The study also shows that Islam is becoming an increasingly
important component of the value structure of Turks in Germany,
especially among the younger generation of Turkish-Germans, who
hold religious views more radical than their elders’ views are.
The findings have filled many Germans with a sense of foreboding
and are certain to contribute to the ongoing debate (here, here
and here) about Muslim integration (or, rather, lack of it) in
Germany. The 103-page study, “German-Turkish Life and Values”
(abridged version in German here), was jointly produced by the
Berlin-based INFO polling institute and the Antalya, Turkey-
based Liljeberg research firm, and was released to the public on
August 17, as a follow-up to similar studies conducted in 2009
and 2010. It aims to determine just how satisfied the estimated
2.7 million Turks living in Germany are with their life there.
Of those Turks surveyed, 27% were born in Germany (77% of 15- to
29-year-olds were born in Germany) and 39% have lived in Germany
for at lea