POLITICAL PARTY REPRESENTATION OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION ATTITUDES: Report Özyeğin University report analyses the attitudes of political parties in Turkey on the migration issue. pdf
Practically and legally feasible: temporary residency plans for earthquake survivors must not founder on red tape! Commentary Just days after the devastating earthquake and as the first vehicles loaded with relief supplies set off from German airports in the region, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community and the Federal Foreign Office made an announcement in favour of further assistance: families with a Turkish or Syrian background would be able to take in their family members affected by the earthquake on a temporary basis. By Kristian Brakel, Bente Scheller and Kirsten Krampe
The survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria need support! Appeal Help knows no borders. There are many people who are willing to take in survivors of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. Medical support in the stricken areas is desperately needed. But this will require support at political level. By Imme Scholz and Jan Philipp Albrecht
Facts on Migration in Turkey Article Turkey hosts the most refugees in the world. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 15% of the world's displaced refugees live in Turkey, which equals 4 million people. Most of them are Syrians, but people from Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq have also found refuge in Turkey. By Antonia Oschmann
Feminist Foreign Policy and Relations between Germany and Egypt: Shifting Priorities Analysis The German government is currently working out guidelines for its feminist foreign policy (FFP). If it adopted a thorough approach, it would have to reassess bilateral cooperation with Egypt in all fields, including security, the economy, and migration. By Christian Achrainer
Immigration Politics: Refugees in Turkey and the 2023 Elections Article In order for Turkey to overcome its refugee crisis, elites need to accept the country’s new reality, change their rhetoric, and devise integration policies that foster social harmony and protect Turkey’s new residents. By Merve Tahiroğlu
World Refugee Day 2022 – Flight across the Aegean… History repeating itself Commentary Some 100 million people are currently forcibly displaced worldwide. This year's World Refugee Day therefore, once again, marks a sad record: never before have there been so many refugees as this year, according to UNHCR figures. The brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has played a part in that. By Neda Noraie-Kia
Ukraine's refugees: "The EU took a good first step. Now they need the right protection" INTERVIEW Since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, three and a half million people have fled the country. A conversation with Tineke Strik MEP on the triggering of the EU Temporary Protection Directive and what chances and challenges come with it. By Anna Schwarz
Feminist foreign policy in action: exiled Afghan women MPs in Greece Commentary Afghan women political representatives want to establish a parliament in exile in Greece: reason enough for me to pay them a visit and show my support. By Hannah Neumann
Tunisia's migration policy: the ambiguous consequences of democratization Commentary In Tunisia, the first decade of democratization did not lead to an expansion of migrant rights. Despite initial attempts to replace the restrictive policies inherited from the authoritarian regime of Ben Ali, domestic and international forces ultimately put breaks on liberal migration reform. By Katharina Natter