The Legal Adaptation of British Settlers in Turkey

28 Pages Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last revised: 12 Mar 2012

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Prakash Shah

Queen Mary, University of London

Derya Bayir

Queen Mary University of London, School of Law

Date Written: January 23, 2012

Abstract

This article is based on a fieldwork project conducted by the authors in the Muğla region of western Turkey. The region is the locale for a significant level of settlement by British people, within the wider context of settlement by groups of other EU nationals in western Turkey. Based on a series of interviews with British settlers and Turkish locals, it examines the factors which affect the process of legal adaptation of the former group. It identifies and discusses the place of British settlers within the larger Turkish legal order, their integration into Turkish life, and the extent to which different socio-legal disabilities and advantages affect this process. The article also casts some light on the extent to which, given the level of British immigration into the area, Turkish officialdom is prepared for their presence.

Suggested Citation

Shah, Prakash and Bayir, Derya, The Legal Adaptation of British Settlers in Turkey (January 23, 2012). Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 97/2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1990139

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