"Dig Deep" Migration Stories

In this episode, Merve Yıldız talks about the story of Mr. Bilal, who followed his father's footsteps into migrating to Germany for better job opportunities and better life standards.

In this episode, Melihcan Kaya presents the story of Fabiana, a migrant from Sao Paolo (Brazil) who currently works in Turkey.

In this episode, Nisa Sari shares the story of Zuher, a Syrian refugee who lives in-between Istanbul and Cairo during his university studies.

In this episode, Elif Ceren Altın presents the story Hakan Arslan who moved from Turkey to Russia after meeting the love of his life in the 1990s.

In this episode, Kevin Can Karakaya shares the story of a Ukrainian migrant, Mrs. T, who journeyed through several continents before arriving to Turkey.

In this episode, Sapabaderdi Sahedov presents the story of Maya, a migrant from Turkmenistan who moved to Antalya (Turkey) to work as a care worker.

In this episode, Shwan Ali Bapir shares the story of Youssef, a migrant from Syria who left his country of origin to move to the United Arab Emirates, his life story and the challenges he experienced in his new country of residence.

In this episode, Şevval Ceren Bal shares her interview with her friend Damla, who migrated from Turkey to Germany to pursue her university education.

In this episode, Hanna Riep shares the story of Carlita, a student migrant from Ecuador who migrated to Germany for her master's studies.

In this episode Muhammed Enes Çamur talks about his grandfather Fehhmi Gümüssuyu, who moved from Turkey to Vienna in the early 70's as a “Gastarbeiter".

In this episode, Tuana Akbulut presents the story of her friend, Yaz, who migrated from Turkey to study in Greece.

In this episode, Pınar Aylin Mazı shares the story of Mustafa Mazı, a temporary worker migrant who left Hatay (Turkey) to go to Saudi Arabia in the mid-1980s.

In this episode, Fazlı Çayırgan presents the story of Zeynep, a migrant from Uzbekistan, who left her homeland to work as a care worker in Turkey.

In this episode, Esranur Sadriler shares the migration adventure of a Muslim Turkish woman who left East Turkistan to settle in Turkey.

In this episode, Aslıhan Aybike Uzun shares the migration story of a young student, who left his country of origin to study in Turkey.

In this episode, Mohammad Atila Mahdi presents the story of Ahmad, an asylum seeker who's been forced to leave his homeland and travel all the way from Afghanistan to Belgium in order to save his life.

In this episode, Aleyna Buse Candan shares the story of Ercan Yaşaroğlu, a Turkish migrant who has been living in Germany for the past 38 years.

In this episode, Merve Coşar shares the integration story a Syrian refugee, Rabia, in Germany. Rabia's story exhibits the challenges faced by refugees in terms of housing, as well as social and cultural integration in the country of asylum.

In this episode, Ramadhan Ali Farhan presents the story of Haithm Alhaji, an Iraqi migrant who left his country after the invasion of Mosul by ISIS, and sought for a stable and secure life in Canada.

In this episode, Aslı Çalım presents the story of her mother, Hava, who was among the thousands of Turkish citizens who journeyed across Turkey and Germany since the 1960s.