Nawyn, Stephanie J.Kavaklı, Nur BanuDemirci-Yılmaz, TubaOflazoğlu, Vanja Pantic2021-05-152021-05-1520160020-76591557-9336https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2016.1197724https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/529Turkey has recently transitioned from being largely a country of outmigration and transit migration to a country of destination for many of migrants seeking employment as well as refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Policy makers and advocates have stressed how vulnerable many of these irregular migrants and asylum seekers are to human trafficking. The Turkish government has increased its anti-trafficking efforts, but some of these efforts may be making migrants more vulnerability to trafficking, and limiting migrants' rights and opportunities to receive protection. In this article, we analyze the changing legal terrain and shifting labor migration flows of migrants to Turkey. We argue that domestic and international policies designed to curb human trafficking may in fact be causing migrants to be more vulnerable to traffickers. Our findings inform the labor exploitation theoretical framework of human trafficking that we have proposed in earlier research.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessRefugeesTurkeyHuman TraffickingLabor MigrationMigration PolicyArticle10.1080/00207659.2016.1197724463189204WOS:000385613700003N/A