50th Anniversary German-Turkish Recruitment AgreementThe Long Road to Almanya
In October 1961, West Germany and Turkey signed a recruitment agreement setting out the conditions under which Turks were allowed to work in the Federal Republic. Although long-term residence was initially explicitly forbidden, contemporary Germany is now home to large numbers of people of Turkish origin. By Monika Carbe
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