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Temporary protection practice in Türkiye and in the EU: A flexible, pragmatic solution or a Janus-faced image for the access to international protection?
Neva Övünç Öztürk,
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Neva Övünç Öztürk
Ankara University Faculty of Law, Ankara, Turkey
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Neva Övünç Öztürk, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNeva Övünç Öztürk,
Corresponding Author
Neva Övünç Öztürk
Ankara University Faculty of Law, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence
Neva Övünç Öztürk, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 26 September 2022

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