Brain Drain In Turkey

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Brain drain is the flow of skilled professionals— engineers, physicians, scientists, and educators—from less developed (developing) countries to the more developed countries. In many cases, large scale migration to the developed countries of the west does serious damage to the communities left behind as Nguku Eric Kimweli mentioned. Developing countries, including Turkey are losing the people who are well skilled and educated, and perform vital services contributing to the economy and health of the country, and also create new jobs for others. Why these cornerstones of economy and power are moving abroad? How can we make them stay in their homelands?
Firstly, brain drain’s causes can be divided into three major parts; lack of employment, political instability, sending students abroad.
In Turkey people cannot find a satisfying job although s/he graduated from a university. Lack of employment and low salaries disconcert graduated people, and therefore they are tempted to look for better salaries somewhere else. Moreover, some corrupted administrations occupy working places that new well-educated young people can do better. These economic factors initiate the second reason of migration, political instability.
Political inconsistencies in Turkey¬ cause people lose confidence in their governments and future expectations for a better life. Because the majority of people work for their family’s future benefit, the government should promise to make their desires real in the future.
Another major reason for migration is scholars who have been sent abroad for further studies or who are once out in one way, stay abroad leaving their family and workplace behind with the hope that a better life can be achieved elsewhere. According to Turkish Intelligence Foundation research Turkey is the 24th country which loses its well-educated professionals via brain drain. Statistically, 59 percent of quality students don’t come back again to Tur...