THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN THE AEGEAN SEA: AN ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2, 529 - 559, 31.12.2023

Tolga Öztürk , Seda Erkan

https://doi.org/10.30903/Balkan.1411762

Öz

The phenomenon of migration varies according to factors in many different dimensions, this study deals with irregular migration and the events that occur in this context. Turkey, due to its geopolitical position, is a transit country in the irregular migration issue, in comparison with neighboring countries, Turkey has become a transit country for migrants due to its relatively higher level of development compared to Middle Eastern countries located to its south and east, and its lower level of development compared to European countries. In this study, the results and reasons for Syrian refugee’s attempts to use Turkey as a transit country and cross to Greece over the Aegean Sea will be analyzed from the perspective of Barry Buzan’s ‘Regional Security Complex Theory. This study focuses on the problem of whether a regional security complex has emerged in the Balkans due to the migration movement resulting from the Syrian Civil War, using Buzan’s theory as a framework, between Turkey and Greece.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Migration, Immigrant, Refugees in the Aegean Sea, Greece, Turkey

EGE DENİZİNDEKİ MÜLTECİ SORUNU: BÖLGESEL GÜVENLİK KOMPLEKSİ BAĞLAMINDA BİR ANALİZ

Öz

Göç olgusu, birçok farklı boyutta etki eden faktörlere göre değişiklik göstermektedir. Bu çalışma, yasa dışı göçü ve bu bağlamda meydana gelen olayları incelemektedir. Türkiye, coğrafi konumundan dolayı yasa dışı göç konusunda transit bir ülkedir; komşu ülkelerle karşılaştırıldığında, güneyi ve doğusunda yer alan Orta Doğu ülkelerine nazaran daha kalkınmış olması, Avrupa ülkelerine nazaran ise az kalkınmış olması nedeniyle göçmenler açısından geçiş ülkesi haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, özellikle Suriyeli mültecilerin Türkiye’yi transit ülke olarak kullanarak Ege Denizi üzerinden Yunanistan’a geçme girişimlerinin nedenleri ve sonuçları, Barry Buzan’ın “Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi” perspektifinden analiz edilecektir. Bu çalışma Buzan’ın kuramından hareketle, Türkiye ve Yunanistan arasında; Balkanlarda, Suriye İç Savaşı’ndan kaynaklanan göç hareketinden dolayı bölgesel güvenlik kompleksinin ortaya çıkıp çıkmadığı sorunsalına odaklanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Göç, Göçmen, Ege Denizindeki Mülteciler, Yunanistan, Türkiye

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