AB – TÜRKİYE MÜLTECİ ANLAŞMASININ AVRUPA SİYASAL SÖYLEMİNDE MEŞRULAŞTIRILMASI ÜZERİNE

Abstract

This study explores the legitimation strategies employed in European political discourse on EU’s migration cooperation with Turkey. More specifically, this paper elucidates factors that shape argumentation in European parliamentary debates on 18 March 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, also known as the EU-Turkey Refugee Deal. Adopting an interdisciplinary research methodology rooted in Critical Discourse Analysis and using analytical tools of Cognitive Linguistics, this study aims to provide empirical insights into the legitimation of migration and asylum policies. This study connects to the growing body of literature on discursive legitimation in an attempt to extend the existing set of categories of legitimation proposed in earlier studies.