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Turkish Migration to the United States: From Ottoman Times to the Present Paperback – August 27, 2008
- Print length230 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
- Publication dateAugust 27, 2008
- Dimensions6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100299222942
- ISBN-13978-0299222949
Editorial Reviews
Review
"An important contribution to the fields of international migration, American immigration history, and the history of the modern Middle East." Ahmet Akturk, International Journal of Middle East Studies
From the Publisher
From the Back Cover
Aysem R. Senyurekli, "A Profile of Immigrant Women from Turkey in the United States, 1900-2000"
Emrah Sahin, "Home Away from Home: Early Turkish Migration to the United States Reflected in the Lives and Times of Bayram Mehmet and Hazim Vasfi"
Isil Acehan, "Conflict and Cooperation: Diverse Ottoman Ethnic Groups in Peabody, Massachusetts"
John J. Grabowski, "Forging New Links in the Early Turkish Migration Chain: The U.S.Census and early Twentieth Century Ships' Manifests"
Kemal H. Karpat, "The Turks Finally Establish a Community in the United States"
Lisa DiCarlo, "Migration from Giresun to the United States: The Role of Regional Identity"
Mehmet Ugur Ekinci, "Reflections of the First Muslim Immigration to America in Ottoman Documents"
Mustafa Saatci, "New Migration, Old Trends: Turkish Immigrants and Segmented Assimilation in the United States"
Muzeyyen Guler, "Turkish Immigrants in the United States: Men, Women, and Children"
Nedim Ipek and K. Tuncer Caglayan, "The Emigration from the Ottoman Empire to America"
Rifat N. Bali, "From Anatolia to the New World: The First Anatolian Immigrants to America"
Rudolph J. Vecoli, "The History of Turkish Migrations: A Research Agenda"
About the Author
Product details
- Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press; 1st edition (August 27, 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 230 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0299222942
- ISBN-13 : 978-0299222949
- Item Weight : 14.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,054,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,200 in Turkey History (Books)
- #2,429 in Islamic Social Studies
- #3,530 in U.S. Immigrant History
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About the author

Emrah Sahin was born in the Mediterranean City of Kalonoros, Anatolia, to Turcoman nomad parents. He migrated to Montreal, Canada, in 2005. He is now a dedicated teacher at the University of Florida. His first book named “Faithful Encounters” received the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Award and the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award. He lives with his beautiful wife and two daughters in Gainesville, the United States.
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ﺃمراﺡ شاﺤين ولد في مدينة ﻋﻷﺇﻴﺔ في تركيا. والديه والديه الرحل التركمان. هاجر إلى مونتريال في كندا في عام ۵۰۰۲ و الآن يعمل في جامعة فلوريدا في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. فاز كتابه الأول بعنوان ،البروتستانت الأمريكية في الإمبراطورية العثمانية ، بجائزة كتاب من مجلس أبحاث العلوم الإنسانية والإنسانية في كندا و بجائزة البحث الدولي من عائلة سابانشي في تركيا. يعيش مع زوجته وابنتيه في غينزفيل في الولايات المتحدة.
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Emrah Sahin est un turc nomade né à Kalonoros en Anatolie. Il a immigré à Montréal en 2005 et il travaille comme professeur passionné à l'Université de Floride depuis 2012. Son premier livre «Faithful Encounters» a remporté le Prix d’auteurs pour l’édition savante de la Fédération pour les sciences humaines et sociales du Canada et le Prix de recherche international de la Fondation Sabancı de Turquie. Avec sa belle épouse et ses deux filles, il habite à Gainesville aux États-Unis.
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1980 yılında Alanya'da dünyaya gelen yazar Emrah Şahin, 2005 yılında Kanada’daki Montreal şehrine taşınmış ve 2012 yılında yüksek tahsilini tamamlayarak Amerika’daki Florida Üniversitesi’nde öğretim üyesi olarak göreve başlamıştır. İki kız çocuğu ve eşiyle beraber Florida’nın Gainesville şehrinde yaşamaktadır.
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