AT DİSTANCE _{REPRESENTATİON OF THE MİGRANTS İN TURKISH TEXTBOOKS}

In Turkish textbooks, migrants are frequently portrayed as marginalized individuals who are
labelled as “needy”, “guests”, and “consumers of limited resources”. These textbooks fail to
portray migrants as a constituent element of society neglecting to acknowledge their substantial
contributions to both social and economic life. Furthermore, the textbooks disregard the rich
tapestry of migrants’ lives, traditions, and cultures by omitting instances of successful migrant
experiences. This narrative promotes discontent, hatred, exclusion, and fear towards migrants
within educational institutions and society at large. However, defining migrants as the constituent
elements of society, highlighting their contributions to social and economic life, and including
their culture and traditions in textbooks can play a pivotal role in cultivating positive attitudes and
behaviors towards immigrants. A paradigm shift in depicting migrants as essential constituents of
society is imperative