The diaspora from Turkey forms the sixth largest group of migrants in Switzerland. About 120,000 people who come from Turkey live here. Despite this large number, people in Switzerland know very little about the cultural, religious, and language diversity as well as the socio-economic situation and the conditions in the country of origin of this group of migrants. T

herefore, the Federal Office for Migration commissioned the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) and the Centre de Recherche Sociale (CERES) at the University of Applied Sciences in Geneva conduct an overview study that contains the most important facts and figures as well as background information about this group of inhabitants. It is a requirement that the specific experiences of migration story and integration process be included.

The study was presented to the public on 28th August and can be downloaded here (French or German ). (pdf, 3214KB)