Turkish-Greek Relations and Irregular Migration at the Southeasternmost Borders of the EU

The 2020 Pazarkule Case

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ID15538216
AuthorsAli Hüseyinoğlu (0000-0002-2101-217X, Trakya University, corresponding author), Deniz Eroğlu Utku (0000-0002-1823-699X, Trakya University)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue6
Publication date2021-11-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMIGRATION LETTERS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-8984 • E-ISSN: 1741-8992
PublisherDewspublication (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33182/ml.v18i6.1235
OpenAlexW3216291498
LanguageEN
Citations received5

In late February 2020, Turkish authorities declared that they would not avoid refugees who wanted to exit to Europe as a result of which Edirne faced another, this time massive, refugee movement in its history. Eventually, the flocking of hundreds and thousands of desperate people for the purpose of crossing to the European Union (EU) turned into a situation in which Turkey, Greece as well as the European Union involved. This paper investigates the Pazarkule case by analysing foreign policy concerns of both Greece and Turkey. It holds this foreign policy-migration nexus behind Turkey’s as well as Greece’s policy responses and introduces a comparative study by analysing both Greek and Turkish official discourse and sources. This research argues that although Turkey’s and Greece’s refugee policy responses seem to be quite different, they actually have similar aims. That is, both countries use their strategic relations with the EU for their own foreign policy concerns by underlining their foremost importance for the Union in terms refugees trying to make their way to Europe

Business · Development economics · Economics · Economy · European union · Foreign policy · International trade · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Turkish · European Politics and Security · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Turkey's Politics and Society

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