Turkey’s refugee politics

Issue Alert by Roderick Parkes.

Turkey’s government overhauled its immigration laws in 2015 in a process of exemplary transparency. It has also won plaudits for its high standard of care for Syrian refugees. And yet, Turkey is struggling to adopt a predictable and long-term approach to the refugee crisis.

The problem is not just the sheer volume of the flows: it is the way these impact on three specific mobility regimes – with Turkey’s southern neighbours, with Turkey’s own minority groups, and with the European Union.

ESO: Background Information: International Summit: Meeting of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey, Brussels, 29 November 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/international-summit-meeting-of-the-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-with-turkey-brussels-29-november-2015/

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