Is Turkey Well Prepared for the Integration of Immigrants?
Immigration is an important feature of many societies and it has wide ranging effects on the education systems of hosting countries. The rapid growth in the number of immigrants in Turkey, has transformed the education system. The objective of the study it to outline the present position of immigrants and provide an overview of immigration phenomena in Turkey since 2011. The study also aims to review immigrants in Turkish higher education and discuss potential problems immigrant students may have during integration process. The study elaborates policies and measures to improve the integration process for potential candidates of higher education. Immigrants may have various challenges in integration process to education as well as to higher education. The article also tries to emphasize that immigrants does not only bring challenges but possess a wealth of cultural resources and competencies enabling a diverse and global society.