Dynamics of Highly Skilled Emigration From Turkey After Year 2000
Özet
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.
