Türkiye-Hollanda İşçi Göçü: Kısa Bir Bakış

Türkiye-Hollanda İşçi Göçü: Kısa Bir Bakış

After World War II, European countries began to search for an intensive workforce in order to rebuild their war-torn economies. In this process, the Netherlands signed workforce agreements with different countries, including Turkey, in the early 1960s. The workforce agreement between Turkey and the Netherlands was signed on August 19, 1964. Within the framework of this agreement, the first Turkish workers began to migrate to the Netherlands in 1964.

As a result of the agreement, a significant labor migration from Turkey to the Netherlands began and continued until the end of the 1970s. During this period, many Turkish workers settled permanently in the Netherlands, and migration flows continued through family reunification. Especially from the 1970s onwards, a large portion of immigrants preferred to stay in the Netherlands, which led to the growth of the Turkish community in the Netherlands.

This wave of immigration has also contributed to the strengthening of diplomatic and social relations between the two countries. The presence and permanence of immigrant workers in the Netherlands has affected not only the economy of the Netherlands but also its social life and multiculturalism.

According to the data of Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Turkish population living in the Netherlands has reached approximately 500,000 people as of 2023. This population corresponds to approximately 3% of the total population of the Netherlands. A large part of this population is concentrated in the large cities of the Netherlands, especially Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. According to Eurostat's 2023 data, approximately 50% of the Turkish population in the Netherlands was born in this country, meaning they are second or third generation immigrants. According to the report published by CBS, it is also stated that among the second generation Turkish youth growing up in the Netherlands, the number of young people attending pre-university, upper secondary and high school level university preparatory education schools is increasing.

From this point of view, within the scope of the conference to be held on August 24, 2024 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the labor agreement; the historical process of the Turkey-Netherlands Labor Agreement, as well as the socio-economic dimension of migration, will be addressed under subheadings such as employment, education and social participation. On the other hand, the program will touch on the migration policies of the Netherlands and the dynamics of the Turkish society in terms of identity, citizenship and belonging. In addition, the organization forms of the Turkish society in the Netherlands and issues of civil society organizations will also be addressed within the program. The conference aims to emphasize current problems in general and to draw a future projection by evaluating the relations between the two countries.

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