Homelessness and Homemaking at the Intersection of the Public and the Private in Nusaybin, 2016–2023

Abstract

Abstract This article examines the loss of home due to displacement after the urban clashes in Nusaybin in 2015–2016, homemaking practices as coping strategies, and the meanings of home and homelessness. The article questions the multiple meanings attached to experiences of loss of home and homemaking, restricted to the neighbourhood level for this article’s purposes. Based on the narratives of those rendered homeless, it argues that the destruction of Nusaybin was the destruction of a home in both its public and private senses. The analytical distinction between private and public homes allows one to make sense of the multi-layered practices and meanings of homelessness and homemaking by following the mutual relationality between the public and the private. The article argues that places where public and private intersect, such as gardens and têndur s, are productive spaces for homemaking and for the flourishing of agency.

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Citation

@article{homelessnessandhomemakingatthe2025,
  title = {{Homelessness and Homemaking at the Intersection of the Public and the Private in Nusaybin, 2016–2023}},
  author = {Kucukkirca, Iclal Ayse},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {{Kurdish Studies Journal}},
  volume = {3},
  number = {2},
  pages = {161-182},
  publisher = {{Brill}},
  doi = {10.1163/29502292-bja10011}
}

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AU  - Kucukkirca, Iclal Ayse
TI  - Homelessness and Homemaking at the Intersection of the Public and the Private in Nusaybin, 2016–2023
PY  - 2025
JO  - Kurdish Studies Journal
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SP  - 161
EP  - 182
PB  - Brill
DO  - 10.1163/29502292-bja10011
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