In today's world, globalization, industrialization, increased travel opportunities, economic crises, and wars in different parts of the world have led to significant increases in migration. In recent years, political problems such as war, occupation, and terrorism in many parts of the world have displaced millions of people. Many people living in the Middle East, due to a lack of safety in their countries, have left their homes and tried to reach neighboring countries or Europe by crossing the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. One of the countries most affected by this migration is Turkey. Due to historical ties and its geopolitical location, Turkey has received migrants from the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, Iran, the Caucasus, and many African countries. However, political problems in recent years have caused a greater increase in the number of migrants heading to Turkey. In particular, the process called the Arab Spring and the events in Syria have led to and facilitated the emergence of many new situations and problems in Turkey. The adaptation of migrants to their new settlements and their acceptance by the established population is not easy. Losing previously acquired status, financial savings, and loved ones in their home countries negatively impacts the lives of migrants, and adapting to their new identities takes time. Both migrants and the settled population are affected by the migration process. Forced and mass migration movements can cause the settled population to face new problems in spatial, economic, social, political, and cultural areas. Problems arising from migrants in daily life increase the anxiety levels of the settled population, and the perceptions generated based on these anxieties lead to the spread and complication of migration-related problems. This research attempts to explain the relationship between Syrians who were forced to migrate from their countries to Turkey and settled in Malatya, and the settled population. In this context, the thoughts, approaches, and perceptions of the settled population regarding Syrians, and the thoughts, approaches, and perceptions of Syrians regarding Turkey and the settled population, have been revealed. We would like to express our gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sağlam, Prof. Dr. Fatma Zeren, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Osman Ağır, Dr. Süleyman Ekinci, and Dr. Osman Karaca, who supported almost every stage of this research. It is hoped that this research will be beneficial to the people of Malatya in particular, as well as to Türkiye, all people, and the scientific community…