Uzbeks in Turkey

Uzbeks in Turkey
Turkiyadagi O'zbeklar (Uzbek)
Flag of Uzbekistan, used by the diaspora in Turkey since 1991
Total population
~70,000
Languages
Turkish, Uzbek, Southern Uzbek, Uyghur, Tajik
Religion
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam (minority)
Related ethnic groups
other Uzbek diaspora communities

Uzbeks in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'deki Özbekler, Türkiye'deki Özbek Türkler, Uzbek: Туркиядаги Ўзбеклар, Turkiyadagi O‘zbeklar) - one of the ethnic groups of the country. Like the Turks, Uzbeks are Turkic-speaking and also profess Islam. The number of the Uzbek diaspora in Turkey is approximately 70,000 people, Uzbeks live in almost all regions and large cities of the country. [1]

  1. ^ "Турция - вторая родина узбеков". Вести Турции Босфор (in Russian). 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2021-04-01.