Bosniaks in Turkey

Bosniaks in Turkey
Türkiye'deki Boşnaklar
Total population
(101,000 – 2,000,000[1][2])
Regions with significant populations
Marmara Region, Aegean Region
Languages
Bosnian, Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam

Bosniaks in Turkey refers to citizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Bosniak people, originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sandžak and other former Yugoslav republics.

Numbers

In the 1965 Census, 17,627 Turkish citizens spoke Bosnian as a first language, which is only 0.05% of the population. These people were mostly living in Kocaeli (1.2%), Sakarya (0.7%), Kırklareli (0.4%) and Izmir (0.2%). Another 34,892 spoke Bosnian as a second language.

Famous Bosniaks of Turkey

See also

References

  1. Joshua Project (2010-04-13). "Bosniak of Turkey Ethnic People Profile". Joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. Milliyet (2008-06-06). "Türkiye'deki Kürtlerin sayısı!". http://www.milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2013-05-05. External link in |publisher= (help)
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