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The importance of social workers and social work as a profession, which is an important part of the health field, is increasing with each passing year, both in Europe and Turkey. Social workers routinely work with migrant groups to improve their well-being as a part of health and social service organizations and other organizations. Since they practice many methods specified in policy and legislation, social workers who work in the migration field should have knowledge about migration policy and its components. It is well-known that the European Union (EU) followed a tolerant acceptance policy after the Second World War. However, recently, the EU has tightened this policy against those who want to emigrate to Europe after the oil crisis and following the September 11 USA attacks. The EU has implemented two separate policies called “securitization” and “externalization.” Certain agreements have been made with transit countries, where border security is kept at a high level and the entry of immigrants is prohibited, and policies have been implemented to enable migrants to stay in transit countries with financial assistance. Turkey has been witnessing the phenomenon of migration, but serious immigration policies began with the “geographic limitation” condition related to signing of the Geneva Convention. It is expected that migration will continue because of Turkey’s geographical position on major migration routes over the world. In the interest of migration and migrants, establishing innovative, inclusive, and stable migration policies have become an important necessity. The aim of this study is to provide a fundamental review on the improvements which affect the EU and Turkey’s immigration policies by providing information from the literature for social workers and researchers actively working in the field of migration, and also providing a basis for discussion on migration policies.
Cite this article as: Zubaroğlu Yanardağ M, Yanardağ U, Avcı Ö. Improvements Which Effect Migration Policies in the European Union and Turkey and a Discussion of Social Work As a Profession. Arc Health Sci Res 2020; 7(1): 95-103.