Migrant Movements Via Turkey (Transit) Towards European Union And Turkey’s Tackling Irregular Immigration

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International migration, the most important human reflection of globalization, has a profound impact on the political, economic and social life of societies. In this respect, migration, which is one of the most important agenda items of states and international organizations, has acquired “illegal/irregular” dimension due to the impact of hard conservative approaches of the target countries. The primary objective of these migration movements is the European Union countries because of the high level of welfare of them. Therefore, protecting themselves from the widening international migration movements resulting from the globalization has become the most important priority of the EU countries. Thus, Turkey, which is, due to its geographical location, considered as a “transition country” for irregular immigrants heading to EU, is a critical station on the path to Europe target. In this respect, Turkey has become a key country in terms of the EU s border security and this feature of it is located at the heart of EU-Turkey relations. In this study, the importance of Turkey in terms of irregular migration towards the EU and its fight against the transit migration with its insufficient opportunities will be discussed. In addition, the value of the progress made in recent years in this struggle for the EU and its contribution to EU-Turkey relations will be highlighted.

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European Union , Turkey , Irregular Immigration , Transit Immigration , EU , Turkey relations

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eastern geographical review