were unable to join the first massive migration wave to Turkey in 1989 or who were part of the subsequent return wave which was dissatisfied with the conditions of life or the social adjustment prospects there. The majority of Turks from Bulgaria migrated to Germany in the 1990s asylum regime, which provided generous social benefits. Bulgarian Turks are to be found predominantly in the less protected sectors of the German labour market associated with ethnic businesses that require higher flexibility and tougher working conditions. They appear to rely for employment predominantly on co-ethnic networks established by German Turks. The majority of this group of Turks are relatively new in Germany which now consists of regular migrants who legalised their status largely through marriages of convenience to German citizens. Some members of this group have managed to bring their children to Germany whilst there are also a smaller number of people who have given birth in Germany. Notable people This list includes people of Bulgarian origin born in what is today Germany or people born in Bulgaria but mainly active in Germany. Ludmilla Diakovska (b. 1976), singer Dimiter Gotscheff (b. 1943), theatre director Dimitar Inkiow (1932–2006), writer Oda Jaune (b. 1979), artist Georgi Kolev (b. 1988), 3-time Connect Four European champion. Ari Leschnikow (1897–1978), first tenor of the Comedian Harmonists Mirco Nontschew (1969–2021), comedian Dobrin Petkov (1923–1987), conductor Eugen Philippow (1917–1991), electrical engineer, professor Ivan Stranski (1897–1979), physical chemist Ilija Trojanow (b. 1965), writer Edisson Jordanov (b. 1993), footballer See also Bulgaria–Germany relations Germans in Bulgaria Footnotes Bibliography . External links Bulgarian embassy in Berlin Ethnic groups in Germany Germany Bulgaria–Germany relations