Demographic Anxiety in Turkey: Migration, Identity and Politics

Over the past decade, Turkey has witnessed unprecedented waves of migration from the Middle East, as well as from neighbouring regions such as the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. This book offers the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of these public and political discourses, including the collective anxieties—particularly demographic anxiety—and state policies that have emerged in response. It deftly integrates insights from migration studies, ontological security theory, and securit...