Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Uluslararası Göç Bağlamında İnsan Ticareti
Human Trafficking in the Context of International Relations and International Migration

Summary/Abstract: With increased and diversified mixed migration flows across the world, international human trafficking has become one of the most critical global challenges of the 21st century. The growing interest in the “global fight against human trafficking” rhetoric at times overshadows academic debates that provide an understanding of the concept based on factual/theoretical evidence. Main objective of this study is to overview the main conceptual and theoretical debates within the scope of international relations and international migration in an attempt to emphasise their significance in developing effective anti-trafficking strategies. Among other issues, the first part of the paper examines the conceptual relationship between human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and irregular migration. The second part addresses theoretical debates on human trafficking with reference to migration and security phenomena. The final part of the paper assesses the contribution of Turkey’s newly reformed migration institutional and legal framework on the development of a victim-oriented anti-trafficking policy in line with international standards.

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