Turkish Immigrants and the Changing Perception of Being Immigrant in Western Europe
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: Yücel, Alev; EGE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
DergiPark (Istanbul University), Uluslararası, 2014
Özet
There has been a shift in the paradigm ofinternational migration which has lead to the formation of dynamictransnational spaces. Contemporary immigrants are constantly in communicationand in connection with their country of origin, destination or any otherculture. The second and thirdgenerations are more active agents in creating bricolage social structures. Theyare transforming themselves as well as their image in the European Union; whilecreating binding identities in politics, business, science and arts. Recentresearches focusing on educational, occupational and socio-economical statusesof Turkish immigrants in Germany, France and Holland have revealed part of thistransformation. The integration strategies of EU and member countries aim atthe advancement of the multicultural structure. Nevertheless, there are aseries of brand-new problems which is brought by the dynamism caused by thesestrategies, transnational space and global culture. This article portraits thelast five years of Turkish immigrants in Western Europe by bringing togethersome public and academic researches, parliamentary reports and case studies.