Rassismus gegen Menschen mit türkischen Familienbezügen in Deutschland
Racism against People with Turkish Family Background in Germany

Summary/Abstract: Almost three million people live in Germany who themselves or their families come from Turkey. Turks are thus the largest ethnic minority in Germany. Although immigration began 60 years ago and people of Turkish origin are found in all social groups, they are still the preferred victims of discrimination and racism. In Germany, “the Turk” generally stands for the “foreigner”. With prejudices and clichés, the majority of society works off this constructed image of “the Turk”. Over the decades, racism has changed from the “völkisch” mindset, as it was still evident in the Heidelberg Manifesto, to cultural racism. In Germany racism manifests itself individually, structurally, and in quite a few cases ends in violence and murder. But as the global change from fairly homogeneous societies to multi-cultural and multi-religious ones is also evident in Germany, this country must finally face up to the question of racism, even if much too late.

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