Diaspora

The first and foremost reason for the intense migration flow from Turkey to Germany as of the 1950s was economic problems. At that time there was a surplus of labor in Turkey while Germany which had gone into an economic recovery process after World War II needed labor. After the first few workers’ procession with […]

Although the word diaspora creates pejorative connotations suggesting traumatic separation from the homeland, such as the elements identified by the British Social Scientist Robin Cohen, it also includes leaving the homeland for purposes such as seeking employment and doing business or for colonial claims. Diasporas have also become important not only in a cultural sense […]