Turkish Return Migration from Europe

Abstract

Return migration has been one of the rather neglected aspects of migration until recently, although a considerable number of international migrants as well as inter-regional migrants return to their place of origin. Nevertheless, since the beginning of the 1990s, the interest for issues related to return migration has grown considerably. In the context of Turkish return migration there still is a lack of information about the motives for returning, the new social status, the levels of satisfaction and reintegration as well as the employment and income of emigrants who have returned home. This paper aims at shedding light on this neglected aspect of Turkish migration in the context of Europe as well as on the history of Turkey as a country of immigration.

First-generation circular migrants involved in the upbringing of their grandchildren: the case of Turkish immigrants in Germany

“…This brings to the fore socio-psychological factors, such as longstanding homesickness and the existence of social networks in Turkey (Kunuroglu et al , 2018). In addition to these social networks, the Turkish lifestyle, along with Turkey's more preferable weather conditions, has been seen as a means to improve one's health (Durugönül, 2013). Studies also show that Turkish immigrants perceive the German health-care system to be ‘superior’ and ‘well-organized’ (Baykara-Krumme, 2013; Bilecen et al , 2015), which leads them to return to Germany for medicine prescription and medical doctor visits (Bilecen and Tezcan-Güntekin, 2014).…”