Turks in Egypt

Turks in Egypt/Egyptian Turks
أتراك مصر
Mısır Türkleri
Total population
Various estimates: 1,500,000-7,000,000
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups

The Turks in Egypt, also referred to as Egyptian Turks, Turkish-Egyptians and Turco-Egyptians[1] (Arabic: أتراك مصر Turkish: Mısır Türkleri) are Egyptian citizens of partial or full Turkish ancestry, who are the descendants of settlers that arrived in the region during the rule of several Turkic dynasties, including: the Tulunid (868–905), Ikhshidid (935–969), Mamluk (1250–1517), and Ottoman (1517–1867 and 1867–1914) eras. Today their descendants continue to live in Egypt and still identify as Egyptians of Turkish or mixed origin, though they are also fully integrated in Egyptian society.

  1. ^ Baring, Evelyn (1910), Modern Egypt, Cambridge University Press, p. 590, ISBN 1108025536