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| Number |
Ethnic |
Minimum Estimates |
Maximum Estimates |
Further information
|
| Balkan
|
| 1
|
 Albania |
1,500,000 |
5,000,000 |
Albanians in Turkey / Albanians
|
| 2
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
100,000 |
2,000,000 |
Bosniaks in Turkey / Bosnians
|
| 3
|
 Bulgaria |
350,000 |
750,000 |
Bulgarians in Turkey / Pomaks in Turkey / Bulgarians
|
| 4
|
 Greece |
2,000 |
30,000 |
Greeks in Turkey / Pontic Greeks / Caucasus Greeks / Greeks
|
| 5
|
 Serbia |
15,000 |
60,000 |
Serbs in Turkey / Serbs
|
| 1 |
Total |
2,000,000 |
7,900,000 |
Minorities in Turkey
|
| Caucasus
|
| 1
|
 Abkhazia |
600,000 |
600,000 |
Abkhazians / Abkhaz language
|
| 2
|
 Armenia |
150,000 |
5,000,000 |
Armenians in Turkey / Hidden Armenians / Armenians
|
| 3
|
 Chechnya |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Chechens in Turkey / Chechens
|
| 4
|
 Circassia |
150,000 |
7,000,000 |
Circassians in Turkey / Circassians
|
| 5
|
 Georgia |
100,000 |
1,500,000 |
Georgians in Turkey / Georgians
|
| 6
|
 Lazica |
45,000 |
2,250,000 |
Laz people in Turkey / Laz people
|
| 2 |
Total |
1,100,000 |
16,450,000 |
Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey / Peoples of the Caucasus
|
| Central Asia
|
| 1
|
 Kazakhstan |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Kazakhs
|
| 2
|
 Kyrgyzstan |
1,600 |
1,600 |
Kyrgyzs
|
| 3
|
 Tajikistan |
1,000 |
1,000 |
Tajiks
|
| 4
|
 Turkmenistan |
1,500 |
1,500 |
Turkmens
|
| 5
|
 East Turkestan |
50,000 |
50,000 |
Uyghurs
|
| 6
|
 Uzbekistan |
45,000 |
45,000 |
Uzbeks
|
| 3 |
Total |
120,000 |
120,000 |
Central Asian peoples
|
| Turkic peoples
|
| 1
|
 Azerbaijan |
530,000 |
800,000 |
Azerbaijanis in Turkey / Azerbaijanis
|
| 2
|
 Crimea |
150,000 |
6,000,000 |
Crimean Tatars in Turkey / Crimean Tatars
|
| 3
|
 Karachay-Cherkessia |
20,000 |
20,000 |
Karachays
|
| 4
|
 Turkey |
40,000 |
75,000 |
Meskhetian Turks
|
| 4 |
Total |
740,000 |
6,895,000 |
Turkic peoples
|
| Iranian peoples
|
| 1
|
 Afghanistan |
25,000 |
50,000 |
Afghans in Turkey / Afghans
|
| 2
|
 Iran |
500,000 |
650,000 |
Iranian diaspora / Persians
|
| 3
|
 Kurdistan |
13,000,000 |
23,000,000 |
Kurds in Turkey / Kurdish population / Turkish Kurdistan / Kurds
|
| 4
|
Kurdistan |
1,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
Zaza Kurds / Zaza nationalism / Zaza language
|
| 5
|
 North Ossetia-Alania |
50,000 |
50,000 |
Ossetians in Turkey / Ossetians
|
| 6
|
 Romani |
700,000 |
5,000,000 |
Romani people in Turkey / Romani people
|
| 5 |
Total |
15,300,000 |
31,750,000 |
Iranian peoples
|
| European peoples
|
| 1
|
 Netherlands |
15,000 |
15,000 |
Dutch people
|
| 2
|
 Germany |
50,000 |
50,000 |
Germans in Turkey / Germans
|
| 3
|
 Great Britain |
35,000 |
35,000 |
Britons in Turkey / British people
|
| 4
|
 Italy |
35,000 |
35,000 |
Levantines in Turkey / Levantines (Latin Catholics)
|
| 5
|
 Poland |
4,000 |
4,000 |
Polish diaspora / Poles
|
| 6
|
 Russia |
50,000 |
50,000 |
Russians in Turkey / Russians
|
| 6 |
Total |
190,000 |
190,000 |
European peoples
|
| Other Minorities
|
| 1
|
 African Union |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Afro Turks / African diaspora / Africans
|
| 2
|
 Arab League |
1,500,000 |
5,000,000 |
Arabs in Turkey / Iraqis in Turkey / Arabs
|
| 3
|
 Assyria |
15,000 |
65,000 |
Assyrians in Turkey / Assyrian genocide / Assyrians
|
| 4
|
 Israel |
15,000 |
18,000 |
Jews in Turkey / Antisemitism in Turkey / Jews
|
| 7 |
Total |
1,630,000 |
5,200,000 |
Other Minorities in Turkey
|
| 37 Group |
Grand Total |
21,080,000 |
68,505,000 |
Minorities in Turkey
|
| Rank |
Country |
Area |
1950 |
2000 |
2050 |
2100
|
| 1 |
Turkey |
783,562 |
21,122,000 |
65,970,000 |
89,291,000 |
87,983,000
|
| 2 |
Uzbekistan |
447,400 |
6,293,000 |
25,042,000 |
35,117,000 |
32,077,000
|
| 3 |
Kazakhstan |
2,724,900 |
6,694,000 |
15,688,000 |
22,238,000 |
24,712,000
|
| 4 |
Azerbaijan |
86,600 |
2,886,000 |
8,464,000 |
11,210,000 |
9,636,000
|
| 5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
199,900 |
1,739,000 |
4,938,000 |
7,064,000 |
9,046,000
|
| 6 |
Turkmenistan |
488,100 |
1,205,000 |
4,386,000 |
6,608,000 |
5,606,000
|
| Total |
4,730,462 |
39,939,000 |
124,488,000 |
171,528,000 |
169,060,000
|
This list includes dependent territories within their sovereign states (including uninhabited territories), but does not include claims on Antarctica. EEZ+TIA is exclusive economic zone (EEZ) plus total internal area (TIA) which includes land and internal waters.
| Rank |
Country |
Area |
EEZ |
Shelf |
EEZ+TIA
|
| 1 |
Turkey |
783,562 |
261,654 |
56,093 |
1,045,216
|
| 2 |
Uzbekistan |
447,400 |
0 |
0 |
447,400
|
| 3 |
Kazakhstan |
2,724,900 |
0 |
0 |
2,724,900
|
| 4 |
Azerbaijan |
86,600 |
0 |
0 |
86,600
|
| 5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
199,900 |
0 |
0 |
199,900
|
| 6 |
Turkmenistan |
488,100 |
0 |
0 |
488,100
|
| Total |
4,730,462 |
261,654 |
56,093 |
4,992,116
|
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan