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I must say that when I went on holiday to Istanbul, I didn't see many Afro-Turks at all, there is 2 million? More like 20!Luckystars 14:11, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I think Olpak's estimate is an estimate on the number of Turkish people with roots (partially) from all over Africa, not just sub-Sahara, nor just black ones. It seems still to be an exaggeration. Charlize Theron and Jason Kidd come to my mind when I think of 'African-Americans' that are not so black. 13:06, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joke article?

I strongly suspect this article is intended as a joke. I am a man who lived in Turkey for three years and consider myself well versed with the country and its people. Im telling you, you're about as likely to run into a Black person in Turkey as you are in North Korea or Kazakhstan. Two million sounds very, very far fetched indeed. More like a prank —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cankore (talk • contribs) 03:17, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

this is most certainly a joke! I lived in Turkey all my life and I never met a Afro-turk. Two million!!! I am aware that there is a handful of people (like one or two villages) in south who are african descent but that is all.85.97.115.120 (talk) 06:34, 7 March 2008 (UTC)