Germans in Turkey
Encyclopedia
There are over 50,000 German
s living in Turkey
, primarily Germans married to Turkish spouses, employees, retirees and long-term tourists who buy properties across the Turkish coastline, often spending most of the year in the country. In addition, many Turkish Germans have also returned and settled.
at the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II formed the so-called Bosphorus Germans. The Germans in this group returned home after the First World War, and during the 1920s some of the Germans who had converted to Islam formed a small community around Berlin, playing a major role in the spread of Islam.
In 1933, the rise to power of the Nazis caused the second wave of immigration from Germany to Turkey. People escaping to Turkey were assigned to universities. It has been reported that the number of these “exiled Germans” reached 800, concentrated in Istanbul and Ankara.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
s living in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, primarily Germans married to Turkish spouses, employees, retirees and long-term tourists who buy properties across the Turkish coastline, often spending most of the year in the country. In addition, many Turkish Germans have also returned and settled.
History
The officials and the artisans sent to Istanbul during the close relations with the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
at the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II formed the so-called Bosphorus Germans. The Germans in this group returned home after the First World War, and during the 1920s some of the Germans who had converted to Islam formed a small community around Berlin, playing a major role in the spread of Islam.
In 1933, the rise to power of the Nazis caused the second wave of immigration from Germany to Turkey. People escaping to Turkey were assigned to universities. It has been reported that the number of these “exiled Germans” reached 800, concentrated in Istanbul and Ankara.