Being Muslim-Turks in Germany and Almancı (Turks living in Germany) in Turkey: Candidates for Religious Leaders (Imam) in Germany Training at Marmara University Faculty of Theology
Abstract
In an unprecedented manner, Western countries are becoming diverse with multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural and multi-religious populations immigrating from different geographies.
Former colonizer countries in Europe, like France, Netherlands and Britain, covered the
need for labor from their former colonies in the second half of the twentieth century; people
migrated from these countries in seek of better life and economic prosperity. 1 Countries
like Germany, on the other hand, signed treaties with a number of states beginning in
the 1950s to recruit foreign workers. 2 Germany received the largest number of guest workers
from Turkey.
References
- Naika Faroutan, Identity and Muslim Integration in Germany, Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 2013, p.4.
- Gökçe Yurdakul, From Guest Workers into Muslims: Transformation of Turkish Immigrant Assosiations in Germany, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 2009, p. 12
Being Muslim-Turks in Germany and Almancı (Turks living in Germany) in Turkey: Candidates for Religious Leaders (Imam) in Germany Training at Marmara University Faculty of Theology
Abstract
In an unprecedented manner, Western countries are becoming diverse with multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural and multi-religious populations immigrating from different geographies.
Former colonizer countries in Europe, like France, Netherlands and Britain, covered the
need for labor from their former colonies in the second half of the twentieth century; people
migrated from these countries in seek of better life and economic prosperity. 1 Countries
like Germany, on the other hand, signed treaties with a number of states beginning in
the 1950s to recruit foreign workers. 2 Germany received the largest number of guest workers
from Turkey.
Keywords
References
- Naika Faroutan, Identity and Muslim Integration in Germany, Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 2013, p.4.
- Gökçe Yurdakul, From Guest Workers into Muslims: Transformation of Turkish Immigrant Assosiations in Germany, UK: Cambridge Scholars, 2009, p. 12
Details
| Journal Section | Araştırma Notu |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | June 15, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 52 Issue: 52 |
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