Working Papers Global Migration: Consequences and Responses Paper 2020/50, June 2020 Integration Policies, Practices and Experiences Turkey Country Report Susan Beth Rottmann Özyeğin University © Susan Beth Rottmann This research was conducted under the Horizon 2020 project ‘RESPOND Multilevel Governance of Migration and Beyond’ (770564). This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Commission. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the RESPOND Project consortium and author and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to:
[email protected] Suggested Citation: Rottmann, Susan Beth. (2020). “Integration: Policies, Practices and Experiences – Turkey Country Report,” RESPOND - Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond Project (#770564, Horizon2020) Working Paper Series, Available at <https://www.respondmigration.com/>. This document is available for download at: https://www.respondmigration.com/ RESPOND: Multilevel Governance of Migration in Europe and Beyond (770564) RESPOND – 770564 Contents List of figures 5 List of tables 6 Acknowledgements 7 List of abbreviations 8 About the project 9 Executive summary 10 1. Introduction 12 1.1 Conceptualizing Integration 12 1.2 from Reception to Integration? 13 2. Methodology 15 2.1. Sampling and Data Gathering 15 2.2. Data Analysis and Limitations 16 3. Integration Policies: Legal, Political and Institutional Framework 18 3.1. Brief Background of Migration Policy Development 18 3.2 Introducing (non-)Integration Policy Discourses 18 3.3 Over Before it Started? Political Polarization and Return Discourses 20 3.4 The Partial and Tenuous Governance of Integration 21 3.5 Integration Governance Actors, Programmes and Differential Inclusion 23 State Actors 23 Local Municipalities 24 IOs and NGOs 26 Integration in Local Communities 29 4.