Turks of Romania
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The Turks (Turkish: Türkler, Romanian: Turci) are an ethnic minority in Romania, numbering 32,596 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.2% of the total population. The majority of Turks live in the historical region of Northern Dobruja (Turkish: Dobruca), particularly in Constanţa County, where they number 24,602 and make up 3.4% of the population.
As an officially-recognised ethnic minority, Turks have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.
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Romanians (89.5%)
Officially-recognised minorities: Hungarians (6.6%) · Roma (2.5%) · Ukrainians (0.3%) · Germans (0.3%) · Russians/Lipovans (0.2%) · Turks (0.2%) · Serbs (0.1%) · Tatars (0.1%) · Slovaks (0.1%) · Bulgarians · Jews · Croats · Greeks (0.04%)· Czechs · Poles · Italians · Armenians · Macedonians · Albanians · Ruthenians
Other minorities: Székely · Aromanians · Chinese · Csángó · Krashovani
