Crimean Tatars in Turkey

Crimean Tatars in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, the Tatars of Crimea.

Crimean Tatars in Turkey
Türkiyedeki Qırımtatarlar
Türkiye'deki Kırım Tatarları
Total population
Estimates greatly vary
Languages
Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam, Hanafi

Numbers

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Crimean Tatar-speaking population in Turkey[1]
Year As first language As second language Total Turkey's population % of Total speakers
1927 11,465 0 11,465 13,629,488 0.08
1935 15,615 4,106 19,721 16,157,450 0.12
1945 10,047 2,255 12,302 18,790,174 0.07

History

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Before the 20th century, Crimean Tatars had immigrated from Crimea to Turkey in three waves: First, after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 1783; second, after the Crimean War of 1853–56; third, after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fuat Dündar, Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar, 2000
  2. ^ Peter Alford Andrews, Rüdiger Benninghaus,Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, Vol. 2, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 1989, Wiesbaden, ISBN 3-88226-418-7, p. 87., Peter Alford Andrews, Türkiye'de Etnik Gruplar, ANT Yayınları, Aralık 1992, ISBN 975-7350-03-6, s.116-118.