 British Turks protesting in Central London. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
 Turkish-born residents in the United Kingdom: 132,651 (2021/22 Census)a  England: 124,758 (2021)[1] Scotland: 4,348 (2022)[2] Wales: 2,886 (2021)[1]Northern Ireland: 659 (2021)[3] Previous estimates: 101,721 (2011 UK Census)[4] 72,000 (2009 ONS estimate) 150,000 (academic estimates) Turkish Cypriot-born residentsa 100,000–150,000 (academic estimates) Total populationb 500,000 (2011 Home Office estimate)[5] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| London (Camden, Croydon, Enfield, Euston, Hackney Haringey, Islington, Kensington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Palmers Green, Seven Sisters, Southwark, Waltham Forest, and Wood Green) | |
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| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Shia Islam, Alevi Islam, Other religions and Irreligion | |
a Official data regarding the British Turkish community excludes British-born and dual heritage children of Turkish origin.[6] b This includes 150,000 Turkish nationals, 300,000 Turkish Cypriots, and also smaller Turkish minorities such as Bulgarian Turks and Romanian Turks.[7] |
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British Turks (Turkish: Britanyalı Türkler) or Turks in the United Kingdom (Turkish: Birleşik Krallık'taki Türkler) are Turkish people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom. However, the term may also refer to British-born persons who have Turkish parents or who have a Turkish ancestral background.
Turks first began to emigrate in large numbers from Northern Cyprus for work and then again when Turkish Cypriots were forced to leave their homes during the Cyprus conflict. Turks then began to come from Turkey for economic reasons. Recently, smaller groups of Turks have begun to immigrate to the United Kingdom from other European countries.[8]
As of 2011, there was a total of about 500,000 people of Turkish origin in the UK,[9] made up of approximately 150,000 Turkish nationals and about 300,000 Turkish Cypriots.[7] Furthermore, in recent years, there has been a growing number of ethnic Turks immigrating to the United Kingdom from Algeria and Germany. Many other Turks have immigrated to Britain from parts of the southern Balkans where they form an ethnic and religious minority dating to the early Ottoman period, particularly Bulgaria, Romania, the Republic of North Macedonia, and the province of East Macedonia and Thrace in Northern Greece.[7][10]
- ^ a b "Country of birth (extended)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 24 May 2024. '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
- ^ "MS-A18: Country of birth - full detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Data Viewer - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ Home Affairs Committee 2011, 38
- ^ Communities and Local Government 2009a, 6
- ^ a b c Home Affairs Committee 2011, Ev 34
- ^ Lytra & Baraç 2009, 60
- ^ Travis, Alan (1 August 2011). "UK immigration analysis needed on Turkish legal migration, say MPs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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