RESPOND Policy Brief [2020/2]

Authors: Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, İstanbul Bilgi University | Dr. Susan Rottmann, Özyeğin University | Dr. Ela Gökalp Aras - Dr. Zeynep Şahin Mencütek, Swedish Research Institute in İstanbul

This Policy Brief focuses on reception and integration policies, practices and humanitarian responses to refugee immigration between 2011 and 2017 in Turkey. Protection under international law is limited for migrants, since Turkey does not grant refugee status to non-European refugees (instead granting “conditional refugee status” or “temporary protection status.”) This Policy Brief addresses the main challenges of reception and integration for migrants under temporary protection (mainly Syrians) in Turkey and offers some policy recommendations for different stakeholders.

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RESPOND Policy Brief [2020/1]

Authors: Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, İstanbul Bilgi University | Dr. Susan Rottmann, Özyeğin University | Dr. Ela Gökalp Aras - Dr. Zeynep Şahin Mencütek, Swedish Research Institute in İstanbul

This Policy Brief focuses on border management and international protection policies, practices and humanitarian responses to refugee immigration between 2011 and 2018 in Turkey. This brief addresses the main challenges in terms of the focused policy areas with an emphasis on the nexus of forced and irregular migration, in particular regarding the situation of Syrians in Turkey. It also offers some policy recommendations for different stakeholders. Our research is primarily based on the fieldwork that conducted in…

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