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Socio-Cultural Adaptation and Future Expectations of International Students: The Case of Kütahya Dumlupinar University

“…Studies on international students in Turkey have mostly addressed the integration problems of international students. In this context, the most emphasized problem is the language problem (Zavalsız & Gündağ, 2017: 3174;Şahin & Demirtaş, 2014;Sungur et al, 2016;Musaoğlu, 2016: 19;Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018: 1860Başaran Alagöz & Geçkil, 2017: 284;Ünal, 2017: 240). International students who have difficulty in using Turkish face problems in establishing direct friendships and creating a social environment for themselves.…”

“…Another problem that students encounter in social adaptation processes is the difficulties arising from cultural differences (Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018: 1860. Dressing difficulties for students with local clothing styles and differences in food cultures can be counted among these (Zavalsız & Gündağ, 2017;Kıroğlu, Kesten & Elma, 2010;Musaoğlu, 2016: 19;Yardımcıoğlu, Beşel & Savaşan, 2017: 235).…”

“…There are studies on the reasons why international students prefer Turkey and their future expectations. In these studies, the most important reasons for preferring Turkey are that Turkey is a good education center and an Islamic country, that they have enough points, that they think they will receive a good education, and that they have positive feelings about Turkey (Yıldıran, Özkan & Büyükyılmaz, 2016;Şahin & Demirtaş, 2014;Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018;Yardımcıoğlu, Beşel & Savaşan, 2017: 231). The Turkish TV series and film sector also plays a very important role in their preference for Turkey (Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018).…”

“…In these studies, the most important reasons for preferring Turkey are that Turkey is a good education center and an Islamic country, that they have enough points, that they think they will receive a good education, and that they have positive feelings about Turkey (Yıldıran, Özkan & Büyükyılmaz, 2016;Şahin & Demirtaş, 2014;Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018;Yardımcıoğlu, Beşel & Savaşan, 2017: 231). The Turkish TV series and film sector also plays a very important role in their preference for Turkey (Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018). According to the findings of the studies, a significant number of international students want to continue living in Turkey after their education (Yıldıran, Özkan & Büyükyılmaz, 2016: 27;Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018: 1856.…”

“…The Turkish TV series and film sector also plays a very important role in their preference for Turkey (Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018). According to the findings of the studies, a significant number of international students want to continue living in Turkey after their education (Yıldıran, Özkan & Büyükyılmaz, 2016: 27;Türk, Topçu & Yaşar, 2018: 1856. International students' views on Turkey also provide important clues in terms of its soft power potential.…”