Syrian Refugees, Health and Migration Legislation in Turkey

This paper discusses the crucial effects of Turkish health and migration laws on Syrian refugees’ access to public health services and social determinants of health. Key aspects of current Turkish laws affect the health of both refugees and Turkish citizens in many ways. The huge influx of refugees...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2017-12, Vol.19 (6), p.1434-1441
Main Author: Ekmekci, Perihan Elif
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Comparative Law
Compliance
Cooperation
Delivery of Health Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Health problems
Health risks
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence
Hospitals
Humans
Immigration policy
Infectious diseases
International & Foreign Law
International law
Legislation
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Migration
Noncompliance
ORIGINAL PAPER
Overcrowding
Private International Law
Public Health
Public Policy
Refugees
Refugees - legislation & jurisprudence
Smuggling
Social factors
Social services
Sociology
Syria - ethnology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:This paper discusses the crucial effects of Turkish health and migration laws on Syrian refugees’ access to public health services and social determinants of health. Key aspects of current Turkish laws affect the health of both refugees and Turkish citizens in many ways. The huge influx of refugees is increasing communicable disease risks, overcrowding hospitals, and more generally straining financial and health resources. Turkey’s United Nations membership and its candidacy for European Union (EU) have led to increased alignment of Turkey’s refugee and migration policies with international law. Major differences remain, however, and Turkey’s remaining noncompliance with international refugee laws is a major force driving Syrian refugee’s flight to EU countries, as refugees desperately seek the right to better health and social services.
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-016-0405-3