Georgia Mavrodi James Madison University & RSCAS, EUI [email protected]
Greeks are Coming to Town: The new Greek migration to Turkey
Migration Working Group RSCAS, European University Institute 12 January 2011 Outline
‹ Greece, Turkey, and the study of contemporary European migration
‹ Mapping out the phenomenon: some preliminary data
‹ Contemporary migration developments in a wider historical context
‹ Concluding remarks Greece, Turkey, and the study of contemporary European migration
¢ Emigration from the EU in the 2000s
¢ High-skilled European emigration: theoretical frameworks
¢ High-skilled Greek emigration (Lambrianidis et al 2010) Greece, Turkey, and the study of contemporary European migration
¢ Turkey as a country of emigration, transit, and immigration
¢ Migratory systems and motives for migration
¢ Migration, international relations, European integration and identity Mapping out the phenomenon
U What do we know?
U Greek new migrant presence in Istanbul
U Profile
U Categories of occupation
U Migration tendencies & factors
U Latest coverage Some preliminary data
CARIM TURKSTAT Central Bank of Turkey Table I: Greek citizens arriving in & departing from Turkey, 2000-2006 Source: CARIM, www.carim.org (Data on this table compiled by the author)
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Entries 218092 189028 279751 393399 491300 584784 412819
Departur 225123 169203 245484 382990 473559 566194 407167 es
Net Total -7031 19825 34267 10409 17741 18590 5652 Private Permits schools Table II: Residence permits issued to Greek for - citizens in Turkey (2005) workin Private Public Academ Journali Tourism Langua Source: CARIM 2005/ Central BankOther of TotalTurkey g sector sector ics sm ge purpos instruct es ors 3 6 139 16 3 2 622 791 Permits for Primary, Graduat Langua studyin Junior & Undergr Other e (MA, ge g Highsch aduate courses PhD) classes purpos ool es 1520 1237 32 4 6 2799 Other Relative Relative categor Marriag s with s of ies of e to residen Turkish Tourist Clergy Other residen Turkish ce nationali ce citizen permits ty permits 842 904 213 29 0 946 2934 All categor 6524 ies Historical legacies of Greek migrations in the eastern Mediterranean: a framework
th th Ï Late 18 to early 20 Centuries: goods, communications, people
Ï The network of Greek diaspora communities in eastern Mediterranean: mobility, economic activity, social characteristics
Ï Changing economic, political and social dynamics Historical legacies of Greek migrations in the eastern Mediterranean: a framework
th Ï The 20 Century: shrinking of the Greek diaspora in eastern Mediterranean & new worldwide geographical expansion
Ï Refugee movements, memory and identity
Ï Is there a link between historical legacies and new (e)migrations? Concluding remarks
‹ Contemporary (e)migration movements in context
‹ Alternative frameworks of understanding and analysing the new Greek migration to Turkey
‹ The need for accessible, reliable & comparable data
‹ History, migration, identity