Wir fahren im Sommer ans Meer. Jan 9, 7 50 Regarding "always female", "der Alpsee" is close to here. Tim yes, but that's a lake: Jan, re your last edit: The Kaspisches Meer and the Totes Meer are saltwater bodies that are lakes: In the times where those water bodies were named, people didn't have the complete overview of the world as we have now with satellite maps and such. I think they just assumed since it's salty, it's similar to that other big salty water body, so they called it the same.
I can imagine that it took mankind some centuries to figure out that the Caspian Sea really is a saltwater lake with no connection to the world's seas anymore. It's worth noting that "die See" also has a more poetic aspect, as long as it is not used for a fixed term like "Nordsee". This is partially because the word has aged and is not frequently used in modern language - except maybe in northern Germany.
It doesn't have anything to do with "size" , contradiction: It doesn't have anything to do with "salty water", contradiction: Meer is open to exchange water, but Seen are usually an uncorrupted inland water. Both Nordsee and Ostsee exchange a lot of water with the Atlantic. As I said, "usually" plus that "ostsee" is also called "Baltisches Meer ". As Jan has already pointed out, hardly anyone will understand that your talking about the Ostsee if you say Baltisches Meer. And don't forget "Zwischenahner Meer" and others in northern Germany! Right, I just wanted to point out that there are more exceptions.
You can say both Wir fahren im Sommer ans Meer. Both are perfectly OK and mean the same. Due to the numerous wars in Lebanon since the s onwards, many Lebanese Turks have sought refuge in Turkey and Europe , particularly in Germany. Indeed, many Lebanese Turks were aware of the large German-Turkish population and saw this as an opportunity to find work once settling in Europe.
In particular, the largest wave of Lebanese-Turkish migration occurred once the Israel-Lebanon war of began. During this period more than 20, Turks fled Lebanon, particularly from Beirut , and settled in Germany. This is because the German state does not categorise immigrants, or their descendants, in terms of ethnicity. Consequently, ethnic Turks who have German citizenship are categorised as "German" rather than "Turkish".
Similarly, those with Turkish citizenship are categorised as "Turkish" irrespective of their ethnicity. Hence, ethnic minorities from Turkey who have also immigrated to Germany are not distinguished as a separate group, according to their ethnicities. Furthermore, the significant number of ethnic Turkish communities who have arrived in Germany from the Balkans , Cyprus , and the Arab World are recorded according to their citizenship, such as "Bulgarian", "Cypriot", "Greek", "Iraqi", "Lebanese" "Macedonian", "Romanian", "Syrian" etc.
Whilst these ethnic Turkish communities have different nationalities , they share the same ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious origins as mainland ethnic Turks. Young women of Turkish origin are twice as likely to attempt suicide as their female German peers. Researchers assume the higher rate is due to family conflicts involving differences in how a young woman should behave according to Turkish and German values. The causes for the higher rate was given as low education and social status of these groups along with cultural traditions of violence against women.
Estimates of the total Turkish population in Germany, including those of partial descent, have ranged considerably because the German census does not collect data on ethnicity. Academic estimates have often ranged between 2. Estimates suggest that the total number of people living in Germany who originate from Turkey only including ethnic minorities from Turkey , particularly the Kurds reaches, or is more than, five million people [17] [18] [19] to 5.
Some academics have also quoted the much higher estimates made by European officials.
For example, Tessa Szyszkowitz has quoted one estimate by a European official suggesting that there are seven million Turks living in Germany, including the second generation. The Turkish community in Germany is concentrated predominantly in urban centers. In regards to return-migration, many Turkish nationals and German Turks have also migrated from Germany to Turkey , for retirement or professional reasons. Official German records show that there are 2.
Turkish immigrants make up Germany's second biggest immigrant group with almost 3 million people and are very poorly integrated, ranked last in Berlin Institute's integration ranking. For decades Turkish citizens in Germany were unable to become German citizens because of the traditional German construct of "nationhood".
The legal notion of citizenship was based on "blood ties" of a German parent jus sanguinis — as opposed to citizenship based on country of birth and residence jus soli. This adhered to the political notion that Germany was not a country of immigration. In Germany's citizenship law was somewhat relaxed with the introduction of the Foreigner's Law; this gave Turkish workers the right to apply for a permanent residency permit after eight years of living in the country. Hence, they were deprived of the right to hold dual citizenship because it would increase the Turkish population in the country.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl officially stated this as the main reason for denying dual citizenship in when he said the following:. Nonetheless, another citizenship reform law was soon introduced after Helmut Kohl finished his last term as Chancellor. The Citizenship Law of , which was officially taken into effect on 1 January , has facilitated the acquisition of German citizenship for people born outside of Germany, making it available to Turkish immigrants after eight years of legal residence in the country.
Former Turkish citizens who have given up their citizenship can apply for the "Blue Card" Mavi Kart , which gives them some rights in Turkey, such as the right to live and work in Turkey, the right to possess and inherit land or the right to inherit; however, they do not have the right to vote. It has been criticized that there is a media and political bias against German Turks compared to Kurds in Germany, for example, when pro-Erdogan Turks demonstrate the media and many politicians warn against these demonstrations, but the same media and politicians remain silent about the many regular pro-PKK Kurdish demonstrations.
He disguised himself as a Turkish worker called "Ali Levent" for over two years and took on minimal-wage jobs and confronted German institutions. He found that many employers did not register or insure their Turkish workers. Moreover, major employers like Thyssen did not give their Turkish workers adequate breaks and did not pay them their full wage. In The Local and Der Spiegel reported that a new study reveals Turks in Germany lag behind other migrant groups when it comes to education and jobs.
Immigrants of Turkish origin were also found to be the least successful in the labour market: Conversely, they had a significantly higher birth rate. The Turkish people who immigrated to Germany brought their culture with them, including their language, religion, food, and arts. These cultural traditions have also been passed down to their descendants who maintain these values. Consequently, German Turks have also exposed their culture to the greater German society.
This is particularly noticeable in the developing landscape of the country, with numerous Turkish restaurants, grocery stores, teahouses, and mosques scattered across Germany. Moreover, the Turks in Germany have also been exposed to the German culture - as is evident on the influence it has played in the Turkish dialect spoken by the Turkish community in Germany. The Turkish cuisine first arrived in Germany during the sixteenth century and was consumed among aristocratic circles.
By the early s Turks began to open fast-food restaurants serving popular kebap dishes. Moreover, since the s, Turks have opened grocery stores and open-air markets where they sell ingredients suitable for Turkish home-cooking, such as spices, fruits, and vegetables. Turkish is the second most spoken language in Germany, after German. It was brought to the country by Turkish immigrants who spoke it as their first language.
These immigrants mainly learned German through employment, mass media, and social settings, and it has now become a second language for many of them. Nonetheless, most Turkish immigrants have passed down their mother tongue to their children and descendants.
In general, German-born Turks become bilingual at an early age, learning Turkish at home and German in state schools; thereafter, a dialectal variety often remains in their repertoire of both languages. German-born Turks mainly speak the German language more fluently than their "domestic"-style Turkish language. Consequently, they often speak the Turkish language with a German accent or a modelled German dialect.
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Parents generally encourage their children to improve their Turkish language skills further by attending private Turkish classes or choosing Turkish as a subject at school. In some states of Germany the Turkish language has even been approved as a subject to be studied for the Abitur. Turkish has also been influential in greater German society. For example, advertisements and banners in public spaces can be found written in Turkish.
Hence, it is also familiar to other ethnic groups - it can even serve as a vernacular for some non-Turkish children and adolescents in urban neighborhoods with dominant Turkish communities. It is also common within the Turkish community to code-switch between the German and Turkish languages.
However, with the developing formation of a Turkish middle class in Germany, there is an increasing number of people of Turkish-origin who are proficient in using the standard German language, particularly in academia and the arts. The Turkish people in Germany are predominantly Muslim and form the largest ethnic group which practices Islam in Germany.
In Germany, Quranic schools are run as private initiatives, institutions which were formerly frowned upon or largely banned under the Secularism in Turkey. The schools teach traditional Islamic values to Turkish children which makes it harder for them to integrate into German society. About half agreed that there is only "one true religion". The religious practices of the Turks are often intersect with their political persuasions.
For example, Turks who follow the Kemalist ideology tend to be more secular and often do not practice their religion. Nonetheless, in general, religion within the Turkish community has been particularly important for ethnic reassurance in order to retain the Turkish culture rather than solely practicing the Islamic faith.
According to the Census, a majority The first phase in Turkish-German Cinema began in the s and lasted through to the s; it involved writers placing much of their attention on story-lines that represented the living and working conditions of the Turkish immigrant workers in Germany. By the s a second phase shifted towards focusing more on mass entertainment and involved the work of Turkish and German-born Turkish German filmmakers.
Critical engagements in story-telling increased further by the turn of the twenty-first century. Numerous films of the s onwards launched the careers of many film directors, writers, and actors and actresses. By focusing on similarities and differences of the two cultures using comedy, these films have shifted from the earlier Turkish-German drama films of the s which focused on culture clashes; in its place, these films have celebrated integration and interethnic romance. Indeed, stories confronting Turkish labour migration, and debates about integration , multiculturalism , and identity, are reoccurring themes in Turkish-German cinema.
Nonetheless, not all films directed, produced or written by German Turks are necessarily about the "Turkish-experience" in Germany. Several Turkish-origin actors from Germany have also starred in Turkish films, such as Haluk Piyes who starred in O da beni seviyor In the first decade of the twenty-first century several German-Turkish television series' gained popularity in Germany and in some cases gained popularity abroad too.
The critically acclaimed series was also shown in more than 70 other countries.
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The comedy consisted of fifty-two episodes and three seasons. Whilst Turkish-origin journalists are still underrepresented, several have made successful careers as reporters and TV presenters including Erkan Arikan de [] and Nazan Eckes. Many German Turks have also starred in numerous critically acclaimed Turkish soap operas. Since the s Turkish people in Germany have produced a range of literature. Their work became widely available from the late s onwards, when Turkish-origin writers began to gain sponsorships by German institutions and major publishing houses.
In particular, German audiences have often been captivated by Oriental depictions of the Turkish community. In the mid-twentieth century the Turkish immigrant community in Germany mostly followed the music industry in Turkey, particularly pop music and Turkish folk music. Hence, the Turkish music industry became very profitable in Germany. By the s, the " arabesque " genre erupted in Turkey and became particularly popular among Turks in Germany. These songs were often played and sang by the Turkish community in Germany in coffee houses and taverns that replicated those in Turkey. Besides electronic music you can also expect HipHop, Bands and talented artists.
Although the line-up is not complete yet, some large international names already confirmed they will be there: The price of this German festival in is more than reasonable: Starting from 94 Euro you can buy the tickets online or at certain shops. The music on the Helene Beach Festival starts on Friday around But your ticket gives you the possibility to stay on the campsite till Monday.
From my own experience I know that most people leave on Sunday but this made our last day even better. Want to win tickets for the Helene Beach Festival? We are allowed to give-away 2 weekend-tickets for this great German festival in All you have to do is tag a friend under this facebook-post and the winners will be published on facebook in the beginning of June.
Why visit Helene Beach Festival? Chilling on the beach during the day and enjoying great music at night for a very reasonable price. Another German festival which offers a great experience for a very reasonable price is Plotzlich am Meer. This dance-festival is smaller than many other festivals close to Berlin but because of the great success of this festival of last years, the expectations are high. But because the roots of the festival lay in Berlin, we feel like it belongs in this list of German weekend-festivals.
The Plotzlich am Meer dance festival will be organised from the 24th till the 26th of August The festival mainly focuses on electronic music and you can expect many DJs which usually play in clubs in Berlin. Unfortunately not much additional information is available at this moment. Rogowo, Poland Distance to Berlin: House, Electro, Techno Amount of days: All of these German festivals in this list are worth a visit, but some of them can be quite hard to reach if you arrive in Berlin by train or plane.
Some of the islands mentioned in this list will not be easy to get to with public transport. For those who do not want to travel far from Berlin, Greenwood Festival might be the perfect festival in The organisation is looking for a new location but it can be expected that it will still be very close to Berlin. The Greenwood Festival has been organised for two times now and especially last year was a great success. The music is comparable to the music you hear when you party in Berlin. There will be only two stages so it is important that you like electronic music.
Besides music there will also be plenty of workshops and things like Yoga and other activities. There are two stages so it is quite important that you like electronic music. Compared to the other German weekend-festivals in this list, Greenwood is quite cheap. Last year the early-bird tickets started at 40 Euro and the tickets went up to 60 Euro, which is still very reasonable. We will update this article as soon as possible when more specific information is available about Greenwood Festival Greenwood Festival Address: Not sure yet Distance from Berlin: Not sure yet Date: The name Rocken am Brocken might give you the wrong impression of this German festival.
Although the main focus of this festival is indeed rock music there will also be plenty of electronic music and other music-styles. The last couple of years Oliver Koletzki, Lexer, Dirty Doering and some other talented guys have been performing here. If you mainly like rock music but also want to listen to some electronic music, Rocken am Brocken will probably suit you just fine. Rocken am Brocken offers 4 different stages and the price of this festival is cheaper than most festivals in this list. Right now you will have to pay 75 Euro for a ticket.
This German festival will be organised in a small city called Elend, southwest of Magdeburg. I have been there and it is a very beautiful part of Germany. You can even take organised walking tours with music during the festival. Why visit Rocken am Brocken? Rocken am Brocken is a great choice if you are looking for a festival which mainly focuses on bands but also offers some electronic music.
All in all we can conclude that there are plenty of great weekend-festivals in The list with best German festivals above is my personal ranking and obviously has a lot to do with my taste. The perfect festival is different for every person but we have listed some things below which will maybe make it easier to decide:.
We are from Malaysia and we would like to bring our cultural dance troup to participate here. Hope its a good event to expose our dancers. Especially because it is still almost one full year away. But you can of course contact some of the festivals in the list and ask if you can perform there. From these three festivals I would choose between Nation and the new festival. Because I cannot judge the new festival yet, I can only tell you that Nation is a very nice festival.
So that would be a safe bet. Checkout our monthly party-calendar. You can find it here. It is too cold for a weekend-festival. Keep an eye on the our party-calendar , it will be updated every month. It is just too risky with the weather I guess. Maybe just come to Berlin and visit some great clubs and parties? What about the nation of gondwana?
U seriously cant Pick shit like Helene beach Over the nog. They had maybe the sickest line up this year. Besides that its real close 45min b car away From Berlin. The line up is non commercial and pretty amazing. Check it out http: But as you can read in the introduction, we only focused on festivals which are about hours drive from Berlin.
Great that my blog could help you decide. The article with the festivals for will be online in the beginning of next year. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Asia Europe Australia Ghana. Festivals Party Job January 25, 31 comments. Dance-Festivals in Germany Depending on where you live, it could be too much of a time-investment to travel to Germany just for a day-festival. You can scroll down or just click on the links below to jump to your favourite German Festivals straight away: Feel Festival Nation of Gondwana Her Damit Festival Airbeat One Festival Helene Beach Festival There is just no similar festival to Fusion in Germany.
The atmosphere is just unique because there seem to be no real rules. You have to experience it for yourself. Why visit Feel Festival ? Camping directly at the beach, a solid line-up and a reasonable price. Why visit Nation of Gondwana? Mainly because of the awesome atmosphere: In this case the fact that the festival is smaller is a great thing. Why visit Melt Festival? Mainly because of the great location and the awesome and versatile line-up.
Besides that it is always spectacular to be part of large festivals like this.
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Sputnik Springbreak Address: Mostly Deep House Amount of days: Her Damit Festival Address: Electro, Techno Amount of days: SonneMondSterne Festival Address: Saalburg-Ebersdorf Distance from Berlin: Why visit the Wurzel Festival? If you do not like commercial festivals and love a friendly atmosphere, this might be the perfect festival for you. Why visit Lollapalooza ? If you like to sleep in a normal bed and still want to see an impressive line-up, this might be the most suitable festival for you.
Why visit Airbeat One? Reiherstieg-Hauptdeich, Hamburg Distance from Berlin: Bands, Artists, DJs Amount of days: Helene Beach Festival Address: Why visit Ploetzlich am Meer? Why visit Greenwood Festival? Close to Berlin, music from Berlin and plenty of people from Berlin. What more do you want? Rocken am Brocken Address: Dance List typical German.
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