The Turkse Dordtenaren project was a special collaboration between the Stadsarchief Dordrecht and Stichting Tuana, an organisation of young Dordrechters with a Turkish background. The initiative arose from the desire to make the roots of Turkish Dordrechters visible and to record their migration history.

Within the project, letters, photos and personal stories were collected, some of which were created by themselves. In addition, interviews were held with the first generation of Turkish migrants in Dordrecht and with organisations dealing with migrant reception at the time. All this resulted in a book, an exhibition and the inclusion of the collected material in the city archives. The project broke through the often closed look of archives, leading to broad involvement of both Turkish and native Dordrechters.