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Ambiguous loss and search for loved ones after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake: A socio-political perspective
Death Studies · Ocak 2025
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Ambiguous loss and search for loved ones after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake: A socio-political perspective
Death Studies · 2025 SSCI
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DergiDeath Studies
Yayın TarihiOcak 2025
Scopus ID2-s2.0-105016722778
Özet
This study explores the socio-political grounding of ambiguous loss through newspaper reports on individuals searching for relatives after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake. Data comprises 505 news articles analyzed via deductive thematic analysis iln MAXQDA 2024. Three themes emerged: “socio-political context of the determination of the experience of ambiguous loss”, “Search strategies in a socio-political context”, and “Legal endings and demands”. Findings reveal that ambiguous loss and related emotions, often seen as psychological, are shaped by institutional relationships with hospitals and police, highlighting their socio-political nature. Similarly, legal systems play a central role in defining “missing persons” and regulating access to legal mechanisms. The demands for DNA matching, research commissions, and rubble searches emphasize institutional intervention’s necessity. Recommendations include developing measures for disaster-related missing persons, creating community-based interventions, and providing psychosocial support addressing disaster experiences and ambiguous loss.
Yazarlar (2)
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Merve Deniz Pak Güre
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Meliha Funda Afyonoğlu
ORCID: 0000-0002-7690-5602
Kurumlar
Başkent Üniversitesi
Ankara Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey