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  Aegean Coasts: A passage for life

  The Aegean coastline acts as a point of exit for thousands of people who take a risk by illegally migrating to developed countries for better living. Statistics show that almost 80 percent of illegal migrants using Turkiye as a gateway prefer the Aegean region's coastal districts
  
  Every year, thousands of people around the world take a risk by illegally immigrating to developed countries, many dying at sea, becoming human trafficking victims, or getting caught at the borders.
  
  Turkey is the path between Europe and the Middle East, bridging a gap for illegal immigrants. Statistics show that almost 80 percent of illegal immigrants using Turkey as a road to developed European countries prefer the Aegean region's coastal districts, such as Kuşadası, Çeşme, Bodrum, Ayvalık and Marmaris, because of the close proximity to the Greek islands.
  
  But many are caught by coast guards before they reach the European Union country. According to the Turkish Coast Guard’s Web site, in 2008 a total of 7,570 people attempting to illegally migrate to Europe were caught by coast guards off the Turkish coasts.
  
  In the first four months of 2009, 1,056 illegal immigrants were caught at sea. Speaking to Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, Professor Ercan Tatlıdil, from Aegean University’s department of sociology, said that illegal immigration is often for economic reasons and to obtain higher standards of living. "Developed countries are the ’gates of hope’ for the citizens of third world or poor countries. Between the years 1957 to 1974, European countries received immigrants with a ’cheap manpower’ understanding. After 1974, European countries closed their doors to immigrants. This situation brought the new understanding of illegal immigration," said Tatlıdil.
  
  "Also, we began to see that no poor families migrated. A typical immigrant family is one step higher on the economic ladder. Families from this economic level take the risk because they can support themselves financially in another country during the transition period." he said.
  
  Emergence of ’human tradesmen’
  
  "After Europe's doors closed to immigrants, 'human tradesmen' appeared. These people began accepting large amounts of money to smuggle those wishing to migrate to Europe or America," said Tatlıdil. "Large illegal organizations are behind these operations, and it is all well-organized. A lot of money is circulating in that ’industry.’ Plus, the penalty for this crime is not much. For example, if somebody was caught smuggling drugs, he would spend decades in prison. But the penalty for smuggling humans is practically nothing. And human smuggling is more profitable then drug smuggling," he said.
  
  Tatlıdil also said that most of the immigrants attempting to sneak into countries via sea floating out into open water in flimsy boats. "There are a lot of solitary coves in the Aegean region, plus, the Greek islands and Italy are close. For that reason, they prefer sea ways," he said. Stating that Turkiye will open seven refugee camps for those caught attempting to illegally migrate to other countries, Tatlıdil said that one of the seven refugee camps would be in İzmir.
  
  Tatlıdil said a new organization should be created through the United Nations to solve the problem. "This is very well-organized crime. For that reason, there should be a new unit under the U.N. to fight this crime. Plus, the U.N. should implement social policies to eliminate the reasons that push these people to illegally emigrate."
  
  An official from Izmir’s Security Administration said attempts to illegally migrate increased during summer. "In winter, the sea can create problems due to storms and giant waves. It is highly probable that the vessels would capsize. In summer, the sea can be calm. It is easy. Plus there are fewer people in Aegean coastal towns in the winter; the immigrants cannot hide themselves. When the tourism season opens, these tourist towns are crowded and it becomes easier to hide," said the official.
  
  Source: Hurriyet (by Serdar Alyamaç)
  
  
  Kind Regards,
  Rabia Rahimbayeva.
  
  • 28 May 2009, 12:34 pm
  Rabia Rahimbayeva wrote: > The Aegean coastline acts as a point of exit for thousands of people > who take a risk by illegally migrating to developed countries for > better living. Statistics show that almost 80 percent of illegal > migrants using Turkiye as a gateway prefer the Aegean region's > coastal districts > > Every year, thousands of people around the world take a risk by > illegally immigrating to developed countries, many dying at sea, > becoming human trafficking victims, or getting caught at the borders. > > Turkey is the path between Europe and the Middle East, bridging a gap > for illegal immigrants. Statistics show that almost 80 percent of > illegal immigrants using Turkey as a road to developed European > countries prefer the Aegean region's coastal districts, such as > Kuşadası, Çeşme, Bodrum, Ayvalık and Marmaris, because of the close > proximity to the Greek islands. > > But many are caught by coast guards before they reach the European > Union country. According to the Turkish Coast Guard’s Web site, in > 2008 a total of 7,570 people attempting to illegally migrate to > Europe were caught by coast guards off the Turkish coasts. > > In the first four months of 2009, 1,056 illegal immigrants were > caught at sea. Speaking to Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, > Professor Ercan Tatlıdil, from Aegean University’s department of > sociology, said that illegal immigration is often for economic > reasons and to obtain higher standards of living. "Developed > countries are the ’gates of hope’ for the citizens of third world or > poor countries. Between the years 1957 to 1974, European countries > received immigrants with a ’cheap manpower’ understanding. After > 1974, European countries closed their doors to immigrants. This > situation brought the new understanding of illegal immigration," said > Tatlıdil. > > "Also, we began to see that no poor families migrated. A typical > immigrant family is one step higher on the economic ladder. Families > from this economic level take the risk because they can support > themselves financially in another country during the transition > period." he said. > > Emergence of ’human tradesmen’ > > "After Europe's doors closed to immigrants, 'human tradesmen' > appeared. These people began accepting large amounts of money to > smuggle those wishing to migrate to Europe or America," said > Tatlıdil. "Large illegal organizations are behind these operations, > and it is all well-organized. A lot of money is circulating in that > ’industry.’ Plus, the penalty for this crime is not much. For > example, if somebody was caught smuggling drugs, he would spend > decades in prison. But the penalty for smuggling humans is > practically nothing. And human smuggling is more profitable then drug > smuggling," he said. > > Tatlıdil also said that most of the immigrants attempting to sneak > into countries via sea floating out into open water in flimsy boats. > "There are a lot of solitary coves in the Aegean region, plus, the > Greek islands and Italy are close. For that reason, they prefer sea > ways," he said. Stating that Turkiye will open seven refugee camps > for those caught attempting to illegally migrate to other countries, > Tatlıdil said that one of the seven refugee camps would be in İzmir. > > Tatlıdil said a new organization should be created through the United > Nations to solve the problem. "This is very well-organized crime. For > that reason, there should be a new unit under the U.N. to fight this > crime. Plus, the U.N. should implement social policies to eliminate > the reasons that push these people to illegally emigrate." > > An official from Izmir’s Security Administration said attempts to > illegally migrate increased during summer. "In winter, the sea can > create problems due to storms and giant waves. It is highly probable > that the vessels would capsize. In summer, the sea can be calm. It is > easy. Plus there are fewer people in Aegean coastal towns in the > winter; the immigrants cannot hide themselves. When the tourism > season opens, these tourist towns are crowded and it becomes easier > to hide," said the official. > > Source: Hurriyet (by Serdar Alyamaç) > > > Kind Regards, > Rabia Rahimbayeva.