Turkish Immigration in the EU Flashcards
what are the migration issues that TR and EU relationship is involved in?
mobility and migration have become important issues in Turkey-EU relations. Irregular migrants, probability of new waves of migrations from Turkey in the event of full membership and EU’s visa requirement for Turkish citizens have been fervently debated in the context of relations. The Syrian refugee crisis, on the other hand, has deepened divisions over these matters.
when did people migrate to Europe and why?
large-scale movement to Europe was created by both Turkey and the Western European countries in the early 1960s. In the late 1950s, the number of internal migrants was increasing in Turkey and the economy was not strong and industrialized enough to absorb them.
Western European economies were in a period of an economic boom that led them seek foreign labour. In this context, Turkish migrants started to migrate to Western European countries
through the framework of bilateral labour agreements between Turkey and the European governments.
Turkish workers migrated to European countries between 1961 and 1974.
when was the first agreement signed?
first agreement was signed between the Turkish and West German governments in 1961
why did the TR gov promote migration?
Turkish government promoted emigration to obtain remittances from Turkish workers abroad.
development planners aimed to promote industrialization in Turkey as they hypothesized that ‘sending an unskilled work force abroad would secure the return of the necessary skills with which to undertake Turkey’s industrialization process’.
how did emigration to EU continue?
• Emigration from Turkey to Europe continued on the basis of family reunification and education of children (1975–1978). In the 1980s, the introduction of visas for Turkish citizens caused many Turks claim asylum in order to move to Europe.
