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ERDOĞAN’S AND MERKEL’S APPROACHES TO THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PRIORITIES AND THE PRACTICES OF THE LEADERS

ERDOĞAN’IN VE MERKEL’İN SURİYELİ MÜLTECİ KRİZİNE YAKLAŞIMLARI:LİDERLERİN ÖNCELİKLERİ VE UYGULAMALARI ÇERÇEVESİNDE KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZ

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Within this framework, this study argues that the policies pursued by the two leaders throughout this process are largely similar.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article analyses the policies pursued by the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel as well as the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vis-à-vis the refugee crisis caused by the Syrian Civil War.
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Key Findings & Data:The two leaders have become prominent political actors who conduct active policies by taking important steps at the national and international levels in the face of one of the most serious humanitarian crises in recent years.
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Conclusion & Impact:Within this framework, this study argues that the policies pursued by the two leaders throughout this process are largely similar.
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This article analyses the policies pursued by the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel as well as the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vis-à-vis the refugee crisis caused by the Syrian Civil War. The two leaders have become prominent political actors who conduct active policies by taking important steps at the national and international levels in the face of one of the most serious humanitarian crises in recent years. Both Erdoğan and Merkel opened the borders of their respective countries, albeit in different periods of time. As a consequence, Turkey has become the country that hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world while Germany received the highest number of Syrian refugees, apart from the neighbouring countries of Syria. This article examines the driving factors behind the said open door policy of the two leaders. It aims at explaining the main policies conducted by Merkel and Erdoğan at the national and international levels and the key challenges for these policies as well as their impact on the relations between Turkey and Germany. Within this framework, this study argues that the policies pursued by the two leaders throughout this process are largely similar.

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Bu makale, Almanya Şansölyesi Angela Merkel’in ve Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın Suriye İç Savaşı’nın neden olduğu mülteci krizine yönelik politikalarını incelemektedir. İki lider hem ulusal hem de uluslararası düzeyde attıkları adımlarla son yıllardaki en büyük insani meselelerden birisi karşısında öne çıkan siyasi figürler olmuştur. Hem Erdoğan hem de Merkel ülkelerinin kapılarını, süresi farklılık göstermekle birlikte, savaştan kaçan mültecilere açmış, bunun neticesinde Türkiye en çok Suriyeli mültecinin yaşadığı ülke haline gelirken, Almanya ise Suriye’ye komşu ülkeler dışarıda tutulduğunda en çok mülteciye ev sahipliği yapan ülke olmuştur. Bu makalede iki liderin “açık kapı” politikalarının ardındaki faktörler incelenecek, Merkel’in ve Erdoğan’ın mülteci krizine yönelik ulusal ve uluslararası alandaki temel politikaları ve bu politikaların karşılaştığı temel zorluklar açıklanacaktır. Ayrıca Merkel’in ve Erdoğan’ın mülteci meselesine yaklaşımlarının ve önceliklerinin iki ülke ilişkilerine yansımaları incelenecektir. Bu çerçevede, iki liderin süreç içerisinde takip ettiği politikaların birbiriyle benzerlik gösterdiği ortaya konulacaktır.

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DEMİR, A. F., ATAK, Y. G. (2020). ERDOĞAN’S AND MERKEL’S APPROACHES TO THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PRIORITIES AND THE PRACTICES OF THE LEADERS. Avrasya Etüdleri, Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 57, 121–152. https://ajindex.com/articles/141879

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