Turkey's response to sex trafficking of migrant women : is it efficient enough?

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dc.citation.epage137en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber6en_US
dc.citation.spage122en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber54en_US
dc.contributor.authorZhidkova, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDemir, O. O.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T11:14:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-04-12T11:14:07Zen_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractHuman trafficking for sexual exploitation is a serious problem affecting especially women and children. Turkey has been particularly affected by sex trafficking because of the large numbers of female migrants that it receives. This article aims to critically assess the effectiveness of Turkey's current policies against sex trafficking using a feminist theoretical perspective with a particular focus on migrant women. To this end, the scope of the problem in Turkey, the supply and demand sides of sex trafficking, and the existing policies are discussed. Sex trafficking is examined at the intersection of Turkey's migration and prostitution regimes. It is argued that Turkey's response to sex trafficking has been inefficient because it currently focuses only on the economic supply side of the problem, ignoring the patriarchal demand side of it. The article concludes with a discussion of policy recommendations for Turkey that could help reduce sex trafficking in this country. © 2016 The Authors. International Migration © 2016 IOMen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/imig.12264en_US
dc.identifier.issn0020-7985en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/37463en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imig.12264en_US
dc.source.titleInternational Migrationen_US
dc.subjectimmigranten_US
dc.subjectimmigration policyen_US
dc.subjectpopulation migrationen_US
dc.subjectprostitutionen_US
dc.subjecttraffickingen_US
dc.subjectwomens statusen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleTurkey's response to sex trafficking of migrant women : is it efficient enough?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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