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Turkish headscarves and the foreigner problem : constructing difference through emblems of identity (ruth mandel) Berlin wall has many graffiti codes messages. One message says the world, the earth, is not a foreign land, so there are no foreigners . Kreuzberg"s reputation as turkish ghetto, the district is named little istanbul . Foreigners called gasterbeiter , guest workers were recruited to west germany following the erection of the wall. Turks account for the largest guest worker population, 2 million of the four making them the largest foreign population. Foreigners were recruited by west german industry for the importation of labor. Bilateral agreement was designed to import temporary workers to fill the gap left in the labour market. Turks provided the back bone for work and brawn. Oil crisis led to evaluation of all guest workers. Foreign problem - we called for manpower, but people came instead. Gasterbeiter guest workers, underlines the ambiguity of their status.

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