The problem of refugees and asylum seekers in the axis of Turkey-EU relations: opportunities and challenges

The European Union membership negotiations between Turkey and the European Union have been continuing since 1999. As no result has been obtained from the negotiations yet, it is not thought that Turkey will become a member of the union in the near future. While the process was going on, there were internal turmoil in the countries neighboring Turkey and as a result of this, especially Turkey and the member countries of the union started to receive immigration. The aim of this study is to examine the situation of individuals who had to migrate to Turkey and the member states of the European Union and to analyze the effects of this situation on the relations between the two parties.