Hülya Kaya (2020). The EU-Turkey Statement on Refugees: Assessing its Impact on Fundamental Rights

Abstract

European countries, including Turkey, have a long history of immigration. Nevertheless, especially for Turkey, the number of irregular migration and international protection applications is increased significantly since 2016. After 2014, extraordinary numbers of irregular migrants and international protection applicants have moved to Turkey including individuals from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. Although new migrants have been mostly registered under international temporary protection, there have been discussions about Turkey being safe third country or a country of insecurity (meaning source country for migration).