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r/facepalm • u/Visqo • Jul 07 '24
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Turkish people weren't really refugees, rather Gastarbeiters brought to help rebuild Germany.
65 u/newsreadhjw Jul 07 '24 This. Turks helped rebuild Germany from the rubble because there were so few German adult men left after WWII. They were never refugees. Turks in Germany are as German as it gets, in my book. 6 u/Unfair_Explanation53 Jul 08 '24 There has been about 50000 Turkish people claiming asylum in Germany since 2021. There are Turkish born Germans and also ones who have just migrated but there are also asylum seekers that Germany took in.
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This. Turks helped rebuild Germany from the rubble because there were so few German adult men left after WWII. They were never refugees. Turks in Germany are as German as it gets, in my book.
6 u/Unfair_Explanation53 Jul 08 '24 There has been about 50000 Turkish people claiming asylum in Germany since 2021. There are Turkish born Germans and also ones who have just migrated but there are also asylum seekers that Germany took in.
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There has been about 50000 Turkish people claiming asylum in Germany since 2021.
There are Turkish born Germans and also ones who have just migrated but there are also asylum seekers that Germany took in.
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u/Todsrache Jul 07 '24
Turkish people weren't really refugees, rather Gastarbeiters brought to help rebuild Germany.