Özet:

Refugee or asylum, evaluated in the category of forced migration, is a phenomenon in which people are forced to leave their homes due to the fact that they are oppressed in their countries for a variety reasons. Although there is an article in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states `Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution` European Union countries, by knitting formidable firewalls in both land and sea. These countries also assign Turkey the mission of ‘threshold Country’ against the refugees that escape from their homes to find a safe harbour, and there appears refugee deaths in borders in consequence of their cruel attitudes towards them. Especially the conflict, chaos and instabilities taking place in The Middle East, Afghanistan, Caucasus and Africa causes Turkey to be a center of attraction which is the first stop for the refugees who have increased in number for the last 20 years due to its geographical location. In terms of the refugees and asylum seekers, Turkey stands sometimes as a transition country but sometimes as the destination country. In this case, it gives rise to large scales of financial and social problems for Turkey. Violation of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, gradually hardening immigration policies, aggravation of the conditions for asylum and the other factors such as poor living conditions bring about the suicides and insanity cases to be seen among the refugees and asylm seekers and cause negative effects on the society. Objective The study is planned due to the insanity and suicide news of the refugees and asylm seekers recently take part in the media to investigate the problems of these people who are forced to international migration and the social services given to them. Methods In this study, 8 cases of refugees and asylm seekers in Turkey suffering from insanity and suicide that take part in media in 2012-2013 are presented and discussed in the light of sources. Conclusions and Recommendations: At the end of this review, it has been seen that the asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey can’t effectively use the rights which are provided by international agreements to which our country is a party. Based on the results of this study, suggestions can be: • refugees. More care should be taken for detecting the fundamental human rights and freedoms in the areas of detention and habitation of asylum seekers and • In order to prevent discriminatory, intolerant, hateful attitudes and behaviours towards the refugees and asylm seekers, social awareness-raising activities should be quickened and the necessary studies should be done by the local public administrations and the civil society organizations in order to increase the social dialogue

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