Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Land Use Policy, sa.26, ss.308-321, 2008 (SSCI)
There are more than 20 million Romani residents in many countries around the world. Due to social and economic reasons, many Romanies do not declare their ethnic origins; therefore, it is not possible to obtain any exact figures from official records. Romanies may have a preference of not defining themselves openly as “Romanies”. However, it is thought that they are distinguished from non-Romanies with their unique behavior and speech. Actually, physical features cannot be used as a definite distinctive feature in identifying Romanies. As a matter of fact, the first Romanies who had entered Europe were identified by their dark skin color and black hair, whereas today, it is possible to see Romanies with light skin and hair color. Romanies and music are often considered together; they have trained numerous accomplished musicians.
Romanies are called by special local names in various countries and in various regions within these countries. The Romani people, Rom (singular), Roma (plural); sometimes Rrom, Rroma or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. The Romanies are among the best known ethnic groups that appear in literature and folklore, and are often referred to as Gypsies or Gipsies, a term that is nowadays generally considered pejorative and is based on a mistaken belief of an origin in Egypt (http://www.answers.com/topic/romani-people).
The dominant opinion in academic works is that Romani groups should be addressed in the way they define themselves. During the Ottoman Empire, Romanies were referred to as “Kıpti” (Kolukırık, 2005). Türk Toplumunda Çingene İmgesi ve Önyargısı, Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt 8, Sayı 2, 53 pp). In Turkey, Romanies are generally known as “Çingene” (Gypsies) among the public. Since the word “Roman” in Turkish means “novel”, the word “Çingene” is mostly stressed during speech. In this work sample, they sometimes wanted to be called “Roman” (Romanies) and sometimes “Çingene” (Gypsies). As their “Romani” awareness is intensified, they can be expected to show a stronger preference in how they are addressed.
A total of 8–10 million Romanies are estimated to live in the member countries of the Council of Europe. For example, in Eastern Europe, there are approximately 2–2.5 million Romanies among the population of 22 million in Romania and 800,000 Romanies among 8 million in Bulgaria. The Romani history involves many great migrations or diasporas within the context of the fact that they would be killed when caught, as well as general laws unfavorable to Romanies which had been established during the 15th century.
The main objective of the organisation is to encourage its members to take a comprehensive approach to Romani issues. This approach involves three main priorities: the protection of minorities, combating racism, and prevention of intolerance and social exclusion. This pre-research depends on the personal feelings of the Turkish Gypsies about social exclusion in general.
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Area is covered as research area. İzmir provincial population was 3,370,866 in 2000. The population of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Area (nine sub-provincial areas) was 2,232,265 in the 2000s.