Identity Perception of Third Generation Turks in Germany

Identity, which is a problem of belonging, is constructed through being influenced by the social and cultural relations it is in, as well as the historical events and processes that emerge from past to present. In this context, it is undeniable that immigration plays an important role in the formation of identity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the identity perception of the third generation Turkish migrants who live in Germany today, as a result of Turkish labour migration to this country starting from 1961. The prerequisite in identity construction is always the need for an "other". Thus, it has an important place in Turkish migrants’ identity construction, as well. However, it is now observed that the third generation does not place German identity, which is the "other" for themselves, in a place completely different from theirs; in fact, includes it in constructing their own identity