20 May 2016
ECRE and the Dutch Council for Refugees published today a note based on desk research addressing the question of whether Turkey can be considered as a safe third country and a first country of asylum in light of the legal safeguards under international refugee law, the EU asylum acquis and the factual situation in Turkey for those in need of international protection. The note is based on the collation and analysis of publicly available material and analyses relevant aspects of the procedures in place with regard to international protection and the situation of those in need of protection or benefiting from protection in Turkey.
Read the full note here.