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 In this paper, the concept of hospitality is examined in terms of Kant’s law of hospitality and Derrida’s philosophy of hospitality inspired by Levinas, and discourse of hospitality for Syrian ferugees is discussed in the spirit of Derrida’s hospitality. The right of refugees have been limited to the initiative of the states in international conventions which are inspired by Kantian peace theory. Nowadays, when we look at sovereign states, it is seen that they are limiting international law and passing laws and regulations preventing refugees from crossing borders. Turkey, which is a party of Geneva Convention with the condition of the geographical restriction, has also provided restrictions on the asylum law and policy. The temporary protection regulation for Syrian refugees is regulated for the principle temporariness and urgent needs of refugees. Derrida, tries to experience a way instead of the law and politics that care of interests of states that are far from human rights, questions how laws and policies can be made more hospitable. İn this contect, he deconstructs the concept of hospitality and reveals the aporetic, contradictory and impossible structure of the concept. Considering Derrida’s concept of hospitality, the discourse of hospitality regarding Syrian refugees involves controversy, temporariness, and impression of enemy and invader. Hence, the discourse creates a division between “us and them”, which is visible in the press and public opinion. Derrida states that such a conditional hospitality that protects the interests of the government is a door or threshold, so it is not an exact hospitality.

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