مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - FROM NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS TO ECONOMIC BURDEN DISCOURSE: NEW ASYLUM POLICIES OF TURKEY

Abstract :

The opening of the accession negotiations with the EU was an important threshold in implementing important legal and institutional reforms in the field of migration in Turkey. When we come to 2011, it is possible to see a remarkable development, The Law on Foreigners and International Protection in Turkey was drafted and approved by Parliament on 4 April 2013 after some revisions. While the significant reforms are implemented in this policy area, Turkey still maintains the geographical limitation to the 1951 Geneva Convention although removing this limitation is one of the requirements for the EU membership. In this regard, it is important to examine the concerns of decision makers. In other words, Europeanization process that the existing literature mainly indicates, is insufficient to explain the whole picture, it is now necessary to explore domestic dynamics. By using elite interview data, this study argues that it is necessary to conduct an institutional analysis while examining migration policies. What is more, it is indicated that financial concern –based discourses appear one of the important determinants that needs to be addressed