomfort, uneasiness and being uncomfortable. Thus, the question “Against all negative feelings, what still keeps them here?” becomes imminent to search answers for. While I am investigating the multilayered and dynamic nature of respondents’ belongings, I will also try to understand the strategies and processes such as silence and migration they create to cope with the negative feelings.