Absract: Even though Turkey has faced different forms of migration since the 1990s, the arrival of Syrian refugees has made the phenomenon of migration more visible in the eyes of the public. However, asylum policies in Turkey became an important issue at the national and international level before the Syrian crisis erupted. Driven by the EU harmonization process and the Syrian crisis, the Law on Foreigners and International Protection (LFIP) came into force in 2014. This paper questions whether the LFIP can be considered a cornerstone for a real shift in migration policy by providing sustainable solutions for protecting the human rights of refugees in Turkey.
About the Author:
Muge Dalkıran is an Associate Fellow at Al Sharq Forum. She is currently working as Istanbul-based researcher of the Global Political Trends Center in collaboration with the University of Toronto in “SSHRC Partnership Development Grant Project – Migrants, Refugees, and the International State System”. Additionally, she has been volunteering in Refugee Rights Commission of Human Rights Association in Istanbul. Previously, she worked as a research assistant in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Kultur University. Muge holds a degree in International Relations from Galatasaray University and an MA in Human Rights Law from Bilgi University.
Research Interests: Human Rights, Activism and Forced Migration Studies.