Transformation of marriage migrants to diasporic actors and rethinking female agency: Ukrainian women in Türkiye

This article investigates the transformation of Ukrainian female marriage migrants in Turkiye into diasporic actors. This role as diasporic actors represents a unique aspect of female agency, and its impact on migrant women and the diaspora is discussed. The representatives of the hometown associations (HTAs) were interviewed, the activities of the HTAs were tracked, and their social media posts were examined. The findings reveal that when women became diasporic actors, they influenced community politics on a large scale and created multiple networks. It has also been found that migrants strengthened the institutional structures of the HTAs by using these networks. Moreover, through their approach of bringing different groups together, they created a diaspora composition where hierarchy in representation is not explicit. Bu makalede, Turkiye'deki Ukraynali kadin evlilik gocmenlerinin diasporik aktor olma surecleri ve kadin failliginin ozgun bir yonune karsilik gelen bu rolun kadinlar ve diaspora uzerindeki etkisi tartisilmaktadir. calisma kapsaminda Turkiye'deki Ukraynali derneklerinin temsilcileriyle gorusuldu, derneklerin faaliyetleri takip edildi ve sosyal medya paylasimlari incelendi. Bulgular, kadinlarin diasporik aktorler haline geldiklerinde buyuk olcekte topluluk siyaseti yaptiklarini ve coklu aglar olusturduklarini ortaya koymaktadir. Gocmenlerin bu aglari kullanarak hemsehri derneklerinin kurumsal yapilarini guclendirdikleri tespit edildi. ustelik farkli gruplari bir araya getirme yaklasimlariyla temsil hiyerarsisinin belirgin olmadigi bir diaspora kompozisyonu olusturdular.