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‘Perpetual First Generation’: A Strategy for a New Minority – People Originating from Turkey in France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Samim Akgönül
Samim Akgönül*
Affiliation:
University of Strasbourg, Institute of International Relations, Department of Turkish Studies, 5 allée du Général Rouvillois, 67083 Strasbourg, Cedex, France. E-mail: akgonul@unistra.fr
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Abstract

To investigate the identity attributes of Turkish people living in France it is necessary to consider ‘Turkish identity’, determine the stage of their identity building, and understand the role religion plays in this quest for identity. Considering the complex structure of Ottoman society and the multiple and dynamic properties of loyalty criteria, it is difficult to ascertain the definition of ‘Turkishness’ even in Turkey. It is probably not necessary to explain that this is even more difficult for Turks who are in the minority.

Type
Turkey and Europe: Cultural Aspects
Information
European Review , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , July 2016 , pp. 405 - 416
Copyright
© Academia Europaea 2016 

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