ÖZGÜR, Ertuğrul Murat Ankara University - Geography Department, Turkey , DENİZ, Ayla Ankara University - Geography Department, Turkey

A MIGRATION SYSTEM FORMATION BASED ON TOURISM BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY (ANTALYA)

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Starting from the mid-1980s, flows of goods and capital between Russia and Turkey was followed by ever-increasing flows of people; thus, Turkey - particularly Antalya, a tourism city - became a destination for a great number of Russian tourists and migrants. This study examines the emerge of an Antalya-centred migration system based on tourism between Turkey and Russia, as well as focusing on the macro and micro structures having influence over this system. This study bases on data derived from a survey carried out on 209 Russian participants, who were reached by means of the several snowball sampling methods, and on interviews with migrants. Main findings of the study indicate that: Tourism creates strong linkages in the migration system between the two countries; the migration system feeds itself through touristic travels, circular participation in the local workforce, partner relationships, marriage, and VFR; the region where the Russian community live spreads along the coast and finally the migration system is also developed with attracting other CIS citizens

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International Migration Systems , Tourism , Russia , Turkey , Antalya

Aegean Geographical Journal

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