Finding belonging in a religious dominant society: Religion among African migrants in Türkiye

Authors

• Garrett L. Wride, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
• Stacey A. Shaw, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

Wellbeing, African diaspora, Mental health, religious minority

Abstract

As global migration increases each year, so does the need to understand the crossroads between inclusion, wellbeing, and religion. The experience of African migrants living in Türkiye presents itself as a unique case to study migrant wellbeing. Using quantitative and qualitative analysis, this study shows that African migrants in Türkiye belonging to the religious minority have lower scores of wellbeing and social support. Findings point to the need for policy makers and mental health practitioners to ensure migrants can access their religious communities.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Wride, Garrett L. and Shaw, Stacey A., "Finding belonging in a religious dominant society: Religion among African migrants in Türkiye" (2026). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 403.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/403

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026-04-09

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

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