Quantitative Research Based Upon the Identifical Development of the People with Turkish Origins who Live in Germany (Example of Berlin)

Abstract. Immigration movement from Turkey, which began with Labor Migration Aggrement which was signed in the year of 1961 between Turkey and Federal Republic of Germany and still continued today, is accompanied by many important factors which shape and change both countries’ nation in the international area. This study brings forward important features of family identity within the development processes of the Turkish origin people who have lived in Germany for more than half century.[i]This study, which summarizes the data of field research conducted in Berlin, presents the identifical development direction with comparisons among the age groups. The most important finding which depends on the research data is the fact that Turkish culture, values, norms and Islam religion are important factors on identifical developments of the third generation youths who live in Berlin while religion factor has decreasing importance and common culture of Turkish and German and values have increasing importance for the first and second generations.Keywords.Turkish identity, Turish people in Germany, immigration identity, family identity, Turkish people in Berlin.