In 2006 more than 1.7 Million Turkish immigrants lived in Germany. As always with matters like Immigration, things are not as simple as they could be at first view. A lot of Germans claim to know the Turkish culture, because they went to the district Berlin-Neukölln once in their lifetime and had a great tasting Kebap. Some talk about the problems with the Kurdish minority in turkey. Some will tell you, that a turkey is wonderful to make a tasty sandwich with. Maybe some will even think of a huge bird wearing a suppressing headscarf. Those are the ones, who probably visited the Sealine bath in Anatolia during their club holiday in Turkey. So that‘s Turkey? We don‘t think so. Almost no one knows, that the Turkish language was invented only 80 years ago, originally written in Arabian letters. Very few people talk about emerging Technologies, Migration into cities, new ways of living, the contrast between emerging western thinking and ancient traditions. Everybody talks about Turkey becoming a member of the European Union, but very few people look behind the superficial image of Islam and try to see a country of complex social developments, inner conflicts of it‘s citizens and a way of living, that is deeply infused with meaning. We are looking forward to have the opportunity of looking behind the scenes and maybe understand a slight part of the Turkish mentality and the Problems young people are faced with in a changing society.
Wir freuen uns auf euch. O ana Kader.
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