1. Migration, Agency, and the Sex Industry: Practitioners’ Perspectives on Foreign Sex Workers in Turkey
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Omur Kaya and Edna Erez
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Male ,Official statistics ,Turkey ,Turkish ,Public policy ,Poison control ,FOS: Law ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Interviews as Topic ,Politics ,Deportation ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Political science ,Agency (sociology) ,Humans ,health care economics and organizations ,Applied Psychology ,0505 law ,Transients and Migrants ,Sex Workers ,05 social sciences ,Law enforcement ,Emigration and Immigration ,language.human_language ,Police ,Attitude ,Law ,050501 criminology ,language ,Income ,Demographic economics ,Female - Abstract
The article presents the political, economic, and sociocultural factors that make Turkey an attractive destination for foreign sex workers, and reviews trends in official statistics of arrested traffickers, rescued victims, and deportation of migrant illegal sex workers. In-depth interviews of 20 law enforcement and nongovernmental organizations staff members, who in the course of their work come into close contact with foreign sex workers, shed light on the statistics. The interview data provide insights into the structure of the Turkish sex market, the factors that bring foreign women to work in this market, and the impact of legal reforms on the circumstances of foreign sex workers. The article concludes with the implications of the findings for public policy.
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- 2023
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