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Jun 20, 2016 · Britain’s Turkish community is a dynamic ethno-religious group – a significant number of whom are actively working to promote integration into British society.
Mar 8, 2005 · A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation examines some of the major issues affecting young people from one of Britain’s long established, yet little heeded, ‘invisible’ minorities. Here, a community worker reflects on some of those issues and the need to air them in a wider debate.
- The Conception of Turkish Migration Towards Europe
- Integration Regimes of The Receiving States
- Educational Attainment and Achievement
- Labour Market Activities
- Identity
- Is There A British Exception?
As pointed out earlier, contemporary presence of Turks in Europe in significant numbers is mainly a result of the guest-worker migration flows. Initially, the Turkish presence in Europe was considered as temporary due to bilateral agreements by both sending and receiving states. In fact, Turks thought themselves of as provisional, wishing to earn s...
Western European states have developed and adopted different approaches to integration, which excessively addressed issues and problems related to integration of immigrants in the form of the failure of immigrants in the fields of labour market and employment, education, socio-cultural and political participation and subjective attachment (Erzan & ...
Studies on immigrant integration emphasise that equal access to and achievement in education is an essential part of the integration process. Ager and Strang (2008, p. 172) have argued that education is vital as it ‘provides skills and competences in support of subsequent employment enabling people to become more constructive and active members of ...
There are several fields in which Turks are involved in the European labour market. Initially, the vast majority of Turkish guest-workers were in various industrial sectors as blue-collar workers; then, some of them moved to textile industry. Food sector is another significant labour field for Turks in Europe. Especially, restaurants and kebab/done...
It has been argued that Turks have utilised several key factors—such as ethnicity, religion, traditional values and transnational involvements—in order to preserve their Turkish identity. Turkish ethnicity has largely come into play in the aftermath of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire as an indispensable component of Turkish identity. Even though...
Based on the above, one might ask whether the British context makes any difference in comparison to other European countries in terms of Turkish integration. Is it possible to talk about a British exception? In the last regard, this book argues, although Britain has certain differences or exceptions, so to speak, to other countries, such as having:...
- Erdem Dikici
- e.dikici.2010@my.bristol.ac.uk
- 2021
British Turks (Turkish: Britanyalı Türkler) or Turks in the United Kingdom (Turkish: Birleşik Krallık'taki Türkler) are Turkish people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom. However, the term may also refer to British-born persons who have Turkish parents or who have a Turkish ancestral background.
Turks in London (Turkish: Londra'daki Türkler) or London Turks (Turkish: Londralı Türkler) refers to Turkish people who live in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. The Turkish community in the United Kingdom is not evenly distributed across the country.
May 16, 2017 · The tensions between the Turks and Kurds as well as Alevis and Sunnis are as alive in the UK as they are back in Turkey. While these distinct groups may look identical to a foreign eye they have their own communities, institutions and ways in which they integrate with the mainstream and other minority populations in Britain.
Dec 12, 2008 · This paper unpacks the problematic designation of ‘Turks’ as a migrant group within the context of migration, integration and policy-making in the UK, especially London. Three groups are identified—Turkish Cypriots, Turks from mainland Turkey, and Kurds from Turkey.
