Abstract
ABSTRACTIn March 2016, the Europe Union (EU) and Turkey agreed that all refugees who reached Greece through unauthorized means would be returned to Turkey. The deal was the latest effort to ‘stem the tide’ of refugees fleeing the Middle East. This was not the first time negotiations between Europe and Turkey resulted in an agreement concerning problematic populations. As part of negotiations after the First World War, Turkey and Europe agreed that Christians in Turkey would be sent to Greece in exchange for Greece’s small population of Muslims. Goalwin's article draws on historical research and contemporary policy analysis to compare the 2016 EU–Turkey Refugee Agreement and the 1923 Greco-Turkish population exchange. The comparison reveals the European response to today's refugee crisis to be a product of longstanding prejudices in Europe and Turkey alike.
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