Having a Turkish Name in Germany Means Longer Prison Sentence: Lawyer

Institutional racism is wide spread in Germany. Turks face it in every aspect of life. Having a Turkish name gets you longer sentences at courts as one prominent lawyer puts it

University of Linz sent out job applications for three fictitious female characters with identical qualifications. The applicant with a typical German name (Sandra Bauer) received an 18.8 percent callback rate, the same person with a Turkish-sounding name (Meryem Öztürk) got callbacks only on 13.5 percent of her applications. In the case of the female with a Turkish name wearing a headscarf, the callback rate was only 4.2 percent.

IN GERMANY, POLITICAL OPINION GETS YOU FIRED OR PREVENTS FROM RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE

When German Linz University published the result of its research back in 2016 on discrimination against Muslim Turkish women during … More

INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND FEAR CLIMATE IN GERMANY

Ethnic minorities notably Turks in Germay have been facing institutional racism but incidents are going untold out of fear of state pressure and persecution