Held at the gates of Europe

Barriers to abolishing immigration detention in Turkey

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7724889
AutoresEsra S Kaytaz (Coventry University), Esra Kaytaz (0000-0003-4977-2899, Coventry University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen25
Número2
Páginas203-223
Fecha de publicación2021-02-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621025.2020.1859192
OpenAlexW3114206426
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas30

By examining how Turkey has strategically leveraged its immigration detention practices in its relationship to the EU, this article draws scholarly attention to the neglected international dimensions of detention policy-making. While narratives of national security bolster the justification for detention of asylum seekers and other migrants, this article focuses on additional roles that Turkey calls on detention to play in its relationship with the European Union. In particular, the article discusses ‘transit migration’ as a policy discourse Turkey has strategically adopted and leveraged to its advantage when dealing with the EU. As form of ‘premature labelling’, this discourse undermines the claims of belonging that foreign nationals labelled as transit migrants have in Turkey. Thus, it provides a narrative for justifying detention expansion. This international dimension of detention policy-making must be taken into account for future discussions around how to curb or abolish the practice at the borders of Europe and elsewhere

Asylum seeker · Citizenship · Criminology · Economics · European union · Foreign national · Immigration · Immigration detention · International trade · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration