Leaving or Staying? Migration Motifs of People of Turkish Origin with German Graduation
Leaving or Staying? Migration Motifs of People of Turkish Origin with German Graduation

Author(s): Cemali Sarı
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Labor relations, Higher Education , Migration Studies, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkish-German migration; Highly skilled Turks; Migration motivations;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research project is to examine why highly skilled Turks propose to migrate from Germany to Turkey and whether there are gender-related disparities in migration intentions. The rising migration of highly skilled Turks of the second and third generation has recently paid attention in both, Germany as in Turkey in research, politics, and economy as well as in the media. These highly skilled academics were born and grew up in Germany, enjoyed the education here and leave the country towards Turkey, to reach their career goals there. Fourteen qualitative interviews with highly skilled individuals of Turkish origin of the second and third generation in the Ruhr area (Bochum, Duisburg, Essen and Dortmund) were the foundation of a qualitative study to examine their motives to leave Germany towards Turkey. The results of this research project show that for the majority of the interviewees principally exists an openness to imagine a future life in Turkey. While women predominantly intend to leave Germany for family and partnership reasons, men would primarily migrate to Turkey for professional reasons and for their career. The study comes to the result that not a particular motif, but only the compound of numerous reasons, leads to a motivation for a migration from Germany to Turkey.

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