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Migration routes, asylum, residence and work rights, integration and the diaspora: analysis and guides for those building a new life in Europe.
Roughly one in three people in Germany has a migration background. At the decision-making table the share falls to one in eight in the Bundestag and below three per cent among mayors of large cities. Still, 2026 marked a symbolic threshold. Cem Özdemir became the first state premier with a migration background, and in Berlin Elif Eralp is close to the same office.
Among the Eastern Jews who emigrated to Israel from the Middle East, the Kurdish Jews were a small community with a large influence. The regional knowledge they brought from the mountains left a lasting mark on Israel’s security thinking and its relationship with the Kurds.
In 1948 world Jewry was associated with the suffering of Europe. In the same years, hundreds of thousands of Jews who had lived in the Arab world for centuries also migrated to Israel; this silent migration still shapes Israeli society today.
Integration is not assimilation; keeping your identity does not stop you from taking part in the society you live in. Germany’s definition and suggestions from everyday life on what integration is and is not.
From the “barbarian” of ancient Greece to today’s hostility towards migrants: what feeds the fear and hatred of strangers, and how is it intertwined with nationalism and racism?
Thousands of specialist posts opened by the Ministry of Health remain vacant, and in the earthquake-hit provinces there are almost no applicants. The emigration of doctors from Turkey is reaching ever more serious proportions.
Migration is an inseparable part of human history, yet today Western societies perceive it as a threat. To manage migration properly, we must first understand the concepts and the bitter truths correctly.
Most Syrians who have left their country live in Turkey. Many dream of Europe, so why do they stay in Turkey? The EU–Turkey statement and the findings of field research.
The view of Syria turned overnight from a brotherly country into an enemy one, and millions of Syrian migrants became the most visible result of this policy. Turkey’s migration test is a mirror of its domestic politics.
More than a million people fleeing the war in Ukraine have sought refuge in Germany. But the support provided and arbitrary administrative practices have sparked debate over unequal treatment compared with other migrant groups.
According to sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, many of the refugees coming to Europe are not hungry, poor people but people who have lost their former standing. This view calls for migration policies to be rethought.
The diplomatic tension between Turkey and Greece is turning into a humanitarian crisis as migrants are pushed back in the Aegean. The second part of the Wild West series asks why pushbacks happen.
Türkiye hosts millions of foreigners, yet terms such as refugee, asylum seeker and temporary protection are often confused. This article clarifies the legal status of migrants.
Syrian migrants were set to be one of the main issues of the 2023 elections. The author assesses the government’s open-door policy and the legal status of the migrants.
Olaf Scholz won the 2021 German election, and the number of MPs of Turkish origin hit a record. The article assesses the place of the Turkish community in German politics.
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