Irregular Migration in the Context of Turkey and European Union Relations: Readmission Agreements

Abstract

In its most general definiton, migration refers to the action of people moving from one place to another for various reasons. Today, millions of people participate in migration movements that have been encountered since the early periods of history. An important point in migration is the people who do not enter and are not in the land in accordance with the laws of the countries they migrate to. This type of immigration and immigrants, expressed by the terms "irregular immigration" and "irregular immigrant", point to a global problem.

Millions of people who migrated after the Syrian Crisis have added a new dimension to the world's migration history. Turkey, which is bordered by the crisis and adopt the "open door policy" and The European Union, which is the most important target due to living conditions, is the parties most affected by the migration movements of this period. The migration movements directed towards them also mobilized the European Union. Indeed, in this context, Turkey which is located in the irregular migration routes and neighboring European Union, due to the immigrants it hosts and its geographical location, it can make various agreements with the European Union on immigration. Readmission Agreements, which regulate return of irregular migrants, are the most important common step towards irregular migration in the late relations of the two sides.