Migrations have been taking place in Turkey since time immemorial. While these human flows are different in nature and direction, they all share a common criterion: being a transforming experience for the migrants and their families. This exploratory research exclusively focuses on rural-urban migrations that took place in the second half of the 20th century. By comparing two groups of emigrants to Istanbul and Brussels, it highlights the differences and commonalities between internal and external migrations. This work progressively enters the universe of migrants by reviewing five major...