It’s because you have a self-selection filter by distance. The only Turkish or Middle eastern immigrants that can make it to the US are the ones who have means in their own country, so they’re already more likely to be educated. Whereas a majority of the original Turkish immigrants in Europe were the lowest possible-educated because they were taken in as guest workers for manual labor, and had to be as cheap as possible. This also meant they were the most conservative people possible, and that has created knock-on effects.
It’s because you have a self-selection filter by distance. The only Turkish or Middle eastern immigrants that can make it to the US are the ones who have means in their own country, so they’re already more likely to be educated. Whereas a majority of the original Turkish immigrants in Europe were the lowest possible-educated because they were taken in as guest workers for manual labor, and had to be as cheap as possible. This also meant they were the most conservative people possible, and that has created knock-on effects.