Turks in Switzerland

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Turks in Switzerland are a significant immigrant community of Turkish origin living in Switzerland, contributing to the country’s cultural diversity and economic life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group in Switzerland
immigrant community
continentOfOrigin Asia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Turkey NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence Switzerland NERFINISHED
culturalContribution Turkish cuisine in Switzerland
Turkish cultural associations NERFINISHED
Turkish language media
Turkish restaurants and bakeries
diasporaNetwork Turkish associations in Switzerland NERFINISHED
mosques and Islamic cultural centres
economicSector construction
hospitality industry
manufacturing
services
small business ownership
education attendance in Swiss public schools
generation first-generation immigrants
second-generation Swiss-born
third-generation descendants
immigrationWave guest worker migration of the 1960s and 1970s
integrationIssue discrimination
education outcomes
labour market integration
language integration
languageSpoken French
Italian NERFINISHED
Swiss German NERFINISHED
Turkish
legalStatus Swiss citizens of Turkish origin
permanent residents
temporary residents
majorCityOfResidence Basel NERFINISHED
Bern NERFINISHED
Geneva NERFINISHED
Lausanne NERFINISHED
Zurich NERFINISHED
politicalParticipation involvement in Turkish diaspora politics
participation in Swiss elections by naturalised citizens
reasonForMigration asylum seeking
education
family reunification
labour migration
religion Christianity
Islam
secular
settlementPattern urban areas
transnationalLink frequent travel to Turkey
maintenance of family ties in Turkey
remittances to Turkey

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Turkish diaspora hasNotableSubgroup Turks in Switzerland