1st Edition

Migration from Central Asia Stories and Identity Formation

By Çağla Gül Yesevi Copyright 2024
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Migration from Central Asia analyzes migration from Turkestan to Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and the United States and the identity formation of these people living in different countries. It also deals with younger generations and their views about homeland, sense of belonging, and identity. Using oral history methods, the book focuses on migrants from Turkestan in the 1930s. The book includes... Read more

1 Introduction

2 The historical background of migration from Central Asia: leaving the homeland

3 Migration of the Yasawi family

4 Reasons for migration from Central Asia: migration stories of Turkestanian families

5 The migration flows

6 Identity formation of migrants

7 Revisiting migration and prospects for Turkestanian migrants

Biography

Çağla Gül Yesevi is Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul Kultur University, Türkiye.