Bulgarian Turks in Turkey

Bulgarian Turks in Turkey
  • български турци в Турция (Bulgarian)
  • Türkiye'deki Bulgaristan Türkleri (Turkish)
Born in Bulgaria372,000[1]
Languages
Turkish · Bulgarian
Religion
Islam · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Bulgarian Turks · Turks
Turkish immigrants from Bulgaria arriving in Anatolia in 1912.

The Bulgarian Turks in Turkey represent a community of Bulgarian Turks who immigrated over the years from Bulgaria to Turkey. They are notable in Turkey for being descendants of Balkan Turks who had to escape persecution.[2][3] and moreover, part of them continue to be dual citizens of Bulgaria and Turkey, which makes them a natural bridge between both countries.

  1. ^ "Place of Birth Statistics, 2014". Turkstat.gov.tr. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ Howard, Douglas A. (Douglas Arthur) (2001). The history of Turkey. Internet Archive. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30708-9.
  3. ^ Caucaso, Osservatorio Balcani e. "The "big excursion" of Bulgarian Turks". OBC Transeuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-23.