Policy perspectives of Turkey towards return migration: From permissive indifference to selective difference

This is the first paper of its kind to look at policy perspectives on return migration in Turkey, based on an analysis of official documents and a series of interviews with Turkish authorities, government officials and academics. We identify several perspectives which range from the absence of a spe...

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Published in:Migration letters 2014-05, Vol.11 (2), p.218-228
Main Authors: Bilgili, Ozge, Siegel, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic development
Emigration
International relations
Interviews
Labor contracts
Legislation
Migrants
Migration
Migration Studies
Return migration
Skilled workers
Socio-Economic Research
Turkey
Workers
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Summary:This is the first paper of its kind to look at policy perspectives on return migration in Turkey, based on an analysis of official documents and a series of interviews with Turkish authorities, government officials and academics. We identify several perspectives which range from the absence of a specific legislation to control return migration, to the concrete attempts to regulate the return of a selected group of migrants, namely the highly skilled. Subsequently, we show that these perspectives are built on a series of some-times paradoxical arguments regarding economic development, past experiences about development initiatives and the country’s international objectives.
ISSN:1741-8984
1741-8992
DOI:10.33182/ml.v11i2.240