A Survey Study on the Profile of Human Smugglers in Turkey

  • İçli T
  • Sever H
  • Sever M
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Abstract

Illegal migration is an impalpable phenomenon with complicated dimensions. Thousands of people leave their homelands every year due to a number of reasons such as civil wars, terrorism, economic difficulties, and social oppressions. With their flexible modus operandi, migrant smugglers benefit from individuals or groups that wish to immigrate for a more comfortable life. In order to reach a complete perception of illegal migration one needs to draw an accurate profile of migrant smugglers. At this end, data collection from both smugglers as perpetrators and illegal migrants as the object of the smuggling process provides important information for a holistic definition of “smugglers”. In this study researchers interviewed 262 illegal migrants and 174 smugglers captured in Istanbul from 2007 to 2013 in order to identify and develop a profile of migrant smugglers and understand the operating methods of illegal migration organizations. The collected data were analyzed and important results on illegal migrant smugglers were reached. Keywords

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İçli, T. G., Sever, H., & Sever, M. (2015). A Survey Study on the Profile of Human Smugglers in Turkey. Advances in Applied Sociology, 05(01), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.4236/aasoci.2015.51001

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