Interpretation of migration movement from perspective of E. Lee's theory: The case in Turkey

Internal migration movement in Turkey was relatively stable times until the 1950s. After the 1950s, Turkey's structure changed after the transformation in the political and sociological context. One of the most important elements of these changes was the internal migration from villages to cities. While people migrated from villages to cities, they preferred metropolitan cities. Bursa has always been one of the most preferred places. This study has been based on fieldwork on Bursa which is one of the most preferred cities in internal migration mobility in Turkey. Migration movements to Bursa have been examined from the perspective of Lee theory. The data has been obtained by one-to-one interviews and conducted by means of survey. Erzurum, Samsun and Artvin cities that most migrated to Bursa has been selected. As a result of the study, it has been determined that the main factor causing migration in Bursa is economic factor with 76.8 % in terms of all selected provinces. It has been found that the push factor causing migration is unemployment with 52.9 %, and the most effective pull factor in migrating to the place (Bursa) is better job opportunities and higher wages with 47.4 %. Finally, it has been found that there are statistically significant relationships between migrated locations and push factors and between the destinations and pull factors. Also it has been found that there is statistically significant relationship between migrated locations and the basic factors causing migration.