Research

Turkey: No safe refuge: Asylum-seekers and refugees denied effective protection in Turkey

Index Number: EUR 44/3825/2016

On 18 March 2016, the EU and Turkey agreed to a far-reaching migration control deal, under which Turkey would take back all “irregular migrants” who reached the Greek islands. The main justification for the EU-Turkey Deal is the assumption that Turkey is a safe place to which asylum-seekers and refugees can be returned. This briefing exposes this assumption as a fiction.

Choose a language to view report

Download PDF

  • English
  • Greek
  • Turkish
Download PDF