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MODERN SLAVERY: AN ASSESSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

MODERN KÖLELİK: KÖLELİK VE İNSAN TİCARETİ BAĞLAMINDA BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Selçuk Koca(KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8511-5146
Pages
82–94
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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The findings indicate that, unlike classical slavery, modern slavery is not based on a legal ownership relationship but on de facto control established through coercion and exploitation; although it significantly overlaps with human trafficking, it encompasses a broader scope.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to analyze the concept of modern slavery within the framework of its relationship with slavery and human trafficking.
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Key Findings & Data:The findings indicate that, unlike classical slavery, modern slavery is not based on a legal ownership relationship but on de facto control established through coercion and exploitation; although it significantly overlaps with human trafficking, it encompasses a broader scope.
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Conclusion & Impact:The originality of the study lies in its comprehensive and critical evaluation of the relationship between modern slavery, slavery, and human trafficking.
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⚙️Variables:Kölelik · Modern Kölelik · İnsan Ticareti

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concept of modern slavery within the framework of its relationship with slavery and human trafficking. Using a doctrinal research method, international conventions and the relevant literature are examined. The findings indicate that, unlike classical slavery, modern slavery is not based on a legal ownership relationship but on de facto control established through coercion and exploitation; although it significantly overlaps with human trafficking, it encompasses a broader scope. Furthermore, the absence of a clear definition of modern slavery in positive law leads to conceptual ambiguities. The analysis concludes that the concept most closely related to modern slavery is forced labour. The originality of the study lies in its comprehensive and critical evaluation of the relationship between modern slavery, slavery, and human trafficking.

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Bu çalışma, modern kölelik kavramını kölelik ve insan ticareti ile olan ilişkisi çerçevesinde analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada doktrinsel inceleme yöntemi kullanılarak uluslararası sözleşmeler ve literatür değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, modern köleliğin klasik kölelikten farklı olarak mülkiyet ilişkisine değil, zorlama ve sömürüye dayalı fiilî kontrole dayandığını; insan ticareti ile önemli ölçüde kesişmekle birlikte ondan daha geniş bir kapsama sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca modern kölelik kavramının pozitif hukukta tanımlanmamış olması, kavramsal belirsizliklere yol açmaktadır. Yapılan inceleme sonucunda modern köleliğin en yakın ilişkili olduğu kavramın zorla çalıştırma olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Çalışmanın orijinalliği, modern kölelik, kölelik ve insan ticareti arasındaki ilişkiyi bütüncül ve eleştirel bir perspektifle değerlendirmesinden kaynaklanmaktadır.

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Koca, S. (2026). MODERN SLAVERY: AN ASSESSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 82–94. https://doi.org/10.46482/ebyuiibfdergi.1935399

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