Return migration to Turkey: identity problem and changes in the concept of nation

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Kayıhan, Bahar

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This study examines the changing concept of nation and the identity problem for the workers that turned back to Turkey. Starting from 1960s, lots of workers migrated to European countries as a solution to the problem of unemployment in Turkey. The migrants brought their families with them and got accustomed to living abroad. However statistics prove that a group of migrants returned back to Turkey. Eventually, an identity problem emerged for the returned migrants and they experienced a confusion and ambiguity concerning their origin. Although, these migrants shared the same ethnic origin with people living in Turkey, they experienced difficulties in adapting to their national culture. Some of the migrants adapted themselves to other cultures, and their interest to their traditional cultures decreased. Consequently, the concept of nation carries a different meaning for the returned migrants. This thesis will examine, why and how the returned migrants became the other in their own countries.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613503/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20979

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B. Kayıhan, “Return migration to Turkey: identity problem and changes in the concept of nation,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2011.