Unraveling Stereotypes About Migrants From Turkey: Assimilation Discourses and Migration Governance in Germany
Unraveling Stereotypes About Migrants From Turkey: Assimilation Discourses and Migration Governance in Germany

Author(s): Yağmur Erdoğmuş
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Germany; Unraveling; Stereotypes; Migrants; Turkey; Assimilation; Discourses; Migration Governance; Germany;
Summary/Abstract: This chapter endeavors to comprehend the negative stereotypes and microaggressions faced by Turkish immigrants in Germany within the context of Germany’s assimilation policies and migration governance discourses. Türkmen (2019) delves into these issues in her article, “But you don’t look Turkish,” based on interviews with the “new wave” of Turkish immigrants in Germany. The pervasive phrase “You don’t look Turkish” surfaces in many of these experiences, prompting Türkmen to unravel the underlying mechanisms behind this stereotype.

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