Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies
The Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies (TJDS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed academic journal and publishes articles in both English and Turkish. TJDS is motivated to make sufficient space for scholars across the globe who study a challenging subject traversing multiple disciplines and geographic borders. TJDS aims to create a platform in which the topic of diaspora in its broadest meaning finds room for dissenting voices, diachronic and critical perspectives, and dynamic debates from any point of view.
TJDS aspires to broaden and deepen our understanding of diasporas in the worldwide scene and in the Turkish diaspora in particular, including empirically based studies in social sciences, as well as theoretical and historical studies. Intersecting disciplines of humanities in particular, politics, international relations, postcolonial and spatial studies, economics, security, electoral and religious studies, gender and disability studies, digital humanities, nation and identity studies, to name few, TJDS also includes studies about the experiences of people of Turkish origin who have settled abroad for various reasons.
TJDS’s focus of interest includes original studies incorporating research articles, book reviews, scientific translations, review articles, and interviews with experts. TJDS also plans to publish special issue(s) regarding prevalent and emerging topics and themes in the field.
DOI numbers are assigned to all articles published in the journal.
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TJDS aspires to broaden and deepen our understanding of diasporas in the worldwide scene and in the Turkish diaspora in particular, including empirically based studies in social sciences, as well as theoretical and historical studies. Intersecting disciplines of humanities in particular, politics, international relations, postcolonial and spatial studies, economics, security, electoral and religious studies, gender and disability studies, digital humanities, nation and identity studies, to name few, TJDS also includes studies about the experiences of people of Turkish origin who have settled abroad for various reasons.
TJDS’s focus of interest includes original studies incorporating research articles, book reviews, scientific translations, review articles, and interviews with experts. TJDS also plans to publish special issue(s) regarding prevalent and emerging topics and themes in the field.
DOI numbers are assigned to all articles published in the journal.
AFFILIATION: MIGRATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Phone: 00903124737911
Address: Hacettepe Mahallesi, Fener Sokak, No:5 Altındağ-Ankara-Türkiye
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states’ political will in view of the reality that managing migration is challenging due to its inevitable nature, magnitude, and heterogeneity. Strengthening forums between national, regional, and global actors is essential in order to address regional migration and displacement challenges in a manner consistent with international standards.
vulnerability of African women as a target for international and transnational human trafficking.
topluluğun yaşadığı federal bir devlettir. Çarlık Rusyası’nın
yayılmacı politikaları ve onun mirasçısı Sovyetler Birliği döneminde uygulanan sürgün ve yeniden iskân politikaları, bugünkü Rusya Federasyonu’nu her açıdan daha da çokkültürlü
bir hale getirmiştir. Resmi rakamlara göre Rusya Federasyonu, 100 civarında farklı dilin konuşulduğu 193 farklı etnik
gruba ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Bu yönüyle Rusya Federasyonu, kültürel çeşitlilik açısından dünyadaki eşsiz ülkelerin
başında gelmektedir. Bu çalışma, dil, eğitim ve dini alana
yönelik yasal çerçeve, kurumlar ve uygulamalar bağlamında
Rusya’nın çokkültürcü politikalarını tarihsel tecrübe ışığında
incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Mevcut literatürün yanı sıra ilgili
mevzuat ve uluslararası örgütlerin raporlarından yararlanılan
bu çalışmada, Rusya’daki çokkültürcü politikaların, 1990’lardan günümüze nispeten daha liberal bir başlangıçtan güvenlik odaklı ve merkeziyetçi bir yaklaşıma kaydığı bulgusuna
ulaşılmıştır.
gelişimi ile bu alanlarda Birliğin ulus-üstü organlarının yetkileri artmıştır. Yani AB göç politikalarında uzun bir süre hükümetler arası bir yaklaşım tercih edilirken zamanla kısmi bir
ortak politikanın gelişiminden de söz edilmektedir. Güvenlik
perspektifinden göç politikalarını oluşturan AB, özellikle son
otuz yıldır göçü “dışsallaştırarak” yönetmeyi tercih etmektedir. Suriye İç Savaşı’nın neden olduğu göç krizinin bir sonucu olarak Türkiye ile iş birliği yapmak AB’nin göç politikalarının dışsallaştırılmasında önemli bir yere sahip olmuştur.
Bu çerçevede, 2015 yılındaki göç krizi sırasında Avrupa’ya
göç akışını önlemek için iki tarafın üzerinde anlaşmaya vardığı 18 Mart 2016 tarihli AB-Türkiye Göç Mutabakatı bir
başarı olarak sunulmuştur. Ancak bu açıklamanın yasal niteliği ve çeşitli yönleri birçok tartışmaya yol açmıştır. Gayri resmi yöntemler kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu iş birliği AB göç
politikalarının dışsallaştırılması açısından önemli bir örnek
niteliğindedir.
Turkish communities living outside of Turkey from 1988 to
2016. It focuses particularly on the usage of the bridge metaphor in discursive strategies toward these communities; concentrated mainly in former Ottoman territories and parts of
Eurasia. The article argues that Turkish parliamentarians used
the bridge metaphor to frame Turkish communities as part
of both the Turkish nation and the nation where they lived,
thereby constituting their liminal and in-between identity.
Parliamentarians continuously (re-)imagine, (re-)construct,
and (re-)produce the Turkish nation by using different discursive strategies that included uniqueness, sameness, or difference. They used identity markers as ethnicity, language,
geography, history, and religion to address these strategies.
Metaphorically framing Turkish communities as a bridge
provided them a dominant bridge role, namely that of friendship and peace. By transforming Turkish communities into a
bridge of friendship and peace, through different dimensions,
they believed that they would have a positive and crucial role
for the country where they live and for Turkey. This bridge
role provided opportunities as well as limits, illustrating the
interplay between discourse and foreign policy developments.
these NGOs could be a security threat and have radical right-wing features. In this regard, the main purpose of this study is to examine how and why the NGOs that adopted Turkish nationalism in Germany, which have been working through umbrella NGOs as legal entities since 1978, are perceived as a security threat. The background of the path to this process is examined from a social constructivist perspective with the theory of securitization.
of material culture studies, reflecting the interconnection of
mobility and materiality, and the importance of objects in
relation to the experiences of migrants and diaspora communities. In this article, we explore the importance of diasporic
objects within the Sudanese diaspora in Turkey, focusing on
the significance of these objects in households of dual heritage. Using thematic discourse analysis, we identify three main
categories of diasporic objects, including food and kitchen objects, biographic objects, and socio-cultural objects. Drawing
on interdisciplinary research, we examine the potential functions and significance of these objects, as well as the broader
social and cultural practices that surround them. Our findings
suggest that diasporic objects can serve as powerful symbols
of cultural identity and personal history, providing a sense
of continuity and connection for individuals in the diaspora. Moreover, these objects can offer a source of comfort and
support, acting as emotional companions that help individuals to maintain a sense of belonging and identity during the
challenging experiences of migration and displacement. Additionally, this article highlights the specific significance of diasporic objects in dual-heritage households.
elections in 2014, Turkish political parties’ diaspora policies
have gained crucial importance, especially considering that
votes from abroad constitute five percent of the total votes.
In this study, I will try to answer the question of how granting of the right to vote to citizens abroad affected the main
Turkish political parties’ (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, Justice
and Development Party– AKP and Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi,
Republican People’s Party - CHP) diaspora policies. First of
all, I start by introducing the Turkish diaspora. Then, I review
the history of the Turkish diaspora’s right to vote from abroad.
Next, I analyze the parties’ election manifestos published before the general elections in 2011, 2015, and 2018. The reason
for selecting these specific elections is to reveal the alteration
of these two main parties’ diaspora policies since 2011
elections were the last election before the granting to vote exeternally and 2015 and 2018 were the first two general elections afterward. Within the scope of this literature review and
document analysis, the issue is analyzed using two perspectives within the framework of the concepts of external voting,
election districts, foreign policy, diaspora institutions, culture
and integration, political participation, and education. This study establishes that the provision of external voting rights
had a substantial influence on the policies of Turkish political
parties towards the diaspora, as evidenced by the significant
increase in the number of election manifesto articles and the
remarkably diverse promises.
Turkish origin in Germany in the context of speculations
about deviating understandings of democracy among the
Turkish diasporas. Based on the thesis that a change in German integration discourse from measurable material achievements of the migrant community to immaterial aspects of
adaptation with regard to norms and values is taking place,
an argument for a discourse-theoretical perception of this debate is developed, whereby existing forms of the negatively
connoted foreign construction of the community of Turkish
origin are discussed.
have migrated from their homeland, and preserved and
maintained their home country’s culture. In the 1990s, with
the acceleration of communication, transportation, and the
ease of displacement, migration movements in the world
increased and modern diasporas developed transnational
relations in their country of residence. Modern diasporas
have attracted sending states’ attention over time and have
led states to develop various policies for institution building,
political participation, lobbying, and civil and social rights.
This article reveals the similarities and differences in Turkey
and Azerbaijan’s diaspora policies from a historical perspective
and examines the kinds of activities and policies these two
states currently have in the context of the Turkish world. The
possibility of the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related
Communities (Turkey) and the State Committee on Work
with Diaspora (Azerbaijan) developing common diaspora
policies is also discussed. The study’s data is collected using the
document analysis method, which includes a literature review
and an examination of reports from the public institutions
mentioned, in order to discuss the possibility of the two
countries to producing a common diaspora policy
various countries outside the homeland and the diaspora’s
reasons for departing vary. Today, South Korea’s engagement
with its diaspora is increasing and the government is pursuing
policies to strengthen bonds between the diaspora and the
homeland. South Korea strives to make its diaspora citizens
feel its presence in many fields, from media to politics, and
from cultural studies to education. Through various education
programs, second and third generation citizens, who have
never lived in South Korea, are given the opportunity to
do so. In this study, how South Korea supports its diaspora
and how it performs this support are explained through six
selected institutions. The research uses a literature review of
previous academic studies and data from the official websites
of the selected institutions. The history of South Korea’s
diaspora formation and the beginning of South Korea’s
cultural activities for its diaspora are discussed in the study.
The functioning of these activities is discussed through
selected institutions. These institutions provide support the
to the diaspora in various fields, such as culture, mother
tongue teaching, and education. Support g
Turkey in 1961, migration from Turkey to Germany increased
drastically. As a result, Turkish society extending to the fifth
generation exists today in Germany. Most of those who
immigrated during this period, went for a short time to earn
money. However, in the historical process most of the firstgeneration immigrants lived in Germany for many years.
Although the majority of first-generation immigrants return
to their homeland within the scope of their retirement plans,
the cyclical changes in Germany and the laws to encourage
return also had a catalytic effect on their return. Some of the
first-generation immigrants’ socialization in their early youth
took place in Turkey, and some in Germany. Immigrants
returning to Turkey after living in Germany for many years
have problems in many areas, from social life to access to public
services and bureaucracy. In addition to these problems, their
imagination of the homeland carries traces of their homeland
perceptions from years ago. The inconsistency of the idea of
homeland in the mind with the reality in the homeland after
their return also creates some re-integration problems.
identity. Language policies have become a state structure that
aims to unite peoples under state rule, as well as organize and
reorganize their lives. The establishment of a political central
authority that dominates the society’s thoughts through
language is the most essential element of social construction
processes in the new world order. This study examines the
current situation of Azerbaijani Turkish in Borchali (Georgia)
and South Azerbaijan (Iran) from socio-political and sociolinguistic perspectives. In this context, language policies,
language planning and language rights, and monolingualism
with its assimilationist characteristics, are included in the
theoretical framework for the first part of this research. The
second part explains the language policy implemented in
Georgia and discusses the mother tongue education problems
faced by minorities. Data on language policy practices in
Iran, the position of Azerbaijani Turkish against the titular
language, and the problems related to South Azerbaijan Turks’
right to education in their mother tongue are interpreted in
the third part. In the last section, attention is drawn to the role
of language policy in Azerbaijan’s multi-culturalism model, as
a solution method for the aforementioned problems.
minorities the ability to use and receive education in
the mother tongue is an important right that allows the
transmission of culture, creates kinship, and strengthens
identity. This article examines Turkish education access for
Turks in Bulgaria by reviewing Turkish academic studies
about this topic, in order to identify gaps. This research uses
the literature review method to investigate published articles,
Master’s and Doctoral theses, books, and reports. Within the
scope of this literature review the issue is discussed within the
framework of the concepts of bilingualism, mother tongue,
education policies, and language policies. This article presents
and discusses specific research topics that are not present in
the current literature available in Turkish and identifies areas
of study to close gaps in the literature.
recently. This includes cross-cultural marriages between
Indonesian brides and Turkish grooms. This study aims
to prove how the marriage migration phenomenon results
in increasing cross-cultural marriages. Using quantitative
demographic data collected from the Embassy of the Republic
of Indonesia in Türkiye, this study explores the patterns of
cross-cultural marriages between Indonesian brides and
Turkish grooms with descriptive methods. In 2022, data
shows that out of 87 cross-cultural marriages, 82 Indonesian
brides were the leading actors in marriage migration and
settled in Türkiye with their husbands. This study aims to give
an early understanding of factors that encourage Indonesian
brides to marry Turkish grooms and migrate from their host
country. This study also examines how the potential crosscultural couple meets for the first time. Additionally, it
examines Indonesian brides educational background and the
Turkish language proficiency of brides who decide to migrate,
including how these factors might affect their marriage. This
study’s results provide details about the cross-cultural marriage
landscape between Indonesia and Türkiye.
states’ political will in view of the reality that managing migration is challenging due to its inevitable nature, magnitude, and heterogeneity. Strengthening forums between national, regional, and global actors is essential in order to address regional migration and displacement challenges in a manner consistent with international standards.
vulnerability of African women as a target for international and transnational human trafficking.
topluluğun yaşadığı federal bir devlettir. Çarlık Rusyası’nın
yayılmacı politikaları ve onun mirasçısı Sovyetler Birliği döneminde uygulanan sürgün ve yeniden iskân politikaları, bugünkü Rusya Federasyonu’nu her açıdan daha da çokkültürlü
bir hale getirmiştir. Resmi rakamlara göre Rusya Federasyonu, 100 civarında farklı dilin konuşulduğu 193 farklı etnik
gruba ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Bu yönüyle Rusya Federasyonu, kültürel çeşitlilik açısından dünyadaki eşsiz ülkelerin
başında gelmektedir. Bu çalışma, dil, eğitim ve dini alana
yönelik yasal çerçeve, kurumlar ve uygulamalar bağlamında
Rusya’nın çokkültürcü politikalarını tarihsel tecrübe ışığında
incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Mevcut literatürün yanı sıra ilgili
mevzuat ve uluslararası örgütlerin raporlarından yararlanılan
bu çalışmada, Rusya’daki çokkültürcü politikaların, 1990’lardan günümüze nispeten daha liberal bir başlangıçtan güvenlik odaklı ve merkeziyetçi bir yaklaşıma kaydığı bulgusuna
ulaşılmıştır.
gelişimi ile bu alanlarda Birliğin ulus-üstü organlarının yetkileri artmıştır. Yani AB göç politikalarında uzun bir süre hükümetler arası bir yaklaşım tercih edilirken zamanla kısmi bir
ortak politikanın gelişiminden de söz edilmektedir. Güvenlik
perspektifinden göç politikalarını oluşturan AB, özellikle son
otuz yıldır göçü “dışsallaştırarak” yönetmeyi tercih etmektedir. Suriye İç Savaşı’nın neden olduğu göç krizinin bir sonucu olarak Türkiye ile iş birliği yapmak AB’nin göç politikalarının dışsallaştırılmasında önemli bir yere sahip olmuştur.
Bu çerçevede, 2015 yılındaki göç krizi sırasında Avrupa’ya
göç akışını önlemek için iki tarafın üzerinde anlaşmaya vardığı 18 Mart 2016 tarihli AB-Türkiye Göç Mutabakatı bir
başarı olarak sunulmuştur. Ancak bu açıklamanın yasal niteliği ve çeşitli yönleri birçok tartışmaya yol açmıştır. Gayri resmi yöntemler kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu iş birliği AB göç
politikalarının dışsallaştırılması açısından önemli bir örnek
niteliğindedir.
Turkish communities living outside of Turkey from 1988 to
2016. It focuses particularly on the usage of the bridge metaphor in discursive strategies toward these communities; concentrated mainly in former Ottoman territories and parts of
Eurasia. The article argues that Turkish parliamentarians used
the bridge metaphor to frame Turkish communities as part
of both the Turkish nation and the nation where they lived,
thereby constituting their liminal and in-between identity.
Parliamentarians continuously (re-)imagine, (re-)construct,
and (re-)produce the Turkish nation by using different discursive strategies that included uniqueness, sameness, or difference. They used identity markers as ethnicity, language,
geography, history, and religion to address these strategies.
Metaphorically framing Turkish communities as a bridge
provided them a dominant bridge role, namely that of friendship and peace. By transforming Turkish communities into a
bridge of friendship and peace, through different dimensions,
they believed that they would have a positive and crucial role
for the country where they live and for Turkey. This bridge
role provided opportunities as well as limits, illustrating the
interplay between discourse and foreign policy developments.
these NGOs could be a security threat and have radical right-wing features. In this regard, the main purpose of this study is to examine how and why the NGOs that adopted Turkish nationalism in Germany, which have been working through umbrella NGOs as legal entities since 1978, are perceived as a security threat. The background of the path to this process is examined from a social constructivist perspective with the theory of securitization.
of material culture studies, reflecting the interconnection of
mobility and materiality, and the importance of objects in
relation to the experiences of migrants and diaspora communities. In this article, we explore the importance of diasporic
objects within the Sudanese diaspora in Turkey, focusing on
the significance of these objects in households of dual heritage. Using thematic discourse analysis, we identify three main
categories of diasporic objects, including food and kitchen objects, biographic objects, and socio-cultural objects. Drawing
on interdisciplinary research, we examine the potential functions and significance of these objects, as well as the broader
social and cultural practices that surround them. Our findings
suggest that diasporic objects can serve as powerful symbols
of cultural identity and personal history, providing a sense
of continuity and connection for individuals in the diaspora. Moreover, these objects can offer a source of comfort and
support, acting as emotional companions that help individuals to maintain a sense of belonging and identity during the
challenging experiences of migration and displacement. Additionally, this article highlights the specific significance of diasporic objects in dual-heritage households.
elections in 2014, Turkish political parties’ diaspora policies
have gained crucial importance, especially considering that
votes from abroad constitute five percent of the total votes.
In this study, I will try to answer the question of how granting of the right to vote to citizens abroad affected the main
Turkish political parties’ (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, Justice
and Development Party– AKP and Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi,
Republican People’s Party - CHP) diaspora policies. First of
all, I start by introducing the Turkish diaspora. Then, I review
the history of the Turkish diaspora’s right to vote from abroad.
Next, I analyze the parties’ election manifestos published before the general elections in 2011, 2015, and 2018. The reason
for selecting these specific elections is to reveal the alteration
of these two main parties’ diaspora policies since 2011
elections were the last election before the granting to vote exeternally and 2015 and 2018 were the first two general elections afterward. Within the scope of this literature review and
document analysis, the issue is analyzed using two perspectives within the framework of the concepts of external voting,
election districts, foreign policy, diaspora institutions, culture
and integration, political participation, and education. This study establishes that the provision of external voting rights
had a substantial influence on the policies of Turkish political
parties towards the diaspora, as evidenced by the significant
increase in the number of election manifesto articles and the
remarkably diverse promises.
Turkish origin in Germany in the context of speculations
about deviating understandings of democracy among the
Turkish diasporas. Based on the thesis that a change in German integration discourse from measurable material achievements of the migrant community to immaterial aspects of
adaptation with regard to norms and values is taking place,
an argument for a discourse-theoretical perception of this debate is developed, whereby existing forms of the negatively
connoted foreign construction of the community of Turkish
origin are discussed.
have migrated from their homeland, and preserved and
maintained their home country’s culture. In the 1990s, with
the acceleration of communication, transportation, and the
ease of displacement, migration movements in the world
increased and modern diasporas developed transnational
relations in their country of residence. Modern diasporas
have attracted sending states’ attention over time and have
led states to develop various policies for institution building,
political participation, lobbying, and civil and social rights.
This article reveals the similarities and differences in Turkey
and Azerbaijan’s diaspora policies from a historical perspective
and examines the kinds of activities and policies these two
states currently have in the context of the Turkish world. The
possibility of the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related
Communities (Turkey) and the State Committee on Work
with Diaspora (Azerbaijan) developing common diaspora
policies is also discussed. The study’s data is collected using the
document analysis method, which includes a literature review
and an examination of reports from the public institutions
mentioned, in order to discuss the possibility of the two
countries to producing a common diaspora policy
various countries outside the homeland and the diaspora’s
reasons for departing vary. Today, South Korea’s engagement
with its diaspora is increasing and the government is pursuing
policies to strengthen bonds between the diaspora and the
homeland. South Korea strives to make its diaspora citizens
feel its presence in many fields, from media to politics, and
from cultural studies to education. Through various education
programs, second and third generation citizens, who have
never lived in South Korea, are given the opportunity to
do so. In this study, how South Korea supports its diaspora
and how it performs this support are explained through six
selected institutions. The research uses a literature review of
previous academic studies and data from the official websites
of the selected institutions. The history of South Korea’s
diaspora formation and the beginning of South Korea’s
cultural activities for its diaspora are discussed in the study.
The functioning of these activities is discussed through
selected institutions. These institutions provide support the
to the diaspora in various fields, such as culture, mother
tongue teaching, and education. Support g
Turkey in 1961, migration from Turkey to Germany increased
drastically. As a result, Turkish society extending to the fifth
generation exists today in Germany. Most of those who
immigrated during this period, went for a short time to earn
money. However, in the historical process most of the firstgeneration immigrants lived in Germany for many years.
Although the majority of first-generation immigrants return
to their homeland within the scope of their retirement plans,
the cyclical changes in Germany and the laws to encourage
return also had a catalytic effect on their return. Some of the
first-generation immigrants’ socialization in their early youth
took place in Turkey, and some in Germany. Immigrants
returning to Turkey after living in Germany for many years
have problems in many areas, from social life to access to public
services and bureaucracy. In addition to these problems, their
imagination of the homeland carries traces of their homeland
perceptions from years ago. The inconsistency of the idea of
homeland in the mind with the reality in the homeland after
their return also creates some re-integration problems.
identity. Language policies have become a state structure that
aims to unite peoples under state rule, as well as organize and
reorganize their lives. The establishment of a political central
authority that dominates the society’s thoughts through
language is the most essential element of social construction
processes in the new world order. This study examines the
current situation of Azerbaijani Turkish in Borchali (Georgia)
and South Azerbaijan (Iran) from socio-political and sociolinguistic perspectives. In this context, language policies,
language planning and language rights, and monolingualism
with its assimilationist characteristics, are included in the
theoretical framework for the first part of this research. The
second part explains the language policy implemented in
Georgia and discusses the mother tongue education problems
faced by minorities. Data on language policy practices in
Iran, the position of Azerbaijani Turkish against the titular
language, and the problems related to South Azerbaijan Turks’
right to education in their mother tongue are interpreted in
the third part. In the last section, attention is drawn to the role
of language policy in Azerbaijan’s multi-culturalism model, as
a solution method for the aforementioned problems.
minorities the ability to use and receive education in
the mother tongue is an important right that allows the
transmission of culture, creates kinship, and strengthens
identity. This article examines Turkish education access for
Turks in Bulgaria by reviewing Turkish academic studies
about this topic, in order to identify gaps. This research uses
the literature review method to investigate published articles,
Master’s and Doctoral theses, books, and reports. Within the
scope of this literature review the issue is discussed within the
framework of the concepts of bilingualism, mother tongue,
education policies, and language policies. This article presents
and discusses specific research topics that are not present in
the current literature available in Turkish and identifies areas
of study to close gaps in the literature.
recently. This includes cross-cultural marriages between
Indonesian brides and Turkish grooms. This study aims
to prove how the marriage migration phenomenon results
in increasing cross-cultural marriages. Using quantitative
demographic data collected from the Embassy of the Republic
of Indonesia in Türkiye, this study explores the patterns of
cross-cultural marriages between Indonesian brides and
Turkish grooms with descriptive methods. In 2022, data
shows that out of 87 cross-cultural marriages, 82 Indonesian
brides were the leading actors in marriage migration and
settled in Türkiye with their husbands. This study aims to give
an early understanding of factors that encourage Indonesian
brides to marry Turkish grooms and migrate from their host
country. This study also examines how the potential crosscultural couple meets for the first time. Additionally, it
examines Indonesian brides educational background and the
Turkish language proficiency of brides who decide to migrate,
including how these factors might affect their marriage. This
study’s results provide details about the cross-cultural marriage
landscape between Indonesia and Türkiye.
examples of political participation abroad throughout the world. For example, in many countries, such as Italy, Mexico, and Bolivia, the overseas vote influences the fate of elections. In Türkiye, participation has increased in every election since the first overseas election in 2014, reaching 56 percent in the last election. In particular, it should be noted that in the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2023, 3 percent of the total number of valid votes were cast from abroad. Moreover, in the parliamentary elections, 3 parliamentary seats were transferred to different parties with the addition of overseas votes. In light of this information, voting and political participation abroad is a very important issue both in academic studies and in politics itself. In this context, the book entitled “Political Participation Agenda of the Turkish Diaspora”, prepared with the contributions of researchers from the Migration Research Foundation, and edited by Mehmet Köse, and published in 2023 is noteworthy. Köse and his team of researchers, through surveys and in-depth interview studies, reveal in a simple way the interest of the Turkish diaspora in Turkish politics, the participation process, and the participation agenda.
yapımı Wilkommen in Deutschland (Almanya’ya Hoş Geldiniz), Feo Aladağ’ın 2010 yapımı Die Fremde (Ayrılık) ve Fatih Akın’ın 2017 yapımı Aus dem Nichts (Paramparça) filmi Hofstede’nin “soğan kabuğu” yönteminde yer alan kültürün katmanları “kahramanlar, semboller, ritüeller ve değerler” temel alınarak analiz edilmiş ve incelenmiştir.
Federal seçimlerine yönelik yürüttüğü faaliyetlere odaklanmaktadır. Çalışma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden vaka çalışması olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen verilerin analizi sonucunda, çalışma örneklemine dâhil edilen STK’ların sadece Türk diasporasının siyasal katılımını teşvik etmeleri, artırmaları ve çıkarlarını savunan siyasi partilere oy vermeleri konusunda diaspora mensuplarına telkinde bulunmaları bakımından değil aynı zamanda Türk diasporası ve Almanya siyaseti arasında köprü vazifesi görmeleri bakımdan da etkili olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for the third volume of the Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies (TJDS). TJDS aims to provide a medium for the publication of original papers covering the entire span of diaspora and migration studies. The editors are particularly eager to publish new and critical works regarding current developments in research and analysis on the subject topics. The second issue of the third volume of the journal will be published in September 2023. Deadline for the submission for this issue is August 15th, 2023.
In the light of advancement cited in the field, the second issue of the third volume of TJDS is curious in research papers that highlight diaspora and migration-related topics. Topics to be discussed in this issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
Diaspora in modern times
Diaspora and its borders, theories, and practices
Diaspora engagement policies
Diaspora and assimilation policies
Diaspora and geopolitics
Diaspora and Culture (Religion, Language, Symbols, Music, Dance, Art, Cinema, etc.)
Diaspora and Security
Migration and mobility
Diaspora and nation-states
Diaspora and elections
Diaspora and imaginations
Turkish diaspora and other diasporas
You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for the third volume of the Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies (TJDS). TJDS aims to provide a medium for the publication of original papers covering the entire span of diaspora and migration studies. The editors are particularly eager to publish new and critical works regarding current developments in research and analysis on the subject topics. The first issue of the third volume of the journal will be published in March 2023. Deadline for the submission for this issue is January 31st, 2023.
In the light of advancement cited in the field, the first issue of the third volume of TJDS is curious in research papers that highlight diaspora and migration-related topics. Topics to be discussed in this issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
Diaspora in modern times
Diaspora and its borders, theories, and practices
Diaspora engagement policies
Diaspora and assimilation policies
Diaspora and geopolitics
Diaspora and Culture (Religion, Language, Symbols, Music, Dance, Art, Cinema, etc.)
Diaspora and Security
Migration and mobility
Diaspora and nation-states
Diaspora and elections
Diaspora and imaginations
Turkish diaspora and other diasporas
You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for the second issue of the Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies (TJDS). TJDS aims to provide a medium for the publication of original papers covering the entire span of diaspora and migration studies. The editors are particularly eager to publish new and critical works regarding current developments in research and analysis on the subject topics. The second issue of the second volume of the journal will be published in September 2022. Deadline for the submission for this issue is August 15th, 2022.
In the light of advancement cited in the field, the second issue of the second volume of TJDS is curious in research papers that highlight diaspora and migration-related topics. Topics to be discussed in this issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
Diaspora in modern times
Diaspora and its borders, theories, and practices
Diaspora engagement policies
Diaspora and assimilation policies
Diaspora and geopolitics
Diaspora and Culture (Religion, Language, Symbols, Music, Dance, Art, Cinema, etc.)
Diaspora and Security
Migration and mobility
Diaspora and nation-states
Diaspora and elections
Diaspora and imaginations
Turkish diaspora and other diasporas
flows from Africa have geometrically expanded, despite the
closure of borders and the introduction of new regulations.
The number of Africans waiting in Libyan slave camps, with
determination to cross the Mediterranean Sea, understandably
demonstrates the depressing reality in their home countries.
The state of affairs in homeland countries that compels
people to expose themselves to precarious migration journeys
deserves academic interrogation. This article briefly explores
the contextual conditions that inspire this form of migration,
mainly from Africa to Europe and draws on sociological
literature about irregular migration. This article also includes
accounts from formal and informal interactions with African
migrants. It concludes that scrambling for greener pastures in
Europe could be drastically reduced if anti-poverty policies are
established in Africa.