Foreign in Two Homelands
Book • 2024
Michelle Lynn Kahn's 'Foreign in Two Homelands' examines Turkish migration to West Germany from the 1960s onward, emphasizing the experiences of migrants who returned to Turkey and the racism they faced in both countries.
Drawing on archival sources, interviews, literature, and media from Germany and Turkey, the book explores policies like the guest worker program, family reunification, and West Germany's 1983 return incentive.
Kahn highlights the social and cultural estrangement of return migrants, showing how they were labeled 'Germanized' at home while being excluded in Germany.
The study situates these personal stories within broader political debates, including contemporary remigration rhetoric and diaspora politics.
It argues that the history of Turkish‑German migration must account for cross‑border, two‑way movements and the formation of German diasporic life in Turkey.
Drawing on archival sources, interviews, literature, and media from Germany and Turkey, the book explores policies like the guest worker program, family reunification, and West Germany's 1983 return incentive.
Kahn highlights the social and cultural estrangement of return migrants, showing how they were labeled 'Germanized' at home while being excluded in Germany.
The study situates these personal stories within broader political debates, including contemporary remigration rhetoric and diaspora politics.
It argues that the history of Turkish‑German migration must account for cross‑border, two‑way movements and the formation of German diasporic life in Turkey.
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Michelle Lynn Kahn on Turkish migration to Germany
