Turks in Poland

Turks in Poland
Total population
2,000–2,500[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Islam
A Turkish Kebab shop in Łódź

Turks in Poland are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Poland who form one of the country's smaller minority groups.

Facts and figures

There is little coherent statistical data regarding the numbers of Turks residing in Poland. The majority of Turks live in Warsaw and Łódź but there are also Turkish communities in Gdańsk, Poznań, Krakow and Wroclaw and students in small cities like Lublin or Krosno.[2]

Turkish community

Many Turks in Poland are entrepreneurs and investors.[3]

Demographics

The majority live in Warsaw or in the vicinity; but small communities of Turks are also reported in Poznań, Gdańsk and Łódź.[3]

Naturalization

Naturalization of Turkish citizens:[4]
Year 199819992000200120022003200420052006
Persons 8841515111936

Notable people

Bibliography

  • Koryś, Izabela; Żuchaj, Olimpia (2000), Turkish Migratory Flows To Poland: General Description, Institute for Social Studies University of Warsaw .
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2008), International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2008, OECD Publishing, ISBN 92-64-04565-1 .
  • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (2004), The State of The World's Cities 2004/2005: Globalization and Urban Culture, Earthscan, ISBN 1-84407-160-X .

References

  1. ↑ Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Turkey's Political Relations with Poland". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  2. ↑ Pędziwiatr, K. (2014) Turkish Community in Poland: from Textile Vendors to Top Managers. In: Kujawa, K., eds Polish-Turkish Foreign Policy: 600 Years of Bilateral Relations”, Çanakkale University Publishing House
  3. 1 2 United Nations Human Settlements Programme 2004, 95.
  4. ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008, 361.
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