Emigration Policy in the PostConstitutional Period (1908-1914)
Emigration Policy in the PostConstitutional Period (1908-1914)

Author(s): Meryem Günaydın
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), The Ottoman Empire, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; migration; emigration policy; postConstitutional period; 20th century; Ottoman empire;
Summary/Abstract: The emigration from the Ottoman Empire to America from the 1820s to 1914 became a long-time matter with a history of about 80-90 years. Immigration to America from Anatolia, Rumelia, and the Arab provinces continued intensely from the last 30-35 years of the Ottoman Empire. In the period after the proclamation of the Second Constitution, not only wealthy and skilled artisans and craftsmen but also unskilled workers and peasants’ participation in this immigration. The immigration movements to America occurred in groups of 3-4 people or 5-10 people. A mass immigration was out of question. It took place on a voluntary basis. Apart from various reasons according to the information revealed in the archive documents and memoirs, these immigrations usually occurred due to economic conditions and forcing factor brought about by the military obligation.

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