International Protection Applications In Turkey and Administrative Jurisdiction

With the Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection, the refugee/ asylum legislation, which was previously dispersed, has become a whole and has gained a legal basis. The law in question also introduced innovations in the sense of terms. The concept of conditional refugee was chosen instead of the concept of asylum seekers used before the Law No. 6458, which together with the refugee and secondary protection status established international protection types. The administrative jurisdiction is mandated, although there is an exception under the judicial review of the transactions carried out under Law No. 6458. The disputes that occurred after the Law No. 6458, which contained detailed regulations on the procedure for making and evaluating international protection applications, led to the fact that the case law of the administrative judiciary was rich and specific. Since the general competent court is the administrative courts in the proceedings under Law No. 6458, it is important to consider the case law of the administrative jurisdiction in this field both for the development of foreigners’ law and for the foreigners who want to benefit from this law not to lose their rights.