A bibliometric analysis on the Turkish diaspora

Abstract

Countries want to become dominant actors with elements such as politics, economy, security and culture, on the one hand, and integrate with the world and benefit from global blessings. In this sense, diaspora emerges as one of the important tools through which countries can showcase their talents in the international arena. The sense of belonging of people who have migrated collectively or individually due to reasons such as war, famine, exile and security to their homeland is decisive in terms of protecting national interests and sharing global welfare. There are various studies on the diaspora characteristics of Turks who live a settled life outside of Turkey for various reasons. In this study, a literature review of the Turkish diaspora who migrated from Turkey to Europe as of the 1960s and a bibliometric analysis of the works in the Web of Science Database related to the concept of Turkish diaspora were conducted via VOSviewer. Based on the Web of Science Database, 370 studies were found in the period between 1995-2025, the most studies were conducted in 2022, and 51 studies were included. While Turkey ranked first in the country ranking and fourth in the citation ranking, Bilkent University ranked seventh in the institutional ranking.