AKP’NİN SURİYELİ GÖÇMEN SÖYLEMİNİ TÜRKİYE’NİN JEOPOLİTİK SENARYOSUYLA BİRLİKTE OKUMAK

Although AKP employed an open door policy in dealing with Syrian refugee crisis, the way that it shaped its discursive lexicon is puzzling. AKP’s discourse does not easily overlap with familiar theories and practices of international migration. Rather for AKP, this crisis was an indication of a broad range problems in the international system, extending from the categorization of migrants to the problems of morality and leadership. As such, Turkey’s geopolitical script might provide analytical insights to comprehend AK’s seemingly confusing and extended discourse. Specifically, this article focused on two themes in this discourse. First, AKP has utilized a religious based definition of “guest” to refer to Syrian migrants rather than any statuses specified in official regulations. Second, AKP reads the Syrian refugee crisis as a repercussion of larger political and moral crises of the international system, in which it demarcates a leadership role for Turkey.