"Take Me Back to My Homeland Dead or Alive!": The Myth of Return Among London's Turkish-Speaking Community

In classical diaspora literature, the "myth of return" has major significance. It is believed that the "myth of return" is embedded in the minds of immigrants from their arrival. This paper examines post-migration mobilities of the Turkish-speaking community in North London as we...

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Published in:Frontiers in sociology 2021-03, Vol.6, p.630558-630558
Main Author: Cakmak, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
diaspora
mundane pilgrimage
myth of return
return visits
Sociology
Turkish-speaking community
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Summary:In classical diaspora literature, the "myth of return" has major significance. It is believed that the "myth of return" is embedded in the minds of immigrants from their arrival. This paper examines post-migration mobilities of the Turkish-speaking community in North London as well as the shift in narratives of homeland among diaspora communities; from the "myth of return" to ritual-like visits or mundane pilgrimages. My ethnographic study analyses the post-migration homeland visiting patterns of the Turkish-speaking community into four categories. I discuss how narratives of episodic homeland visits and the desire to be buried in the homeland have replaced the myth of return.
ISSN:2297-7775
2297-7775
DOI:10.3389/fsoc.2021.630558