Turkish diaspora
The Turkish diaspora (Turkish: Türk diasporası or Gurbetçi) refers to "Turks" who have emigrated from their homeland. Thus, the term may refer to citizens of Turkey living abroad (which includes ethnic Turks and other ethnic minorities) or ethnic Turks from traditional areas of Turkish settlement (such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and Romania) who are living abroad.
Due to the large numbers of Turkish citizens and Turkish minorities who have emigrated from their traditional homeland, the figures below do not necessarily show a true indication of the total Turkish population. For example, although official data shows that there is 52,893 Turkish citizens in the United Kingdom, the Home Affairs Committee states that there are now 500,000 British Turks made up of 300,000 Turkish Cypriots, 150,000 Turkish nationals, and smaller groups of Bulgarian Turks and Romanian Turks.[1]
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[edit] Turkish citizens living abroad
These figues only include citizens of Turkey. Thus, official numbers do not include individuals who have become naturalised citizens of their host country nor does it include their children who are born in the host country and obtain the host citizenship. For example, although there are 3,000,000 Turkish ethnicty in Germany, academic estimates suggest that there are now more than 4 million people of Turkish origin living in Germany.[2][3]
[edit] Diaspora of Turks from tradional areas of settlement
[edit] Algerian Turks diaspora
There are many Algerian Turks who have emigrated to other countries and hence make up part of Algeria's diaspora, for example, there is a noticeable Algerian community of Turkish descent living in England. Many Algerians attend the Suleymaniye Mosque which is owned by the British-Turkish community.[5] France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, and Spain are also top receiving countries of Algerian citizens.[6]
[edit] Bulgarian Turks diaspora
| Country | Population | Further information |
|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
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 Sweden |
30,000[7] | |
 Netherlands |
10,000-30,000[8] | |
 Northern Cyprus |
10,000[9] | |
 Austria |
1,000[10] |
[edit] Iraqi Turks diaspora
Most Iraqi Turks migrate to Turkey followed by Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. Smaller communities have been formed in Canada, the United States and Australia.[11]
[edit] Kosovan Turks diaspora
[edit] Macedonian Turks diaspora
[edit] Meskhetian Turks diaspora
| Country | Population | Further information |
|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
150,000[12] | |
 Azerbaijan |
90,000-110,000[12] | |
 Russia |
70,000-90,000[13] | |
 Kyrgyzstan |
50,000[12] | |
| Turkey |
40,000[13] | |
 United States |
15,000[14] | |
 Uzbekistan |
15,000[13] | |
 Ukraine |
10,000[13] |
[edit] Western Thrace Turks diaspora
Between 300,000 to 400,000 Turks have left Western Thrace since 1923, most of which immigrated to Turkey.[15][16] 25,000 to 40,000 Western Thrace Turks have immigrated to Western Europe, about 80% are living in Germany.[17] Western Thrace Turks have also immigrated to the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria and Italy.[18]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Home Affairs Committee (2011). "Implications for the Justice and Home Affairs area of the accession of Turkey to the European Union". The Stationery Office. p. Ev 34. http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/aug/eu-hasc-turkey-jha-report.pdf.
- ^ Kötter, I; Vonthein, R; Günaydin, I; Müller, C; Kanz, L; Zierhut, M; Stübiger, N (2003). "Behçet's Disease in Patients of German and Turkish Origin- A Comparative Study". In Zouboulis, Christos (ed.). Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Volume 528. Springer. p. 55. ISBN 0-306-47757-2
- ^ Haviland, William A.; Prins, Harald E. L.; Walrath, Dana; McBride, Bunny (2010). Anthropology: The Human Challenge. Cengage Learning. p. 675. ISBN 0-495-81084-3
- ^ Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. "YURTDIŞINDAKİ VATANDAŞLARIMIZLA İLGİLİ SAYISAL BİLGİLER (31.12.2009 tarihi itibarıyla)". http://www.csgb.gov.tr/csgbPortal/diyih.portal?page=yv&id=1. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ Communities and Local Government (2009), The Algerian Muslim Community in England: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities, p. 34-53, ISBN 978-1-4098-1169-5, http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1202966.pdf
- ^ Communities and Local Government (2009), The Algerian Muslim Community in England: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities, p. 22, ISBN 978-1-4098-1169-5, http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1202966.pdf
- ^ Laczko, Frank; Stacher, Irene; Klekowski von Koppenfels, Amanda (2002). New challenges for Migration Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN 90-6704-153-X
- ^ TheSophiaEcho. "Turkish Bulgarians fastest-growing group of immigrants in the Netherlands". http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/21/758628_turkish-bulgarians-fastest-growing-group-of-immigrants-in-the-netherlands. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ Factor-News. "Най-известната тв водеща в Северен Кипър се изправя пред камерата на "Другата България"". http://www.factor-news.net/index_.php?cm=11&id=5017. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Balkan Türkleri Kültür ve Dayanışma Derneği. "Avusturya'daki Bulgaristan Türkleri hala Bulgar isimlerini neden taşıyor?". http://balturk.org.tr/?p=2845. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Sirkeci, Ibrahim (2005). Turkmen in Iraq and International Migration of Turkmen. University of Bristol, Department of Sociology. p. 20. http://www.migrationletters.com/turkmen/turkmeneng.pdf
- ^ a b c Aydıngün, Ayşegül; Harding, Çiğdem Balım; Hoover, Matthew; Kuznetsov, Igor; Swerdlow, Steve (2006). Meskhetian Turks: An Introduction to their History, Culture, and Resettelment Experiences. Center for Applied Linguistics. p. 13. http://www.cal.org/CO/pdffiles/mturks.pdf
- ^ a b c d Aydıngün, Ayşegül; Harding, Çiğdem Balım; Hoover, Matthew; Kuznetsov, Igor; Swerdlow, Steve (2006). Meskhetian Turks: An Introduction to their History, Culture, and Resettelment Experiences. Center for Applied Linguistics. p. 14. http://www.cal.org/CO/pdffiles/mturks.pdf
- ^ The Seattle Times (2006-03-07). "Refugees' road leads to Tukwila". http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002848990_turks7m.html. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Whitman, Lois (1990). Destroying ethnic identity: the Turks of Greece. Human Rights Watch. p. 2. ISBN 0-929692-70-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=gDXbrQHGjbIC
- ^ Hirschon, Renée (2003). Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange Between Greece and Turkey. Berghahn Books. p. 107. ISBN 1-57181-562-7
- ^ Şentürk, Cem (2008). "Batı Trakya Türklerinin Avrupa´ya Göçleri, Bulundukları Ülkelerdeki Yaşam Koşulları ve Kimlik Algılamaları". The Journal of International Social Research 1 (2): 420. http://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/cilt1/sayi2/sayi2pdf/senturk_cem.pdf
- ^ Kultur. "BATI TRAKYA TÜRK EDEBİYATI". http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:aGZWuiEwTzEJ:ekitap.kultur.gov.tr/Genel/dg.ashx%3FBELGEANAH%3D130755%26DIL%3D1%26DOSYAISIM%3Dbatitrakyaturkedebiyati.pdf+bati+trakya+turler+ABD&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESh-eJgkK3l82DgV0AwIDAk2IjYOaEU4fFUNPVLD7Ygbkj66cwCwLPnk8DoWZxC0fgCFCkYq8UcmdVJ2O09SLSecHhdmEDKtrbXU9Nnie-p-a4B11hHdTqDz08Nrr95sYAGoJRH4&sig=AHIEtbQG2nDOViFskm2eJAjvIrSJ1Do3WA. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
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