Insight Turkey
Insight Turkey
Challenging ideas
On Turkish politics and International affairs

Author

Canan Balkır

Dokuz Eylül University
Canan Balkır
Guests and Hosts: European Retirees in Coastal Turkey
October 1, 2014
As a country in transition from emigration to immigration, Turkey hosts many diverse migrant groups, creating a very dynamic research field to explore. Amongst them, European retirees have settled in the coastal Turkish Riviera. This paper tries to understand the perspectives of both retired EU migrants and local hosts on migration and settlement processes. After briefly describing the geographical distribution of EU citizens in Turkey, the paper focuses on the demographic characteristics and socio-economic integration of retired migrants in Antalya, the most popular destination in Turkey.

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