Turkey in the 1960's and 70's were known as being an emigration country. Many wanted citizenship there because of their stable economy and their location being nex to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. From that point on more people saught protection from the conflicts in the middle east by immigrating into Turkey. Turkey is a Visa-free country and is open to all illegal immigrants.
1. What is the breakdown of immigration? Where do they come from?
The majority of immigrants come from middle eastern countries like Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
The majority of immigrants come from middle eastern countries like Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
2. Has the pattern of immigration changed in the past decade? If it has changed, why?
The pattern of immigration has been the same since the 80's because of the continued problems with the middle eastern countreis governments and their terroritst groups they contain there causing harm as well.
Past Immigration/Emigration
This shows the past amount of immigration and emigration into Turkey from the middle east.
The pattern of immigration has been the same since the 80's because of the continued problems with the middle eastern countreis governments and their terroritst groups they contain there causing harm as well.
Past Immigration/Emigration
This shows the past amount of immigration and emigration into Turkey from the middle east.
Present Immigration/Emigration
This chart represents the present number in (100,000) that immigrated, emigrated, and net emigrated from the middle east into Turkey.
Greece's Migration Problems
Greece almost needs to close off their borders to the high amounts of refugees that come over there. They are going to need to put a limit on the amount of immigrants that emigrate to Greece because that way their economy won't suffer for having to provide for so many extra undocumented immigrants. They will be able to focus on the native-born residence that are already living there.
2. Be sure to differentiate between immigrants and political asylum seekers in noted.
Immigrants are those who are forced to leave because of the situations they are in like the Iran and Iraq war is taking place making it an unsuitable place to live and raise a family. A political asylum is where people are forced to leave their country because they are in jeopardy of being prosecuted by race or religion. Immigration into Turkey is caused by the war conflict in the middle east. They were not being forced to leave because of their appearence or beliefs.
Immigrants are those who are forced to leave because of the situations they are in like the Iran and Iraq war is taking place making it an unsuitable place to live and raise a family. A political asylum is where people are forced to leave their country because they are in jeopardy of being prosecuted by race or religion. Immigration into Turkey is caused by the war conflict in the middle east. They were not being forced to leave because of their appearence or beliefs.
3. Has the immigration policy of the country changed in the past 10 years? If so, what are they?
No it hasn't. Turkey has always been a Visa-free country and is open to all illegal immigrants coming from the middle east. In Greece, however, has raised their coast guards and are enforcing immigrants to turn around and swim back.
4. Are there specific challenges the country is facing today? If so, what are they?
On December 17th 2012, Greece finished building a fence to keep immigrants in Turkey from migrating into Greece. the immigrants still want to migrate into Greece so they try to swim across the Evros river but either drown or get arrested by coast guard security. Nearly 100,000 immigrants were arrested while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece in 2011. Greece fears the strife in Syria will cause more immigrants to seek refugee status and opportunity in Greece.
5. How has immigration helped the country? Have there been negative effects? Give specifics to both questions.
Immigration has brought in diversity, new culture, unskilled and cheap, labor. The negative effects would be that the population growth will become a strain on the economy.
6. If you were to be a refugee, would you choose this country? Why or why not?
If I was in this situation I would definently go to Turkey because it's safer, their policies are nicer, and I would be able to just go right into the country because it's Visa-free.
The video shows how border patrol has increased and searching for people who try swimming across from Turkey to Greece is a daily event.
Sources:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?id=176
http://euobserver.com/justice/31588
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-katsimpras/greeces-migration-problem_b_3982354.html
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/greek-authorities-put-lives-danger-pushing-refugees-and-migrants-back-turkey-2013-07-09
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/latuff120111.html
No it hasn't. Turkey has always been a Visa-free country and is open to all illegal immigrants coming from the middle east. In Greece, however, has raised their coast guards and are enforcing immigrants to turn around and swim back.
4. Are there specific challenges the country is facing today? If so, what are they?
On December 17th 2012, Greece finished building a fence to keep immigrants in Turkey from migrating into Greece. the immigrants still want to migrate into Greece so they try to swim across the Evros river but either drown or get arrested by coast guard security. Nearly 100,000 immigrants were arrested while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece in 2011. Greece fears the strife in Syria will cause more immigrants to seek refugee status and opportunity in Greece.
5. How has immigration helped the country? Have there been negative effects? Give specifics to both questions.
Immigration has brought in diversity, new culture, unskilled and cheap, labor. The negative effects would be that the population growth will become a strain on the economy.
6. If you were to be a refugee, would you choose this country? Why or why not?
If I was in this situation I would definently go to Turkey because it's safer, their policies are nicer, and I would be able to just go right into the country because it's Visa-free.
The video shows how border patrol has increased and searching for people who try swimming across from Turkey to Greece is a daily event.
Political Cartoon of Greece building a brick wall to block access for the immigrants in Turkey. Was announced in December 2011.
Sources:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?id=176
http://euobserver.com/justice/31588
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-katsimpras/greeces-migration-problem_b_3982354.html
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/greek-authorities-put-lives-danger-pushing-refugees-and-migrants-back-turkey-2013-07-09
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/latuff120111.html
