This seminar examines the interconnection between migration, diaspora networks, and transnational belonging in the case of Türkiye and Germany. We trace historical and contemporary migration trajectories between these two countries, from labour recruitment starting in the 1960s and family reunification in the 1970s and 80s to current refugee migration, asylum, and international student mobility as well as the second and third generations of the Turkish diaspora in Germany. In doing so, we explore how these movements shape new forms of citizenship, belonging and identity as well as networks and participation beyond the nation-state. In a nutshell, the key question of the seminar is how does Turkish migration actually shape transnational spaces between Türkiye and Germany?
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