From Guest Workers to Citizens: The Turkish Minority in Germany
It has
been 63 years since the first Guest worker recruitment treaty
went into effect. In those six plus decades Germany evolved into a multicultural
society and today about three million Turks are calling Germany their home,
among them the scientist couple who was instrumental in developing the COVID-19
vaccine! The integration of the Turkish community has not been without its
problems but especially the young and the well-educated seem to manage the
transition from Guest Workers to Citizens quite successfully. German Historian
and Political Scientist Anette Isaacs will discuss this remarkable process.
