This paper assesses issues of border controls, visa regimes, asylum and irregular immigration policies in the context of Turkey's candidacy for accession to the EU. It evaluates various special regimes such as those adopted by Spain and Portugal, and the European Commission's proposal for facilitating local border traffic - the latter in the light of sharply curtailed movements across the Polish-Ukrainian border. Finally, the Bulgarian experience in the field of justice and home affairs is reviewed as a possible model for Turkey.
