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Purpose: Migration poses political, economic, social and security-based threats to the state, the individual and values. In 2011, with the Syrian civil war, mass migration to Turkiye triggered security debates. Various security threats have emerged for both the people of the host country and the migrants. Think tanks, tasked with generating solutions against these threats, play a role in the policy-making process by suggesting policy changes or new approaches to specific issues. Therefore, the perspectives of think tanks on the correlation between migration and security are crucial in shaping public policy-making endeavors within this domain. Based on this approach, the study aims to address the approaches of think tanks in Turkiye to the issue in the context of security theories. Design/Methodology:. In the research, the report of the think tank included in the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index was examined. The reports were evaluated by document analysis method using the keyword "security". Findings: As a result of the analysis, it was found that, contrary to the classical security approach, think tanks included the 'security problem' in their reports within the framework of the Deepening approach; although it was observed that ideas supporting public policies were included in the report, some reports also highlighted reactions in the social sphere. Limitations: The fact that the sample consists of 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index selection of four think tanks with security-related reports on Syrian migration are the limitations of the study. Originality/Value: Although migration and security, especially Syrian migration, have been intensively studied, the security perception of think tanks towards Syrian migration is not included in the literature. Therefore, this study is important in terms of revealing how the security problem is perceived in think tanks.

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