Refugees and Asylum Seeking in Turkey
Refugees and Asylum Seeking in Turkey
Author(s): Mehmet Gokay Özerim, Burcu Kiper, Güldan Kalem
Subject(s): Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Refugees; Asylum Seeking; Turkey;
Summary/Abstract: Turkey has a long history of hosting refugees and asylum seekers by accepting refugees from various regions, including Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 1961, Turkey became a signatory to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees which provides the international legal framework for the protection of refugees and its 1967 Protocol by maintaining the geographical limitation to the 1951 Convention, (UNHCR, 2021).
Book: Global Atlas of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Page Range: 317-328
- Page Count: 12
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
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