Iraq: Information on the treatment of ethnic Turks by the government with respect to employment and education
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ28328.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Information on the treatment of ethnic Turks by the government with respect to employment and education, 1 December 1997, IRQ28328.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab6660.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, the following information may be useful. According to a report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) available on the IOM web site (publication section) and entitled Transit Migration in Turkey, Iraqi Turks who exit Iraq through Turkey join the Turk ethnic majority in Turkey where they receive assistance from a variety of organizations (1996). The report further indicates that Iraqi Turks crossing to Turkey
... received help from their very well-established national organizations in Turkey which they claimed had good relations with local authorities. Being Turks, they did not have difficulty in finding unskilled jobs. They were treated as Turks who could also speak Arabic. Those who had a university degree or who were skilled labourers had difficulties in finding jobs. They could not be employed by the State because they were not Turkish citizens, nor could they be employed by the private sector because they did not have a work permit. They were forced to be under-utilized or under-paid by either running their own business or working at small institutions. As expected, they did not have any socio-cultural problems but they were disappointed that despite their ethnic identities the Turkish Government was reluctant to make them citizens. Aside from their disappointment at not being treated as citizens, they also considered the high unemployment rates in Turkey and better living standards as well as job opportunities in Western countries as incentives for further migration (78 per cent). [...] Ethnic Turks were receiving help from their national organizations in this process and were planning to migrate to countries where their relatives or friends were living (50 per cent).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
International Organization for Migration (IOM). 1996. Transit Migration in Turkey. [http://www.iom.ch] (Accessed on 3 Dec. 1997)
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