Turkeys immigration and emigration dilemmas at the gate of the european union

This paper examines the emigration and immigration system of Turkey and its correlated visions of development. For that purpose, the paper will study the major characteristics and dynamics of emigration from Turkey into Europe (in particular Germany and the Netherlands), and the major impact on host societies as well as on Turkey. The analysis gives particular attention to the extent to which Turkish emigration and the Turkish Diaspora have influenced economic, political and social development in Turkey. In a similar manner, we will examine the evolving nature of immigration into Turkey. Finally, we give attention to the place of these issues in EUTurkish relations. The parallel development of Turkish migrants becoming permanent residents in Europe and of Turkey receiving new potentially permanent migrants from its surrounding region are discussed with a close look at what kind of impact this has on Turkey itself