Documentary marks Turks’ 50 years in Germany

ANKARA – Anatolia News Agency HUEEIYET DAILY NEWS


The 50th anniversary of the first labor migration agreement between Turkey and Germany is the subject of a continuing documentary series. The second episode of the series will be aired on TRT tonight

The second episode of a four-part documentary series, “Almanya’da Yarım Asır” (Half a Century in Germany) marking the 50th anniversary of the beginnings of Turkish immigration to Germany will air tonight, shedding light on 50 years of Turkish immigrants and the integration process.

Directed by Semra Güzel Korver, the documentary titled “Multikulti Haberler” (Mulikulti News), recently staged its gala at TRT Istanbul Radio and will be aired tonight at 9:50 p.m. on TRT 1.

The documentary, which took a year to complete, features the feelings and thoughts of figures such as ZDF Editor-in-Chief Peter Frey, famous RTL moderator Nazan Eckes, Bild Editor-in-Chief Kai Diekmann, ARD editor Erkan Arıkan, Der Spiegel editor Bernhard Zand, RBB editor Cem Dalaman and WDR Turkish Publications Director Murad Bayraktar.

Turkish immigration

Korver said the first documentary of the series, “Alamanya Alamanya” (Germany, Germany), featured discussions of the identity, belonging and language of the Turkish immigrants and that “Multikulti Haberler” dealt with the 50 years of Turkish immigration in Germany and the integration process through the viewpoint of the media.

She said the documentary’s upcoming two episodes would question immigration and integration in the fields of the economy and education.

She said Multikulti, a term for the “multiculturalism” policy adapted by Western countries for the integration of immigrants, was also the name of a radio channel in Germany.

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