The Effect of Settlement Duration on Integration Levels of Turkish Immigrants in Australia

Göçler yolu ile meydana gelen veya uluslararası göç alan toplumların temel ilgisifarklı kültürlerin birbirleri ile uyum içerisinde yaşamasını sağlayabilmektir. Birbirleri ileuyumlu-ahenkli bir toplum, göçmenlerin entegrasyonu ile gerçekleştirilebilir. Entegras- yon, göç edilen ülkede yaşama süresi ile yakından ilişkilidir. Bu makalede Türk göçmen- lerin Avustralyada yerleşme süreleri göz önünde bulundurularak entegrasyon seviyelerineilişkin bir analiz yapılacaktır. Bu çalışmada literatür taraması ve saha araştırmasının so- nuçları yer alacaktır. Literatür taraması kısmında Avustralyanın ve Avustralyalı Türkleringöç hikâyeleri tarihsel olarak incelenecektir. Saha araştırması bölümünde, Sydneyde 152Türk göçmene uygulanan anket sonuçları değerlendirilecektir. Çalışmanın sonunda, Türkgöçmenlerin entegrasyonunun tamamlanmadığı görülmektedir.

Yerleşim Süresinin Avustralya daki Türk Göçmenlerin Entegrasyon Seviyesine Etkisi

The main concern of the societies that occur through migrations or takeinternational migrations is to create harmonious societies. The harmonious society canbe created as a result of integrating the immigrants within the community. Integration isclosely related to the settlement duration besides other factors. This article aims to makethe analysis of the integration level among Turkish immigrants in Australia dependingupon their settlement durations. This study includes literature research as well as fieldresearch. In the part of literature research, the case of Australia s migration and themigration story of Turkish people will be discussed from a historical perspective. In thefield research, the results of the survey conducted to 152 Turkish immigrants living inSydney will be discussed. At the end of the study, it has been shown that the integrationsof Turkish immigrants are not completed.

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