Bosniaks in Turkey

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Bosniaks in Turkey
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Total population
101,000 – 2,000,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Marmara Region, Aegean Region
Languages
Serbo-Croatian, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  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.