"Migration as a Leverage Tool in International Relations: Turkey as a Case Study", Uluslararasi Iliskiler, Advanced Online Publication

Abstract

ABSTRACT Immigration, foreign policy and international relations have become embedded fields of study over the last few decades. There is a growing stream of research stressing how foreign policy impacts international migration, and how past migration flows impact foreign policy. This article reveals how the Justice and Development Party government in Turkey has leveraged migration as a tool in international relations. Based on the application of the findings of three different Horizon 2020 research projects, this article will depict the ways in which various domestic and international political drivers have so far impacted Turkey's migration policy and relationship with the EU. Keywords: Arab Spring, Migration Diplomacy, Benevolence, Populism, Ottomanism ; This article is based on the findings of three Horizon 2020 research projects funded by the European Commission. "FEUTURE: The Future of EU-Turkey Relations" (No. 692976); "RESPOND: Multilevel governance of mass migration in Europe and beyond (Agreement No. 770564); and European Research Council Advanced Grant Project "ISLAM-OPHOB-ISM: Nativism, Islamophobism and Islamism in the Age of Populism" (No. 785934). I would like to thank Murat Erdoğan, Ayşe Tecmen, Funda Tekin, Darius Ribbe and the anonymous reviewers for their remarks and suggestions on the paper.