Turks in Norway

Turks in Norway
Total population
18,770[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Islam
A Turkish store in Oslo.

Turks in Norway (or Norwegian Turks) are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Norway. There is currently over 18,770 Turks living in Norway.

History

Throughout the 1970s there was a wave of labour motivated inward migration. A large proportion of the immigrants came from Turkey. Many of these immigrants have since remained in Norway. In 1976 the borders were closed for further inward migration of this kind. During this period there was an increasing awareness and focusing on "foreign workers" in the political debate. A large proportion, more than 20% of the immigrants in Drammen are from Turkey. The major share of these came during the early labour motivated migration phase.[2]

Demographics

As of 2009, there are 15,436 Turks living in Norway. Of these, 10,039 are immigrants and 5,397 are Norwegian-born to Turkish immigrant parents.[3] The Turkish population is one of the highest neturalised citizens (76.7%); 11,840 obtain Norwegian citizenship whilst 3,596 obtain foreign citizenship.[4]

Demographic history

According to Statistics Norway, as of 2010, the total population of the Norway is 4,858,199. The Turkish population is 15,998, thus 0.32% of the total population.

YearTurkish population
200614,084
200714,546
200815,003
200915,436
201015,998
(Source: Statistics Norway 2009)

Turkish settlement

Immigrants from Turkey have a higher share than the average living in Oslo; however the highest proportion of Turkish immigrants in Norway live in Drammen, a city within commuting distance of Oslo.[5]

RankMunicipalitiesPopulation (2000) [6]Population (2007) [7]Population (2008) [8]Population (2009) [9]Population (2010) [10]
1Oslo4,3595,6085,7155,8445,987
2Drammen1,7292,1002,0912,1352,169
3Stavanger7501,0691,1041,1251,163
4Trondheim5969119619771,041
5Bergen310506543569606
6Bærum168173177N/AN/A
7Kristiansand139172171174173
8FredrikstadN/A8796103111
9Asker42N/AN/A8592
10OtherN/A3,8134,1454,4244,656
(Source: Statistics Norway 2009)

Religion

As of 2008, there are 15,003 Turks in Norway who are Muslims.[11] The Turkish community in Drammen bought the Adventist Church in Bragernes, Drammen in 2008 which will be turned into a mosque. The church was sold for 7.2 million kroner. The Turkish congregations is one of the biggest Muslim communities in Drammen, with about 1,000 members.[12]

Notable people

Name Birth Notability Turkish link
Mertefe Bartınlıoğlu 1968 Politician Immigrant from Turkey[13]
Izzet Celasin 1958 Writer Immigrant from Turkey
Akin Düzakin 1961 Writer Immigrant from Turkey
Zafer Gözet 1965 Former leader of the Communist Party of Norway Immigrant from Turkey
Adem Güven 1985 Football player Norwegian-born to Turkish parents
Azar Karadaş 1981 Football player Norwegian-born to Turkish parents[14]
Vendela Kirsebom 1967 Model and actress Swedish-born to a Turkish father[15]
Gülay Kutal Politician Immigrant from Turkey[16]
Kamil Özerk 1954 Professor Immigrant from Cyprus[17]
Ozan Özerk 1979 Entrepreneur & Doctor Immigrant from Cyprus

See also

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background 1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  2. ↑ InterCulturalCity. "Ethnic diversity and entrepreneurship in Oslo and Drammen" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category, country background and sex. 1 January 2009". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Population by Norwegian/foreign citizenship and country background. 1 January 2009". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ↑ Ottawa 2006. "Residential concentration of non-western immigrants in Norway – will they all end up in Oslo?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  6. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by counntry [sic] of birth, (largest groups) Selected municipalities. 1 January 2000". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  7. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth (largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2007". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  8. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Immigrant population by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups). Selected municipalities. 1 January 2008". Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  9. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  10. ↑ Statistics Norway. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by country of birth,(the 20 largest groups).Selected municipalities.1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  11. ↑ Source: Statistics Norway Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Drammens Tidende. "Håper kirkesalg øker trosfriheten i muslimske land". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  13. ↑ Zaman. "Norveç'in ilk Türk asıllı milletvekili adayı". Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  14. ↑ Hurriyet Daily News. "Kasımpaşa returns to top-flight football". Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  15. ↑ Dagbladet. "Vendelas vendepunkt". Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  16. ↑ Oslo SV. "Gülay Kutal". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  17. ↑ Hurriyet. "Okullar iyi karakterli insanlar yetiştirmeli". Retrieved 2012-03-20.
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