Pomaks in Turkey
Pomaks in Turkey
Türkiye'deki Pomaklar|
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750,000 |
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Eastern Thrace |
| Languages |
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Pomak, Turkish |
| Religion |
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Sunni Islam |
The Pomaks in Turkey refers to an ethnic group, who are predominantly Muslim and speak the Pomak dialect of Bulgarian. The Pomaks in Turkey mostly live in Eastern Thrace.
Numbers
In the census of 1965, 23,138 Turkish citizens spoke Pomak as mother language. Proportionally, they were most numerous in Edirne (3.4%), Kırklareli (1.3%) and Çanakkale (1.0%). 2,776 of these could only speak Pomak . Another 34,234 spoke Pomak as second best language.The Pomaks Live İn Mostly Kırıklareli Çannakale And Edirne
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