Abkhaz people in Turkey
Total population | |
---|---|
39,000 – 500,000 [1][2][3][4] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Düzce, Sakarya | |
Languages | |
Abkhaz, Turkish | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Circassians in Turkey |
The Abkhaz people in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Abkhaz people who originate in Abkhazia.
Numbers
In the census of 1965, 4,563 Turkish citizens spoke Abkhaz as mother language; 280 of these spoke only Abkhaz. Another 7,556 spoke as second best language.
See also
References
- ↑ Abkhaz. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version
- ↑ (2009) Abkhazia Seeking Turkish Recognition of Independence
- ↑ (2009) ABKHAZIA’S DIASPORA: DREAMING OF HOME Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Chirikba 2003 p8
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