Turks in Ireland

Turks in Ireland (Turkish: İrlanda Türkleri, Irish: Turcaigh in Éirinn) are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere, or are Irish-born, but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.

Turks in Ireland
İrlanda Türkleri
Total population
Several thousand[1]
est. 2,000-3,000[2]
Regions with significant populations
Dublin, Limerick
Languages
Turkish, English
Religion
Islam, Other
A Turkish food market in Capel Street, Dublin.
A Turkish barber shop in Cork.

Population

According to the 2011 Irish census, there are 1,029 Turkish nationals living in Ireland.[3] During the time of a 2005 strike against the GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900[4][5][6] to 2,000[7] Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in down-playing the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of Turks in other European countries, such as German Turks, Dutch-Turks and French-Turks.[2] Thus, overall the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.[2]

According to the information from Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.[8]

Organisations and associations
  • Irish Turkish Business Association, aims to promote the development of bilateral trade between Ireland and Turkey[9]
  • Turkish Association of Ireland, aims to bring the Turkish community in Ireland together.[10]
  • Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society (TIECS), aims to strengthen and advance the ties between the Turkish and Irish community.[11]

Notable people

See also
  • Irish–Turkish relations

References
  1. Remarks by President McAleese at Irish Community Reception, Istanbul, Turkey, 25th March 2010, Office of the President of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
  2. Lacey 2007, 154.
  3. "Migration and Diversity" (PDF), Census 2011, Central Statistics Office, retrieved 15 April 2013
  4. Barry 2006, 2.
  5. sovietpop (11 May 2005), "Turkish builders strike in Ireland", Anarkismo, retrieved 31 January 2009
  6. Dewhurst 2009, 2.
  7. Boyd, Steven (April 2005), GAMA Scandal: Workers fight slave wages, Socialist Party, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 5 September 2010
  8. http://www.diken.com.tr/yurtdisinda-toplam-5-milyon-turk-var-ulke-ulke-veriler/
  9. About us, Irish Turkish Business Association, retrieved 6 September 2010
  10. About us, Turkish Association of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
  11. About us, Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society, archived from the original on 10 October 2010, retrieved 31 January 2009
  12. Oisin Gallery. "Paul Güven". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  13. Last FM. "Abs Breen". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  14. Herald Scotland. "Genclerbirligi sign St Mirren's Billy Mehmet and hope Hearts' Michael Stewart will follow". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  15. The Economist (27 October 2010). "Family memoir The Q&A: Joseph O'Neill". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  16. Kibris Gazetesi. "Sesimizi dünyaya duyuran genç bir yetenek: ANGEL-I". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.

Bibliography

Further reading
  • Lacey, Jonathan (2009), "The Gülen Movement in Ireland: Civil Society Engagements of a Turkish Religio-cultural Movement", Turkish Studies, 10 (2): 295–315, doi:10.1080/14683840902864051
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