SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES IN TÜRKİYE: A FIELD OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TURKISH RED CRESCENT AND THE EU

Zühal Ünalp Çepel

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SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES IN TÜRKİYE: A FIELD OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TURKISH RED CRESCENT AND THE EU

Authors:

Zühal Ünalp Çepel

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

European Union-Turkiye Relations

Journal:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.96-114

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328562

pISSN:

2687-184X

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Abstract:

 Türkiye has been hosting approximately 6 million migrants, according to the World Migration Report published by the International Organization for Migration in 2022. To manage the migration flows, the EU has provided financial assistance to Turkish civil society organizations working on the integration of migrants. One of those organizations has been the Turkish Red Crescent. The migration literature criticizes the externalization approach of the EU and the instrumentalization approach of Türkiye in the 2000s. However, this paper focuses on the good practices of those actors and argues that the EU-Turkish Red Crescent collaboration has directly served the social integration of refugees. The migration-related programs and activities of the Turkish Red Crescent allow the religious and cultural similarities between the societies to contribute positively to the integration. It is concluded in the paper that collaborative actions among the regional actors, state, and civil society to overcome problems between refugees and the host community and contribute to producing a peaceful environment for social integration.

 Türkiye has been hosting approximately 6 million migrants, according to the World Migration Report published by the International Organization for Migration in 2022. To manage the migration flows, the EU has provided financial assistance to Turkish civil society organizations working on the integration of migrants. One of those organizations has been the Turkish Red Crescent. The migration literature criticizes the externalization approach of the EU and the instrumentalization approach of Türkiye in the 2000s. However, this paper focuses on the good practices of those actors and argues that the EU-Turkish Red Crescent collaboration has directly served the social integration of refugees. The migration-related programs and activities of the Turkish Red Crescent allow the religious and cultural similarities between the societies to contribute positively to the integration. It is concluded in the paper that collaborative actions among the regional actors, state, and civil society to overcome problems between refugees and the host community and contribute to producing a peaceful environment for social integration.

 Türkiye has been hosting approximately 6 million migrants, according to the World Migration Report published by the International Organization for Migration in 2022. To manage the migration flows, the EU has provided financial assistance to Turkish civil society organizations working on the integration of migrants. One of those organizations has been the Turkish Red Crescent. The migration literature criticizes the externalization approach of the EU and the instrumentalization approach of Türkiye in the 2000s. However, this paper focuses on the good practices of those actors and argues that the EU-Turkish Red Crescent collaboration has directly served the social integration of refugees. The migration-related programs and activities of the Turkish Red Crescent allow the religious and cultural similarities between the societies to contribute positively to the integration. It is concluded in the paper that collaborative actions among the regional actors, state, and civil society to overcome problems between refugees and the host community and contribute to producing a peaceful environment for social integration.

 2022 yılında Uluslararası Göç Örgütü tarafından yayınlanan Dünya Göç Raporuna göre Türkiye yaklaşık 6 milyon göçmene ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Göç akınlarını yönetebilmek amacıyla AB, Türkiyede göçmenlerin sosyal entegrasyonu üzerine çalışan sivil toplum örgütlerine yönelik olarak finansal destek sağlamaktadır. Bu örgütlerden biri de Türk Kızılaydır. Göç yazını 2000li yıllarda ABnin göçü dışsallaştırdığı ve Türkiyenin göçü araçsallaştırdığı yönünde eleştirilerde bulunmaktadır. Fakat bu çalışmada söz konusu aktörlerin iyi uygulamaları değerlendirmeye alınmış, AB-Türk Kızılay iş birliğinin mültecilerin sosyal entegrasyonuna doğrudan katkı sağladığı ifade edilmiştir. Türk Kızılayın göç ile ilgili program ve aktiviteleri toplumlar arasındaki dini ve kültürel benzerliklerin entegrasyona olumlu katkı sağlamasını beraberinde getirmiştir. Çalışmada bölgesel aktörler, devlet ve sivil toplumun ortak hareket etmesinin mülteciler ve ev sahibi toplum arasındaki problemlerin aşılmasına ve sosyal entegrasyon için barışçıl bir ortamın sağlanmasına katkı sağladığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

Article Details

SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES IN TÜRKİYE: A FIELD OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN TURKISH RED CRESCENT AND THE EU

Authors:

Zühal Ünalp Çepel

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

European Union-Turkiye Relations

Journal:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.96-114

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328562

pISSN:

2687-184X

Social Integration

Refugees

Turkish Red Crescent

European Union

Türkiye.Sosyal Entegrasyon

Mülteciler

Türk Kızılay

Avrupa Birliği

Türkiye.

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Article Details

Authors: Zühal Ünalp Çepel

Publisher: Anadolu University

Main Topics: European Union-Turkiye Relations

Journal: Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.96-114

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001328562

pISSN: 2687-184X

Issues

Authors:

Zühal Ünalp Çepel

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

European Union-Turkiye Relations

Journal:

Anadolu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.25 Issue 3, pp.96-114

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001328562

pISSN:

2687-184X