The Migration Policy Board established by Article 105 of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection No. 6458 dated 04.04.2013, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior; held five meetings on 15 February, 26 April, 16 November, 28 December 2017 and 20 February 2018.
With the transition to the Presidential Government System, the Migration Policy Board repealed with the Decree no. 703 was restructured under the name of “Migration Board” with the Presidential Decree No. 17 published in the Official Gazette dated 13 September 2018.
The Migration Board was added to subparagraph (h) of the 1. Paragraph of Article 522 of the Presidential Decree no. 1. Relevant article “Migration Board is responsible for determining Turkey’s migration strategies related with the foreigners and following the coordination and implementation; and is chaired by the Minister of Interior and consists of representatives from ministries, institutions and establishments determined by the Ministry of Interior. The Board shall convene upon the call of the Minister of the Interior.” is in force and obligatory.
- The Migration Board held its first meeting with its new structure on 21 November 2018 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior. The Migration Board held its meetings with its new structure on 21 November 2018, 24 January 2019 and lastly on 12 July 2019 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior.
In line with the duties assigned to itself primarily, the Board made decisions on;
- Starting the preparations for the creation of the migration strategy document,
- Adoption of “Turkey’s Harmonization Strategy Document” and “National Plan of Action”,
- Making arrangements for the issues within the scope of its duty regarding residence permits in various boards.
- Also, the Migration Action Plan, which sets forth the current situation in the field of migration in detail, was presented to the board members.
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