An Investigation on the Turkish Religious Foundation of the UK (Diyanet)
An Investigation on the Turkish Religious Foundation of the UK (Diyanet)

Author(s): Yakup Çoştu, Feyza Ceyhan Çoştu
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Islam studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, Sociology of Religion, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: UK; Diyanet; Turkish Religious Foundation; immigration;
Summary/Abstract: People referred to as Turkish immigrants in Britain are comprised of Turks, Kurds emanating from the borders of the Turkish Republic and Turkish Cypriots. Turkish Cypriots migration to Britain started in the 1940s following the World War II and increased throughout the 1960s (Ladbury 1977; Robins & Aksoy 2001). Turkish migration from mainland Turkey to Britain started in the early 1970s (Mehmet Ali 2001; Issa 2005). Ethnic Kurds from Turkey began to immigrate in larger numbers during the late 1980s and early 1990s, often seeking refuge and asylum status (Robins & Aksoy 2001; Atay 2006). These increasing waves of migration have resulted in a significant social and cultural presence within British society (Çoştu, 2013a).

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