Özlem Gürakar-Skribeland
Academic interests
Özlem is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo. As part of the BEYOND Project (Protection without Ratification? International Refugee Law beyond States Parties to the 1951 Refugee Convention) funded by the European Research Council, her current research explores the interaction and mutual impact between the international refugee law regime and Turkey's protection regime.
Background
Özlem grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Galatasaray University, Turkey, and did her Master of Laws (LLM) as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School, USA. Özlem's PhD at the University of Oslo was part of the MIGMA Project (Transnationalism from above and below: Migration management and how migrants manage) funded by the Research Council of Norway: Taking the EU Return Directive as a starting point and frame, and using return to Turkey as a case, Özlem analysed the lawfulness of returning irregular migrants by force to transit countries. Özlem is qualified as a lawyer in Turkey, England and the USA, and has practiced law at international law firms in Istanbul and London.
Publications
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Janmyr, Maja & Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2020). Human Rights References in Norway’s Readmission Agreements: (How) Do They Protect? Nordic Journal of Human Rights. ISSN 1891-8131. 38(1), p. 18–39. doi: 10.1080/18918131.2020.1776955. Full text in Research Archive
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2021). Holder Europa som «gissel» i flyktningkrisen. Hva skjer når pandemien er over? [Newspaper]. Transit Magasin.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2021). Analysing Turkey as a Non-party State.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2021). Turkey: Party or Non-party State? Forced Migration Review (FMR). ISSN 1460-9819. 67, p. 46–48. Full text in Research Archive
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2020). Hva skjer med flyktningene på grensen mellom EU og Tyrkia, og hvorfor skjer det nå? Agenda Magasin.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2020). UN 75th Anniversary: Reflections and key challenges ahead.
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Janmyr, Maja & Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2020). Tenk nytt om returavtalene. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2019). Migration and Return: Current Trends in Europe.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2019). The Return Directive: Migration, Asylum and Illegality.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2019). Migration, Return and Human Rights: The Curious Case of Turkey.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2019). Seeking Asylum in Turkey: 2018 Update.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2018). Presenting findings on the legislative process relating to the Return Directive.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2018). Discussion on the Model International Mobility Convention.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2018). Seeking Asylum in Turkey: New Findings from 2018 Report.
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Villman, Emma Åsa Irene & Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2017). Syriske flyktninger fanget i limbo. [Internet]. UiO.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2017). Application of the Return Directive in light of the proposed amendments to the Common European Asylum System.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2017). The situation for refugees in Turkey one year after the EU-Turkey deal.
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Fransson, Line & Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2017). Syrere i Tyrkia skjelles ut. [Newspaper]. Dagbladet.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Zehra Özlem (2017). Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Turkey.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2016). Presentation of PhD Project on Return from Europe.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2016). Shows that Turkey is not safe for returning refugees. [Newspaper]. Klassekampen.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2016). Seeking Asylum in Turkey .
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2022). Forced Return of Migrants to Transit Countries - A Case of Competing Sovereigns. Reprosentralen, University of Oslo.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2019). Seeking Asylum in Turkey: A Critical Review of Turkey's Asylum Laws and Practices - 2018 Update (NGO Report). Norwegian Organisation of Asylum Seekers.
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Gürakar-Skribeland, Özlem (2016). Seeking Asylum in Turkey: A Critical Review of Turkey's Asylum Laws and Practices (NGO Report). Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers.