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Older migrants to the Mediterranean: the Turkish example
Author(s) -
Bahar Halil İbrahim,
Laçiner Sedat,
Bal İhsan,
Özcan Mehmet
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.528
Subject(s) - turkish , mediterranean climate , demographics , sample (material) , geography , work (physics) , settling , socioeconomics , political science , demographic economics , demography , sociology , economics , engineering , archaeology , environmental engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , chromatography
Abstract To take advantage of a better climate and enjoy the sunshine as one element of a healthier, happier lifestyle, it would seem that retired people from northern and western Europe are settling in increasing numbers along Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This paper reports the findings from a random sample of 504 EU citizens who had settled full‐time, or who had spent a large part of each year, in Turkey. The work focuses on the demographics of the sample, their reasons for settling in Turkey, their perceived problems in adjusting to life in a foreign country, and looks at their relationships with their fellow countrymen and local Turkish communities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.