THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?

Apan, Ahmet

THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?

Doç. Dr. Ahmet Apan (İçişleri Bakanlığı, Mülkiye Başmüfettişliği, Ankara, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 0 Sayı: 490 Sayfa Aralığı: 11 - 34 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 20-01-2021

THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?

Öz:

The essay aims to identify two issues, namely the integration of the Turksliving in Belgium with the host society by obtaining citizenship status, and therights of citizens who acquire citizenship status in line with concepts such as socialcitizenship. Citizenship means being part of society not only legally but also in thecontext of social citizenship, in countries where discrimination between foreignersand citizens is considered in the context of a multicultural society rather than anexclusionary factor. The integration theory and the concept of social citizenshipare the base of the essay. Social citizenship implies the level of participation in asociety as Marshall posits modern citizenship should cover civil, political and socialrights. Some interviews with various representatives of the Turkish migrants inBelgium were conducted to find out how the Turkish migrants was feeling aboutintegration and naturalization. In Belgium, some biased policies followed by theright-wing governments have endangered the benefit of social citizenship andintegration in recent years. As a result, the number of Turks acquired citizenshiphas decreased recently in accordance with the lack of adequate instruments tointegrate with Belgium. Additionally, the Turkish migrants in Belgium suffer fromthe disadvantages of living in enclaves and having poor education. They feel theybelong to Turkey rather than Belgium in political and cultural aspects even if theyacquire the citizenship.

Anahtar Kelime:

UYUM BAĞLAMINDA VATANDAŞLIK SÜRECİ: BELÇİKA’DAKİ GÖÇMEN TÜRKLER

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Makale, Belçika’da yaşayan Türklerin vatandaşlık statüsü alarak ev sahibi toplumla entegrasyonu ve sosyal vatandaşlık gibi kavramlar doğrultusunda vatandaşlık statüsü kazanan kişilerin hakları olmak üzere iki konuyu ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Vatandaşlık, yabancılar ve vatandaşlar arasındaki ayrımcılığın dışlayıcı bir faktörden ziyade çok kültürlü bir toplum bağlamında kabul edildiği ülkelerde, sadece yasalar önünde değil, sosyal vatandaşlık bağlamında da toplumun bir parçası olmak anlamına gelmektedir. Entegrasyon Teorisi ve sosyal vatandaşlık kavramı makalenin temelini oluşturmaktadır. Marshall’ın da belirttiği gibi modern vatandaşlık medeni, siyasi ve sosyal hakları kapsamalıdır ve sosyal vatandaşlık bir topluma katılım düzeyini ifade etmektedir. Entegrasyon ve vatandaşlığa geçiş konusunda düşüncelerini öğrenmek amacıyla Belçika’daki Türk göçmenlerin çeşitli temsilcileriyle bazı görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Belçika’da, sağcı hükümetlerin son yıllarda izlediği önyargılı politikalar sosyal vatandaşlık ve entegrasyon uygulamalarını tehlikeye atmaktadır. Bu nedenle, Belçika ile entegrasyon için yeterli araçların bulunmamasına bağlı olarak vatandaşlık kazanan Türklerin sayısı son zamanlarda hayli azalmıştır. Buna ek olarak, Belçika’daki Türkler, dışa kapalı alanlarda yaşamanın ve yetersiz eğitim almanın dezavantajlarından mustariptir. Vatandaşlık kazansalar bile siyasi ve kültürel açıdan Belçika yerine Türkiye’ye ait olduklarını düşünmektedirler

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APA	Apan A (2020). THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?. Türk İdare Dergisi, 0(490), 11 - 34.
Chicago	Apan Ahmet THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?. Türk İdare Dergisi 0, no.490 (2020): 11 - 34.
MLA	Apan Ahmet THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION: THE TURKISH MIGRANTS IN BELGIUM?. Türk İdare Dergisi, vol.0, no.490, 2020, ss.11 - 34.
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