Özet:

Although Turkey is a country with a long-standing immigration experience, it appears that labor migration has become clear with the 1960s. The demographic and socio-economic conditions of the European countries resulted in labour demand first from the Southern European countries, then from neighboring countries such as Turkey. After the workforce agreements signed with the European countries, the Turkish-European countries formed an immigration corridor. Turkey is in the process of transformation. This study, unlike many studies in the literature, has analyzed the migration development relationship in a way that will fit the multi-dimensional structure of migration while the Turkish-European countries are examining the immigration relationship in an empirical way. The study aims to examine the relationship between labor migration and development levels that were done from Turkey to European countries between 1960 and 2010. In the study, the relationship claimed to be in the form of reverse U curve between the development levels of Turkey and European countries and the stock of migrants immigrating to these countries, panel data analysis has been tested. If the difference between Turkey and European countries in development levels increases, it has been found that immigration increases before it reaches a certain level and then begins to decrease.

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