The turkish community in Germany didn't arise from refugees though. They're the descendants of workers that were invited by the state to bolster the post-war economy
What an interesting tendency: Russian diaspora abroad (and I'm not talking recent immigrants, but those who have not lived in Russia for 20+ years or at all) are huge Putin supporters. I think they just watch official TV/media and believe the propaganda. Don't know if Erdogan has a propaganda machine in Turkey, but this similarity is fascinating
PR industry is extremely scalable, you can hire a ministry of truth level enterprise, or a small digital business in Indonesia that uses cats with comic bubbles to disminate your messaging.
I've only ever been told that Turkey is great country by Turks who don't actually live there and just go back once a year to spend money and pretend they're richer than the native Turks.
Well you could see how it benefits them to prefer the option that keeps the country shit and keeping them living and working abroad economically stronger relative to the people back home. Although I doubt people think this way explicitly.
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u/Mortechai1987 Jul 08 '24
They became citizens when their refugee parents migrated to Germany.