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Turks in Norway (or Norwegian Turks) are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Norway. There is currently over 15,000 Turks living in Norway.
History
Throughout the 1970’s there was a wave of labour motivated inward migration. A large proportion of the immigrants came from Turkey. Many of these immigrants have since remained in Norway. In 1976 the borders were closed for further inward migration of this kind. During this period there was an increasing awareness and focusing on “foreign workers” in the political debate. A large proportion, more than 20% of the immigrants in Drammen are from Turkey. The major share of these came during the early labour motivated migration phase. [2]
Demographics
As of 2009, there are 15,436 Turks living in Norway. Of these, 10,039 are immigrants and 5,397 are Norwegian-born to Turkish immigrant parents. [3] The Turkish population is one of the highest neutralised citizens (76.7%); 11,840 obtain Norwegian citizenship whilst 3,596 obtain foreign citizenship. [4]
Demographic history
According to Statistics Norway, as of 2010, the total population of the Norway is 4,858,199. The Turkish population is 15,998, thus 0.32% of the total population.
| Year | Turkish population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14,084 | |||
| 2007 | 14,546 | |||
| 2008 | 15,003 | |||
| 2009 | 15,436 | |||
| 2010 | 15,998 | |||
| (Source: Statistics Norway 2009)[1][2] | ||||
Turkish settlement
Immigrants from Turkey have a higher share than the average living in Oslo; however the highest proportion of Turkish immigrants in Norway live in Drammen, a city within commuting distance of Oslo. [5]
| Rank | Municipalities | Population (2000) [6] | Population (2007) [7] | Population (2008) [8] | Population (2009) [9] | Population (2010) [10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oslo | 4,359 | 5,608 | 5,715 | 5,844 | 5,987 | |||
| 2 | Drammen | 1,729 | 2,100 | 2,091 | 2,135 | 2,169 | |||
| 3 | Stavanger | 750 | 1,069 | 1,104 | 1,125 | 1,163 | |||
| 4 | Trondheim | 596 | 911 | 961 | 977 | 1,041 | |||
| 5 | Bergen | 310 | 506 | 543 | 569 | 606 | |||
| 6 | Bærum | 168 | 173 | 177 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 7 | Kristiansand | 139 | 172 | 171 | 174 | 173 | |||
| 8 | Fredrikstad | N/A | 87 | 96 | 103 | 111 | |||
| 9 | Asker | 42 | N/A | N/A | 85 | 92 | |||
| 10 | Other | N/A | 3,813 | 4,145 | 4,424 | 4,656 | |||
| (Source: Statistics Norway 2009) | |||||||||
Religion
As of 2008, there are 15,003 Turks in Norway who are Muslims. [11] The Turkish community in Drammen bought the Adventist Church in Bragernes, Drammen in 2008 which will be turned into a mosque. The church was sold for 7.2 million kroner. The Turkish congregations is one of the biggest Muslim communities in Drammen, with about 1,000 members. [12]
Notable people
| Lists of people of Turkish origin by country |
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| By traditional areas of settlement: |
| By modern diasporas: |
| Name | Life | Notability | Turkish link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izzet Celasin | 1958 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Akin Düzakin | 1961 | Writer | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Zafer Gözet | 1965 | Leader of the Communist Party of Norway | Immigrant from Turkey |
| Adem Güven | 1985 | Football player | Norwegian-born to Turkish parents |
| Azar Karadaş | 1981 | Football player | Norwegian-born to Turkish parents |
| Vendela Kirsebom | 1967 | Model and actress | Swedish-born to a Norwegian mother and Turkish father |
| Kamil Özerk | 1954 | Professor | Immigrant from Cyprus |
| Ozan Özerk | 1979 | Entrepreneur | Immigrant from Cyprus |
See also
References
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background 1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ InterCulturalCity. "Ethnic diversity and entrepreneurship in Oslo and Drammen" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category, country background and sex. 1 January 2009". Retrieved 2009-04-04. [dead link]
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Population by Norwegian/foreign citizenship and country background. 1 January 2009". Retrieved 2009-04-04. [dead link]
- ^ Ottawa 2006. "Residential concentration of non-western immigrants in Norway – will they all end up in Oslo?" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by counntry of birth, (largest groups) Selected municipalities. 1 January 2000". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth (largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2007". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2008". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2009". Retrieved 2009-04-04. [dead link]
- ^ Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ Source: Statistics Norway
- ^ Drammens Tidende. "Håper kirkesalg øker trosfriheten i muslimske land". Retrieved 2009-02-08.