Research Article

Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”

Volume: 13 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”

Abstract

In 2011, with the outbreak of events in Syria, millions of Syrians suddenly flocked to Türkiye. In the early years of migration, it could be said that the general perception of the society was that migrants would return to their country after the war ended. However, over time, the perception that migrants would stay permanently has strengthened within society. With the economic crisis deepening further due to the pandemic, public resentment towards migrants has begun to emerge. The aim of this study is to examine the migration-focused attitudes, discourses, and policies of political parties regarding the General Elections of May 14, 2023, in Türkiye, along with their official documents and texts concerning migration policies. Following the analysis of these documents, the positioning of migrants within the migration policies of political parties and the terms used to define migration and migrants were examined. The discourse of political parties regarding migrants was subjected to critical discourse analysis, consisting of three main discourses: Let them return”, “Let them return voluntarily” and “Let them stay.”

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Policy and Administration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 15, 2025

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

May 14, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Koca, B., & Altınoluk, D. (2025). Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 13(1), 56-73. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1484266
AMA
1.Koca B, Altınoluk D. Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return.” Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;13(1):56-73. doi:10.18506/anemon.1484266
Chicago
Koca, Bayram, and Duygu Altınoluk. 2025. “Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of ‘Let Them Stay-Let Them Return’”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 13 (1): 56-73. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1484266.
EndNote
Koca B, Altınoluk D (April 1, 2025) Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 13 1 56–73.
IEEE
[1]B. Koca and D. Altınoluk, “Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of ‘Let Them Stay-Let Them Return’”, Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 56–73, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.18506/anemon.1484266.
ISNAD
Koca, Bayram - Altınoluk, Duygu. “Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of ‘Let Them Stay-Let Them Return’”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 13/1 (April 1, 2025): 56-73. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1484266.
JAMA
1.Koca B, Altınoluk D. Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;13:56–73.
MLA
Koca, Bayram, and Duygu Altınoluk. “Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of ‘Let Them Stay-Let Them Return’”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 13, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 56-73, doi:10.18506/anemon.1484266.
Vancouver
1.Bayram Koca, Duygu Altınoluk. Migration Policies of Political Parties in Turkey in the Dilemma of “Let Them Stay-Let Them Return”. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;13(1):56-73. doi:10.18506/anemon.1484266