Turks in Poland
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000-2,500[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Warsaw · Poznań · Gdańsk · Łódź | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish · Polish | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Roman Catholicism |
Turks in Poland are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Poland who form one of the country's smaller minority groups.
Turkish community
The total number of Turkish people in Poland is underestimated and data collected by different public institutions seem to be incoherent. Over the last decade, Poland has seen a wave of Turkish immigrants who have had to actively look for an economic niche for themselves. They started as small traders and wholesalers; today, they have become successful entrepreneurs and investors. [2]
Demographics
The majority live in Warsaw or in the vicinity; but small communities of Turks are also reported in Poznań, Gdańsk and Łódź. [2]
Naturalisation
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Persons | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notable people
- Maria Aurora of Spiegel
- Frederick Augustus Rutowsky (Turkish mother)
- Maria Anna Katharina Rutowska (Turkish mother)
- Teuvo Tulio (Turkish-Polish father)
See also
- Islam in Poland
- Tatars in Poland
- Polish–Turkish relations
- Turks in Europe
References
- ↑ Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Turkey's Political Relations with Poland". Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United Nations Human Settlements Programme 2004, 95.
- ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008, 361.
Bibliography
- Koryś, Izabela; Żuchaj, Olimpia (2000), Turkish Migratory Flows To Poland: General Description, Institute for Social Studies University of Warsaw.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2008), International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2008, OECD Publishing, ISBN 92-64-04565-1.
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (2004), The State of The World's Cities 2004/2005: Globalization and Urban Culture, Earthscan, ISBN 1-84407-160-X.
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