How Do Turks Live in Germany?
The study was commissioned by the German Press and Information Office. The data include information on living conditions, language skills, social orientation and political attitudes of Turks in Germany. The study concludes that “more Turks living in Germany are professionally and socially firmer integrated than was assumed until now.” The study discovers that Turks mainly trust schools (61 percent) and hospitals (76 percent), much less political parties (only 15 percent) and unions (22 percent). 90 percent watch television. Only half of the Turkish population listens to radio or reads a newspaper. Germanys public broadcasting stations rank far behind private TV channels. Turkish “newspapers from home” have strongest influence on political opinions, followed by the German tabloid “Bild” read mainly by young people. Circulation of Turkish newspapers in Germany has dropped by 100,000 in two years. The leading Turkish daily Hrriyet wants to reverse this trend by introducing a German page i
