http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4396/colin-benz Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:07:13 -0400 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:07:13 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1612/turkenproblematik-2011-views-of-german-youth-towards-the-turkish-minority By Colin Benz - In the 1960s because of a stagnant economy, the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter as West Germany) invited Turks to Germany to work as "guest workers" (Legge 2003, 142). They were to work there for two years and then return to their homeland, but many of the "guest workers" stayed and brought their families. In 1960, there were less than 2,000 Turks in Germany (Die Zeit, March 24, 2004). The increase of immigrants into Germany has been accompanied by an increase in tensions between the German majority and the Turkish minority (Suddeutsche Zeitung, March 26, 2010). Today, there are an estimated... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1612/turkenproblematik-2011-views-of-german-youth-towards-the-turkish-minority