Dynamics of Highly Skilled Emigration From Turkey After Year 2000

Abstract

Migration has been one of the important features of human communities in every period of history. Turkey has similarly had its share of historical changes. The industrial revolution and the increasingly important technology-oriented changes have caused migration dynamics to vary. The political, economic, demographic and social structure of Turkey after year 2000 offers a unique example from this perspective. It is observed that a culture of migration has emerged, nourished by historical changes in Turkey and global events, as well as individual and family decisions focused on economy, lifestyles, and opportunities. In this context, the influence of networks formed during and after migration is increasing day by day, surpassing and alleviating the negative effects of migration. In this study, Turkey's highly skilled human emigration will be examined from the perspective of anthropology and the change in migration dynamics and culture will be studied. First of all, existing migration theories in the literature and other potentially related theories will be examined in terms of highly skilled emigration. It will be determined to what extent wide spectrum of data obtained from open sources through digital ethnography supports these theories. In ethnographic interviews, individuals associated with the technology sector migrated to North America and Europe after year 2000 will be focused and examined. The reason for choosing this group is the assumption that migration dynamics of this group are also changing rapidly due to technological developments. As a result of the study, it is aimed to create a framework for understanding the change in migration dynamics of highly skilled Turkish emigrants.