ON THE QUESTION OF EMIGRATION OF MESKHETIAN TURKS FROM UKRAINE TO TURKEY, 2015–2017
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The article analyses some aspects of mass resettlement of the Meskhetian Turks community representatives from Ukraine to Turkey in 2015–2017, during an acute military-political crisis in eastern Ukraine. Specifically, the argument is built on the activities of the Meskhetian Turks civic organizations and their cooperation with the interested entities of the Turkish Republic, which took part in the resettlement. First, the article explores the history and specifics of the formation of the Meskhetian Turks community in Ukraine and Turkey, followed by an insight into the security issues in the regions of the community’s residence. The following part elaborates on the pre-sence and activity of the Meskhetian Turks in international context and the often contradictory perception of their ethnicity in different countries. Upon the investigation are the activities of Turkey’s governmental agencies as well as that of political and civic entities’, aiming at a population transfer of the Meskhetian Turks community from Ukraine and their placement in Turkey’s various provinces. Particular focus is made to the issue of integration of the Meskhetian Turks, relocated from Ukraine to Turkey. Namely, the social aspects of their accommodation in Turkey’s peripheral regions determined for the relocation; the problems of interaction with the local population, considering its religious, linguistic, and national specifics; the issue of attaining Turkish citizenship. The article provides evidence of specific actions taken by the Turkish government and the country’s officials to facilitate the resettlement of some of the representatives of the community in question. The conclusion reveals a forecast on issue retaining relevance in the international agenda, given the framework of Ukrainian-Turkish relation and further developments in the North Caucasus and the domestic politics of Turkey.
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citizenship, civil organizations, emigration, integration, Meskhetian Turks, migrants, Turkey, Turkish foreign and domestic policy, Ukraine, Ukrainian-Turkish relation
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