Turks in Austria
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| Turkish Austrian
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| Notable Turkish Austrians: Tunç Hamarat   |
| Total population |
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Est. 183,445 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vienna · Salzburg · Upper Austria · Lower Austria · Styria · Carinthia · Burgenland |
| Languages |
| Turkish |
| Religions |
| Sunni Islam, Alevism |
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Turkish people in Austria are either Turkish people who live in Austria even though having been born outside Austria, or are Austrian-born, but have Turkish roots (Turkish-Austrian). By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus or the communities of the Turkish diaspora. There are currently 183,445 Turks living in Austria, according to the 2001 census, 2.3% of the populations mother tongue by prevalence is Turkish. Turkish people in Austria also form the majority of the muslim population.
[edit] Notable Turks of Austria
- Muhammed Akagündüz
- Metin Aslan
- Ekrem Dağ
- Ebru Demir, microbiologist
- Tunç Hamarat
- Veli Kavlak
- Yüksel Sariyar
[edit] See also
[edit] Further reading
- Kroissenbrunner, Sabine (July 2003). "Islam and Muslim Immigrants in Austria: Socio-Political Networks and Muslim Leadership of Turkish Immigrants". Immigrants and Minorities 22 (2-3): 188–207.
- Wets, Johan (March 2006). "The Turkish Community in Austria and Belgium: The Challenge of Integration". Turkish Studies 7 (1): 85–100.
