Atıf İçin Kopyala
Toktaş Ş.
Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.5-9, 2012 (Hakemli Dergi)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Vaka Takdimi
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Cilt numarası:
17
Sayı:
2
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Basım Tarihi:
2012
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Dergi Adı:
Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.5-9
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Polis Akademisi Adresli:
Hayır
Özet
It
has been fifty years since the guest worker agreement was signed between Turkey
and Germany on October 30, 1961.
In subsequent years, although Turkey has signed similar
agreements with such countries as Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France,
Sweden, and Australia, in terms of scope and volume emigration to Germany has
been the hallmark of contemporary Turkish immigration in contemporary Europe,
and it has constituted the backbone of the 'Euro-Turk' phenomenon. The first
group of workers needed by Germany for the reconstruction efforts following
World War II landed in Munich from a train which departed from the Sirkeci
station in Istanbul. Since then, several other waves have followed. The guest
agreement allowed for temporary migration, which included work permits valid
for one year; however, as migration theory tells us, temporary migration can
easily be transformed into permanent settlement, which was what happened in the
Turko-German case. Today, in consequence
of the waves of migration which have encompassed a wide range of types, from
labour migration and family re-unions to refugee and asylum seeking, immigrants
in Germany from Turkey demographically represent a community of over 2.5
million individuals. The influence of these mass influxes expanded to include
social, cultural, political and economic life, with diverse and pervasive
impacts on the transnational communities of Germany and Turkey, as well as on
Euro-Turks themselves