Security for States vs. Refugees: "Operation Provide Comfort" and the April 1991 Mass Influx of Refugees from Northern Iraq into Turkey

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  • Kemal Kirisçi Department of Political Science, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21193

Keywords:

refugees, Turkey, Northern Iraq, Operation Provide Comfort

Abstract

In April 1991, the massive influx of Iraqi refugees into Turkey precipitated a political process that led to one of the rare examples of humanitarian intervention. Under pressure from the Turkish government and world public opinion, Western allies declared a safe zone above the 36th parallel in northern Iraq and launched "Operation Provide Comfort." This Operation enabled the extension of relief assistance to almost half a million refugees and their repatriation to northern Iraq within a relatively short period of time. The article tries to establish whether "Operation Provide Comfort" served state security interests or the security of the refugees from Iraq.

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Author Biography

Kemal Kirisçi, Department of Political Science, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Kemal Kirisçi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul.

Published

1996-04-01

How to Cite

Kirisçi, K. (1996). Security for States vs. Refugees: "Operation Provide Comfort" and the April 1991 Mass Influx of Refugees from Northern Iraq into Turkey. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 15(3), 18–22. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21193

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