Over the last fifty years, the pattern of family life in Turkey has been seriously
affected by migration. Despite this, there remains a high degree of solidarity
typified by transfers of income, material goods and cultural mores between
and within family generations. This article is based on the life histories of
fifteen migrant families living in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. In-depth
interviews were used to collect information about at least three generations in
each family. Information was collected about occupational, educational and
migration histories, property ownership, care of dependents, and parent-child
relations covering three generations.