Since the 1960s, an increasing number of people of Turkish origin have relocated their lives to Germany. In 2017, around 2,774,000 people with Turkish migration backgrounds lived in Germany, of which 47.8% had their own migration experiences and 52.2% belonged to subsequent generations. They form the largest group of people with migration backgrounds at 16.7%, and with a share of about 3.5% of the total population, they are considered a significant part of German society.