Turkey Integration Policy Index by MIPEX, 23 June 2015

MIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICY INDEX 2015 “Integration policies: Who benefits? The development and use of indicators in integration debates” results for Turkey will be presented by MIPEX Representative Thomas Huddleston at an event to be held at İstanbul Bilgi University on June 23, 2015.

The Migrant Integration Policy Index  (MIPEX) is the collective work of a multinational team  whose centre is in Brussels (http://mipex.eu/). MIPEX has been collecting and analyzing migration policy data on 38 countries including Turkey. The data and analysis for each country is presented  every year to the international public, and is a source of important reference for migration experts.

As far as Turkey is concerned, İstanbul Bilgi University’s European Institute and Kemerburgaz University became the official partners of MIPEX for Turkey in 2013 and collected contributions  from a wide ranging group of experts about the migration and integration laws and their implementation.

The results for Turkey of this multinational  country analysis, the “Migrant Integration Policy Index 2015 for Turkey”, will be presented in a comparative perspective. After a short international comparison, Turkey’s country profile and ranking will be presented and explained to the participants.

The event will continue with a panel discussion  moderated by Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, İstanbul Bilgi University, where Prof. Dr. Bianca Kaiser, Kemerburgaz University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saime Özçürümez, Bilkent University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Uyan, İstanbul Bilgi University  and Veysel Eşşiz, Refugee Rights Turkey, will evaluate the  Migrant Integration Policy Index 2015 for Turkey, and continue with an open discussion where all participants will have the possibility to  contribute to the debate.

A working lunch where all participants are encouraged to attend will allow further informal discussion about this important issue. The event will be open by invitation only and the results will be shared with the media afterwards. We are grateful to the İstanbul Bilgi University’s Migration Research Centre and Public Relations Office for their contribution to the organisation of this important event.

 Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya                                                                                                                   Prof. Dr. Bianca Kaiser

Istanbul Bilgi University                                                                                                               İstanbul  Kemerburgaz University