Refugee Problem

This problem is experienced in European countries, especially in Turkey, where the refugee problem is very common. It is really a big problem that another person who is not from your land and country comes and sees more rights and privileges than you.n almost all of the researches, the extent of the discomfort Turkish citizens feel about refugees and asylum seekers can be seen. Therefore, even those who welcomed asylum seekers with the analogy of “ansar” until recently began to say “we will send the refugees back”. However, the national and international dimensions and local dynamics of the issue do not come to the fore in the discussions. Reading the problems created by migration and refugee flows through space makes it possible to take a critical look at the practices and also makes it easier for us to understand the problem. In this article, I will try to shed light on the areas of the irregular migration and asylum seeker problem in Turkey that have been overshadowed by popular debates, by putting the concept of space at the center.These great human movements determine the mobility and spatial experiences of people, pushing the receiving countries to establish migration regimes at the national and international level on the grounds that they create instability. The limitation of human mobility, the impact of various international and national regulations and human interactions confirm the famous French sociologist Lefebvre, showing that space is largely a social construct, not a natural one. Irregular migration, which is gradually turning into a humanitarian crisis today, is largely due to inequalities in the global capitalist system. Because global inequality in the world has increased as a result of developments in the last two centuries. While the per capita income of Western Europe was three times that of Africa in 1820, it had increased to 13 times in 2000.The rapidly increasing population in underdeveloped regions, economic crises, political instability, authoritarian governments, and easier transportation increased human mobility even more. The shift of global economic competition to technology paved the way for receiving countries to select immigrants according to their qualifications. While the arrival of qualified immigrants was encouraged, unqualified immigrants were tried to be prevented. However, the main migration triggered by global inequality was the migration of unskilled labor. The Dublin Convention, signed in 1990, also aimed to suppress refugee movements. Refugees could now only apply for asylum in the first country they entered. Thus, Western European countries first tried to push refugees to border European countries. Founded in 2004, Frontex, on the other hand, emerged as a leading military and security institution aiming to prevent irregular migration and refugee flows towards the EU by sea, land and air. Within this framework, EU borders have become places where human dramas are experienced.