| | | Wikipedia has a good article on Turks in Germany:
Turks in Germany
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As of 2015 there are 2.9 million persons with a Turkish background in Germany or 3.5% of the population. In Berlin the percentage is higher, 200,000 of 3.7 million or 5.3%. As unclewest has written many are living in the Berlin district of Neukölln or neighboring Kreuzberg or Wedding. The first generation of Turks who have come as adults often had difficulty adopting to their new environment. Even after decades many hardly speak any German. The second generation fluently speaks German but still life can be a challenge for them. For conservative Turks they are no "real Turks" any more, for some Germans they are not "real Germans". Many are integrated well into public life, though. Turks are well known for their trading activities (cars, jewelry, electronics like cell phones, carpets) and services (snack bars, shops, travel agencies). It's not a homogenous group, the Turks in Germany reflect the population composition of their home country. For instance, there are also many Kurds in Germany and Berlin police is well adapted to the risk of escalation if one of the two groups announces a demonstration.
Personally I don't see Turks as a threat in Germany. In the Berlin crime scene Arab clans are a bigger threat. Some streets of Berlin are known to be under heavy clan influence with the image of being a "no go zone" for regular police. |
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