Circassians in Turkey
Total population | |
---|---|
140,000[1][2][3] - 2,000,000[4][5] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Marmara Region, Central Anatolia Region, Black Sea Region | |
Languages | |
Circassian, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Abazins, Abkhazians |
The Circassians in Turkey (East Circassian and West Circassian: Адыгэхэр Тырку, Adyghexer Tyrku; Turkish: Türkiye'deki Çerkesler) are one of the largest ethnic minorities in Turkey, with a population between 130,000 and 2 million. The closely related ethnic groups Abazins (10,000[6]) and Abkhazians (39,000[7]) are also often counted among them. Circassians are a Caucasian immigrant people, but the vast majority of them have assimilated to the Turkish language, and only a small minority still speak their native Circassian languages. The Circassians in Turkey are almost exclusively Sunni Muslims of Hanafi madh'hab.
Demographics[edit]
In the census of 1965, 58,339 Turkish citizens spoke Circassian as first language, which was roughly 0.2% of the population. Proportionally, these were most numerous in Kayseri (3.2%), Tokat (1.2%) and Kahramanmaraş (1.0). Another 48,621 citizens spoke Circassian as second language.
See also[edit]
- Minorities in Turkey
- Circassians in Iran
- Circassians in Syria
- Circassians in Iraq
- Peoples of the Caucasus in Turkey
References[edit]
- ^ Milliyet, Anadil kontrolüyle sağlanan dolaylı bilgininde katılmasıyla ortaya çıkan tabloda Türkiye'de yetişkinlerin (18 yaş ve üstündekilerin) etnik kimliklerin dağılımı ... 0.3 Kafkas kökenli
- ^ KONDA Research and Consultancy, Social Structure Survey 2006
- ^ Heinz Kloss & Grant McConnel, Linguistic composition of the nations of the world, vol,5, Europe and USSR, Québec, Presses de l'Université Laval, 1984, ISBN 2-7637-7044-4
- ^ Circassia, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization.
- ^ Ülkü Bilgin: Azınlık hakları ve Türkiye. Kitap Yayınevi, Istanbul 2007; S. 85. ISBN 975-6051-80-9 (Turkish Language)
- ^ "Ethnologue: Abasinen". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Ethnologue: Abchasen". Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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