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Name of the Project:

TÜBÄ°TAK-1001/123K434 "Losing Out or Gaining In? A Study on the Migratory Trends and the Propensity of Return of Healthcare Professionals from Turkey to Germany"

Funded by:

Universities and Institutions

Latest News and Developments

  • Our project team reached out to relevant official institutions and organizations in Germany,including the responsible federal ministries (BMI, BMAS, BMG, Foreign Office, etc.) and the Federal Medical Association (BAEK), with the aim of obtaining more useful and beneficial outcomes and expanding our reach to a broader audience.  As a result, despite the stringent data protection regulations in Germany, we received friendly responses containing valuable information from both the Federal Medical Association (BAEK) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Homeland (BMI). Additionally, we have observed a positive interest from Department I5 at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS). Our team looks forward to further collaboration with these entities and other interested stakeholders, and we extend our sincere appreciation for their helpful responses.

  • The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Turkish Dental Association (TDB) accepted the project team's request for an interview about the opinions, evaluations, findings and policy recommendations regarding the migration dynamics and return tendencies of physicians migrating from Turkey to Germany and stated that they could contribute.

  • Caner Aver, Spokesperson for Integration and Social Policies of the SPD Group of the Essen City Council and a researcher at the Centre for Turkey and Integration Studies Foundation, shared his findings and preliminary findings about the research he is conducting in Germany and the migration tendency of healthcare professionals with our project team and made valuable contributions.

  • Dr Ä°lker Cörüt, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Potsdam, shared important information to the project team about his research and planned studies on medical doctors in Turkey and Germany, and shared his experiences and observations.

  • Dr Atilla Vurgun, who works for the non-profit Academy of Medical Professions in Germany on the migration of health professionals and language training, shared his valuable insights and knowledge with the project team about his observations, research and studies on the migration of medical doctors from Turkey to Germany.  For more information about the Academy of Medical Professions (brmi - Akademie für Heilberufe) and to get in touch please click here: https://www.brmi-akademie.de/

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