Türkiye's Migration Experience and Policy Orientations: Integrating Syrians in Higher Education

• Autorzy: Talip Küçükcan
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Türkiye has had multidimensional migration experience not only in its past, but also in its present that has led to the formation of a dynamic migration policy to govern such a dynamic process. Türkiye's migration policy has been informed and shaped by its geopolitical location as a migrant receiving, labour migrant sending, and migrant transit country. Today, Türkiye hosts the largest number of migrants and refugees in the world with a far-reaching social, political, and economic impact on the country. This article aims to shed light on the multidimensional migration experience of Türkiye and analyse its migration policies to govern manifold challenges brought about by the presence of almost 6 million foreigners in the country. It is argued in this article that the integration of migrants in general and of Syrians in particular remains a major challenge for Türkiye. Therefore, this article recommends that Turkish decision makers should make short and long-term plans for the integration of Syrians as the current conditions indicate that it is unlikely that Syrians will return in any significant numbers any time soon even though the Turkish government has initiated a number of projects in parts of Northern Syria for the safe and voluntary return of its countrymen and women. One important area of integration in this context is higher education, which would enable Syrians to have access to employment and social mobility that would benefit both themselves and Türkiye.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Migration; Migration policy

PL

Migracja; Polityka migracyjna

• Czasopismo: Studia Europejskie / Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 175--193

Twórcy

autor

Talip Küçükcan

• Marmara University

Bibliografia

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.33067/SE.3.2022.8