Albanians in Turkey

Albanians in Turkey
Türkiye'deki Arnavutlar
Shqiptarët në Turqi
Distribution of Albanian speakers in Turkey according to mother tongue, Turkish census 1965
Total population
 Turkey 500,000 - 6,000,000[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Amasya Province, Ankara Province, Artvin Province, Bursa Province (Marmara Region), Hatay Province, Istanbul Province, İzmir Province, Kırklareli Province, Sakarya Province, Samsun Province and Tokat Province
Languages
Turkish, Albanian
Religion
Islam (Sunni · Bektashi)
Related ethnic groups
Albanian diaspora
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Albanians in Turkey (Albanian: Shqiptarët në Turqi; Turkish: Türkiye'deki Arnavutlar) are ethnic Albanian citizens and denizens of Turkey. They consist of Albanians who arrived during the Ottoman period, Kosovar/Macedonian and Tosk Cham Albanians fleeing from Serbian and Greek persecution[citation needed] after the beginning of the Balkan Wars, alongside some Albanians from Montenegro and Albania proper.[4]

A 2008 report from the Turkish National Security Council (MGK) estimated that approximately 1.3 million people of Albanian ancestry live in Turkey, and more than 500,000 recognizing their ancestry, language and culture. There are other estimates however that place the number of people in Turkey with Albanian ancestry and background upward to 5 or 6 million.[1][3]

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