Veranstaltung wird auf Englischer Sprache abgehalten.
 

Turkish migration to Western Europe, particularly Germany, has historically been driven by both economic aspirations and socio-political conflicts. Since 2013, a new wave of highly skilled young Turks has migrated, also largely due to political instability. More recently, there is another emerging and concerning trend that may further accelerate migration to Europe: the co-radicalisation of young Turks and refugees in Turkey’s marginalised urban areas. Since 2019, escalating tensions between Turkish citizens and refugees have created an increasingly hostile social environment. Radicalisation, often a reaction to governance failures and socio-economic grievances, intersects with co-radicalisation—a process in which distinct social groups, despite limited direct interaction, develop mutual hostility. In Turkey, this dynamic is amplified by political actors, including the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and opposition parties like the Victory Party (Zafer Partisi), who exploit socio-economic, cultural, and religious divisions for political gain. Based on the findings of my empirical research over the last decade, this talk will shed light on the current forms of co-radicalisation between young people with “native” and migrant backgrounds in Turkey who are both suffering from socio-economic, legal, and political impediments.

Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya is a Professor of Politics at the Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University. He is currently a CATS Fellow at the SWP-Berlin, and a DAAD Fellow at Humboldt University – Berlin. He holds a Jean Monnet Chair of European Politics of Interculturalism at Bilgi. He is an ERC-Advanced Grant Holder, a member of the British Academy, and Science Academy-Turkey.  He holds a PhD (1994-1999) and an MA (1993-1994) in Social Anthropology from the Ethnic Relations Department of Warwick University. He holds another Master's degree from the International Relations Department of Marmara University (1991-1993), where he also holds a Bachelor's degree (1986-1991).

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