Abkhaz people in Turkey
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Total population | |
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39,000 – 500,000 [1][2][3][4] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Düzce, Sakarya | |
Languages | |
Abkhaz, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Circassians in Turkey |
The Abkhaz people in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Abkhaz people who originate in Abkhazia.
Numbers[edit]
In the census of 1965, 4,563 Turkish citizens spoke Abkhaz as mother language; 280 of these spoke only Abkhaz. Another 7,556 spoke as second best language.
References[edit]
- ^ Abkhaz. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version
- ^ (2009) Abkhazia Seeking Turkish Recognition of Independence
- ^ (2009) ABKHAZIA’S DIASPORA: DREAMING OF HOME
- ^ Chirikba 2003 p8
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