Oxford Migration Studies Society-OMSS, 2014 Oxford Annual Conference: "Changing Global Realities: Migration, Movements, and Social Transformation", 16-17 May 2014, Kellogg College, University of Oxford ADAPTATION OF RUSSIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS TO ANTALYA (TURKEY) 1 Derya Hasta, Ayla Deniz, Ertuğrul Murat Özgür, M.Murat Yüceşahin ABSTRACT Turkey, an important source country of human movements, has turned out be a receiving country for migrant groups in the recent years. Among these migrant groups Russians and Azerbaijanis are intensively living in a tourism province of Antalya. This study based on the data of an extensive questionnaire that applied to 418 Russian and Azerbaijani participants. Snowball sampling method that is typically used to for unknown or rare populations is used for gathering research subjects. The study aim at to understand to what extend Russians and Azerbaijanis have integrated to their new socio-spatial circumstances after migration. Hierarchical regression analysis has been conducted for the study. Accordingly, the integration level of Russian participants is determined by indigenization, possessiveness of the original culture; and the variables of showing marriage and emotional relationship as migration reasons is predicted as positive. Integration level of Azerbaijani participants is determined by age, indigenization, social distance, possessiveness of the original culture ; and the variables of showing marriage and emotional relationship as migration reasons is predicted as positive. INTRODUCTION Human mobility has increased due to economical, socio-cultural, political changes and technological advances taking place in todayǯs world. )n this context, it is certain that international migration is expanding, deepening and accelerating ȋŞenol -Sert, 2012:29). International migration is a part of the supranational revolution which gives form to the politics and societies all around the world; it is a collective action caused by social change. Migration and settlement is quite a long- term process which might compass the immigrantǯs remaining life and affect the following generations (Castles and Miller, 2008). In this process, countries differ in the way they are affected by human mobility. Examined in terms of Turkey, it can be said that Turkey has become an important country allowing immigrants, as well as being an emigrated and transit passed country. The most important reason for the increase of the number and apparency of Russians and Azerbaijanis among migrations to Turkey is the political, economic and social transformation which occured after the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R). A different relationship and network chain has developed between the countries in a 1 This study is produĐed froŵ the projeĐt MigratioŶ froŵ Russia aŶd AzerďaijaŶ to Turkey aŶd EŵergeŶĐe of TraŶsŶatioŶal “oĐial “paĐe iŶ AŶtalya that supported ďy The “ĐieŶtifiĐ aŶd ResearĐh CouŶĐil of Turkey.