Turks in Denmark

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Turks in Denmark
Total population
60,299 (Statistics Denmark Oct. 2011)[1]
Other estimates suggests 70,000[2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Aarhus  · Copenhagen  · Høje-Taastrup  · Ishøj
Languages
Turkish  · Danish
Religion
Predominantly Islam
(mostly Sunni and some Alevis)

Turks in Denmark or Danish Turks (Danish: Tyrkere i Danmark; Turkish: Danimarka Türkleri) refers to people living in Denmark with ancestral background from Turkey. The group mainly includes ethnic Turks, They currently form the largest immigrant group.[4]

History

At the end of the 1950s Denmark required a high labour demand which triggered labour immigration mainly from Turkey and Yugoslavia.[5]

Demographics

As of October 2011, Statistics Denmark recorded 60,299 people with origins from Turkey living in Denmark, with 44,626 in Zealand, 12,569 in Jutland, 3,086 in Funen, and 18 in Bornholm.[6]

Culture

Language

See also: Languages of Denmark

Within the home environment the mother tongue is most dominant and children are expected to speak Turkish. However, Danish is spoken outside the home creating a bilingual identity.[7]

Religion

See also: Religion in Denmark and Islam in Denmark

The majority of Turks regard themselves as Muslims. They worship their religion mainly within their own Turkish community and are subdivided mainly by political or religious differences.[8] The Diyanet supports mosque associations in Denmark and controls the majority of the religious organisations used by the community. The "Danish Turkish Islamic Foundation" (Danish: Dansk Tyrkisk Islamisk Stiftelse) is part of the Diyanet and is the largest Muslim organisation in Denmark.[9] The Diyanet’s major competing Islamic networks are the Millî Görüş as well as the Alevi association.[9]

Integration

Naturalisation

Naturalisation of Turkish citizens:[10][11] Year
19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Persons 9822261159711102142994371951073765025619197979191,0371,2433,1542,7873,1802,4182,1587328781,125527581511239

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistikbanken. "Danmarks Statistik". Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  2. ↑ DR Online. "Tyrkere langer ud efter trossamfund". Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  3. ↑ Jyllands-Posten. "Tyrkisk afstand fra Islamisk Trossamfund". Retrieved 2010-08-09. 
  4. ↑ Liebig 2007, 32.
  5. ↑ Liebig 2007, 13.
  6. ↑ Statistikbanken. "Danmarks Statistik". Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  7. ↑ Jørgensen 2002, 242.
  8. ↑ Svanberg 1999, 389.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nielsen, Akgonul & Alibasic 2009, 100.
  10. ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008, 357.
  11. ↑ Statistikbanken. "People, who changes into Danish citizenship by sex, age and former citizenship". Retrieved 2011-06-06. 

Bibliography

  • Jørgensen, J.N (2002), "Children’s Acquisition of Code-switching for Power-Wielding", in Auer, Peter (ed.), Code-Switching in Conversation: Language, Interaction and Identity, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-01788-9 
  • Liebig, Thomas (2007), The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 
  • Nielsen, Jørgen S.; Akgonul, Samim; Alibasic, Ahmet (2009), Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, BRILL, ISBN 90-04-17505-9 
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2008). International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2008. OECD Publishing. ISBN 92-64-04565-1 .
  • Svanberg, Ingvar (1999), "The Nordic Countries", in Westerlund, David; Svanberg, Ingvar (eds.), Islam outside the Arab world, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-22691-8 
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