Author
Diamond, Nargis
Publication Date
2017-07
Type
Document
Language
Turkish
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Record ID
f2ecee8f-1528-4812-be93-6230172afc59
Library Location
Department of Public Law
Date
2017-07
Sample Text
The phenomenon of leaving the lands they live in due to economic, political, military pressure, violence and oppression and migrating to other lands where it is hoped that they will be in safety and peace is as old as human history and has continued throughout the ages. Especially in the first half of the 20th century, when two major world wars took place, millions of people experienced forced migration due to these wars, causing various legal and social problems to arise in the countries where they had to take refuge. States could not remain indifferent to this problem, which threatened their social fabric and balance, and sought a solution, and as a result, a series of international legal norms regarding migration and asylum movements were formed. These international law norms, which have been implemented through various treaties, agreements and declarations, continue to evolve in the face of every new situation, like all other legal norms, and humanity's search for permanent peace and justice continues today. Despite this search, humanity has not been able to prevent wars and massacres in the 21st century. The wars/civil wars that broke out in the Middle East, first in Iraq and then in Syria, caused millions of people to flee to other lands, and the human family was once again forced to confront the weakness of the norms it had developed regarding peace and justice. There are nearly 3 million people who escaped from the Syrian civil war and took refuge in neighboring Türkiye, and more than 2 million of them are women and children. In this study, the development of refugee law in its historical course has been tried to be evaluated by considering international refugee law, Türkiye's legislation in terms of refugee law, and especially the legal and social problems of women and children escaping from the Syrian civil war., The phenomena of leaving the place that one lives due to the economic, political or military pressure, violence or oppression and of immigrating to another place in which one may find peace and tranquility are as old as the human history; and it is still an ongoing process. Especially, in the duration of the first half of the 20th century where two different World Wars took place, millions of people immigrated due to these and caused numerous legal and social problems to arose in the countries where they found asylum. On the other hand, states constantly searched for a solution and elaborated a set of international legal norms to these problems which were managing their inner social balances. In our day, these legal norms that were once set aside via different instruments such as conventions, pacts and declarations continue to progress and evolve in the presence of newer situations, along with humanity's search for a permanent peace and justice. Despite that, humanity has not been still able to preclude wars and massacres in the 21st century. The wars / civil wars in the middle east, first in Iraq and then in Syria caused millions of people to escape to other places and humanity has once more come up against the weakness of its legal norms with regard to peace and justice. There are approximately 3 million people that have escaped from the civil war in Syria and have applied for asylum in Turkey, a neighboring country. Besides, more than 2 million of these people are women and children. In this study, the progress and development of refugee law with its historical background, international refugee law, legal regulations of Turkey with regard thereof is taken under review and elaborated with special emphasis on the social and legal problems of the refugees (women and children) that escaped from the civil war in Syria.
