International Turkish Labor Migration and its Impact of Urban Problems
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02041072
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | Ryutsu Keizai University |
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Principal Investigator |
TERASAKA Akinobu Professor, Ryutu Keizai University, Faculty of Economics, 経済学部, 教授 (30008643)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIZUUCHI Toshio Associate Professor, Yoyama University, Faculty of Humanities, 人文学部, 助教授 (60181880)
HORIKAWA Toru Associate Professor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Institute of Islamic C, 外国語学部, 助教授 (60108967)
NAKABAYASHI Itsuki Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University Department of Geography, 理学部, 助教授 (80094275)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1990
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
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| Keywords | Turkey / Germany / Ankara / Return migrant / Gecekondu / Tertiary activities / Urban growth / Social migration |
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| Research Abstract |
This study project aimed at analyzing international Turkish labor migration and its impact on urban developments both Turkey and Germany. We got heartful support from the Turkish counterparts Prof. Dr. Rusen Keles and Prof. Dr. Pulat Otkan Ankara University and the stuff members at concerning authorities, both national and local governments. But this time we have not much research fund and time, therefore, we could not visit Germany, and our original intentions were not achieved completely.
Turkey is exported the great number of labor forces to the Western countries, especially concentrated in Germany since 1960s and also active in interregional and / or rural to urban migration. Particularly, Turkish three big cities with over one million population, Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir which have been rapid urban growth and expanded built up areas by planned or spontaneous gathered large number of return migrants from those countries. Return migrants had been mainly accumulated these cities to make the formation of gecekondu with his small gained capital and they began to make new job in tertiary activities in which were easily to take parts. We find that they are also risen in social migration and many of those second generation enter to the universities. More intensive research including questionnaire to both countries left to nest year's main theme.
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