WUTC'sBarisGursakal recently became a United States citizen. He recorded his thoughts on the road and during his naturalization process for a piece about the process and meaning of becoming a citizen of the United States.
"I can finally say that I truly belong to the place I’ve always felt like I belonged," Gursakal says.
In this piece Gursakal talks about the challenges and costs of obtaining citizenship as well as getting closure for an identity crisis resulting from migrating at an early age. We also hear from his mother Nazan about her thoughts on the immigration process, why she chose to move to the United States and what it means to her to be a citizen.