Prototype of Emigration and Integration in the Balkans: A Case Study on the Albanian Emigrants in Turkey

Prototype of Emigration and Integration in the Balkans: A Case Study on the Albanian Emigrants in Turkey

Emigration phenomenon is one of the most debated topics in today’s world. Europe has been faced with different waves of refugees and emigrants form different countries. One of these countries is Albania. More than 25 years, Albanian emigration phenomenon has been on the focus of these debates, which has been on the integration of Albanian emigrants in host societies. These debates have been always done by representatives of hosting countries, and rarely by Albanian representatives. However, in recent years, several academicians have been focusing on research in Albanian emigration phenomenon form different perspective. This article aims to analyse the level of social integration of Albanian emigrants (especially after 1990) in hosted society such as Turkey. Based on the statement of this study, Albanian emigrants have a regrating and a high level of integration in Turkish society. Data collection done by this research in Turkey have occurred by the quantitative approach and analysed by SPSS. The results of social integration of Albanian emigrants appear quite equilibrium integration that shows the high level of emigrants’ integration in Turkish society.

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