"Yabancılar" ve uluslararası göç: 1980 sonrası Türkiye

For much of the twentieth century, most migrants to Turkey were either ethnically Turkish or of Muslim origin. Since the early 1980s, however, Turkey has been confronted with growing inflows of ?foreigners? who are mostly non-Turkish and non-Muslim. This phenomenon has transformed Turkey into a ?real? country of immigration. During this period, Turkey's migration policy has also been profoundly influenced by European Union accession negotiations. This dissertation considers how Turkey's migration policy has evolved in response to changing, complex circumstances and competing demands. Emphasis is placed on the experiences of individual migrants, who are placed into two categories: (1) Irregular migrants, a group including circular migrants, transit migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (2) Regular migrants, a group including documented residents and workers, as well as migrants of Muslim background or Turkish descent. This thesis discusses two main topics: (1) The evolution of Turkey's migration policies within the context of EU accession negotiations. (2) How such policies are experienced by and affect the migrants themselves. In discussing the first topic, many official EU parliamentary reports were subjected to rigorous content analysis. In exploring the second topic, the author relied on semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with 25 migrants. This thesis ultimately concludes that the term