Turkish minorities in the former Ottoman Empire

The Turkish minorities (Turkish: Türk azınlıklar) refers to ethnic Turks who live in nowadays independent, but once conqured by the Ottoman Empire states, the ancestors of these people settled there for controlling and conquering these teritorries. In 19th century these states liberated from Ottoman rule and these Turks who remained there established minorities.

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Demographics

Country Census figures Current est. figures Further information Lists of Turks by country
 Bulgaria 588,318 (2011 census)[1] 800,000[2] 1,300,000[3] Turks in Bulgaria List of Bulgarian Turks
 Iraq 567,000 (1957 census)[4] 500,000-3,000,000[5][6] Turks in Iraq
 Syria 750,000 to 1,500,000[7] Turks in Syria
 Cyprus
 Northern Cyprus		 -
260,000 (2006 census)		 2,000[8]
300,000[9]-500,000[10]		 Turkish Cypriots List of Cypriots
 Republic of Macedonia 77,959 (2002 census)[11] 170,000-200,000[12][13] Turks in Macedonia List of Macedonian Turks
 Greece
Western Thrace
Athens
Rhodes and Kos		 Total unknown
150,000[14][15][16]
10,000[17]
5,000[18][19]		 Turks in Crete
Turks in Western Thrace
Turks in Athens
Turks in Rhodes and Kos
 Egypt 100,000[20] Turks in Egypt List of Egyptian Turks
 Romania 32.098 (2002 census)[21] 55,000[22] Turks in Romania
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 267 (1991 census)[23] 50,000[24][25] Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Kosovo 50,000[26][25] Turks in Kosovo
 Serbia 20,000[27] Turks in Serbia
 Yemen 10,000-30,000[28][29] Turks in Yemen
 Georgia 1,375 (1989 census)[30] 1,000[31] Meskhetian Turks
 Montenegro 397 (1971 census)[32][33] 2,500[34] Turks in Montenegro
Total

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References and notes

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute of Bulgaria. "2001 census, population by ethnic group". http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/Ethnos.htm. 
  2. ^ Scherrer 2003, 282.
  3. ^ Karpat 2004, 424.
  4. ^ Taylor 2004, 28.
  5. ^ Park 2005, 36.
  6. ^ Kibaroğlu, Kibaroğlu & Halman 2009, 165.
  7. ^ Özkaya 2007, 112.
  8. ^ Hatay 2007, 40.
  9. ^ International Crisis Group (2010). "CYPRUS: BRIDGING THE PROPERTY DIVIDE". International Crisis Group. p. 2. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/europe/turkey-cyprus/cyprus/210%20Cyprus%20-%20Bridging%20the%20Property%20Divide.ashx. 
  10. ^ Cole 2011, 95.
  11. ^ Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office. "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia". http://www.stat.gov.mk/pdf/kniga_13.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  12. ^ Abrahams 1996, 53.
  13. ^ Knowlton 2005, 66.
  14. ^ Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association 2009, 2
  15. ^ Ergener & Ergener 2002, 106.
  16. ^ WorldBulletin. "Western Thrace Turks tell Erdogan of problems in Greece". http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=53618. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  17. ^ Madianou 2005, 36-37.
  18. ^ Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association 2009, 6
  19. ^ Clogg 2002, 84.
  20. ^ Baedeker 2000, lviii.
  21. ^ Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center. "Ethno-demographic Structure of Romania". http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=0&judet_id=0&localitate_id=0. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  22. ^ Phinnemore 2006, 157.
  23. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Office of Statistics. "POPULATION GROUPED ACCORDING TO ETHNICITY, BY CENSUSES 1961 - 1991". http://www.fzs.ba/Dem/Popis/NacPopE.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  24. ^ Ethnologue. "Languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina". http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=BA. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 
  25. ^ a b Cole 2011, 368.
  26. ^ Warrander & Knaus 2008, 32.
  27. ^ Blagojević 2007, 150
  28. ^ Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı. "Cumhurbaşkanı Gül, Türkiye-Yemen İş Forumu'nda". http://www.tccb.gov.tr/haberler/170/78621/cumhurbaskani-gul-turkiyeyemen-is-forumunda.html. Retrieved 2011-05-12. 
  29. ^ Star Gazete. "Yemen Mecnun’u çöllere düşüren büyülü ülke". http://www.stargazete.com/pazar/yemen-mecnun-u-collere-dusuren-buyulu-ulke-haber-265819.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-12. 
  30. ^ Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР". http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php?reg=0. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  31. ^ Aydıngün et al. 2006, 13
  32. ^ Internet Library Of Serb Culture. "The Ethnic Structure of the Population in Montenegro:Table 3 Ethnic Structure of the Population in Montenegro". http://www.rastko.rs/istorija/srbi-balkan/vrudic-montenegro.html. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  33. ^ Internet Library Of Serb Culture. "The Ethnic Structure of the Population in Montenegro". http://www.rastko.org.rs/istorija/srbi-balkan/vrudic-montenegro.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  34. ^ Internet Library Of Serb Culture. "The Ethnic Structure of the Population in Montenegro". http://www.rastko.org.rs/istorija/srbi-balkan/vrudic-montenegro.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
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See also
Turkish minorities in the former Ottoman Empire  · Turks in Europe  · Turks in the Balkans  · Turks in the former Soviet Union  · Turks in the Middle East  · Turkish population

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