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Push factors: Why young people in southeastern Türkiye want to move to Europe

RECAP REPORTS

Push factors: Why young people in southeastern Türkiye want to move to Europe

Turkey recap spoke with young citizens in the country's southeast to find out what's fueling their desire to leave.

5 December 2022 İnanç Yıldız

61 percent of young want to emigrate from Turkey ‘to live in a better society'

REPORT

61 percent of young want to emigrate from Turkey ‘to live in a better society'

According to the survey of the İstanbul Economics Research, 66 percent of the young prefer participatory democracy while 22 percent “do not feel close to political parties” and do not think that “elections are functional.”

15 November 2021

Number of Emigrants in TurkStat Report Does Not Confirm Presidency

Number of Emigrants in TurkStat Report Does Not Confirm Presidency

In response to a NYT article, which stated that more than a quarter of a million of people emigrated from Turkey in 2017, the Presidency has indicated that the actual figure is 113 thousand 326. What does the report of Turkish Statistical Institute say?

Presidency Contradicts New York Times: Number of Emigrants Not Over Quarter Million

Presidency Contradicts New York Times: Number of Emigrants Not Over Quarter Million

Presidency has released a statement refuting an article published on the New York Times regarding the number of people who have emigrated from Turkey: “The number of emigrants in 2017 is not over quarter of a million, but 113 thousand and 326 people.”