Bosniaks in Turkiye are citizens of Turkiye who are, or descend from, ethnic Bosniak people, originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other former Yugoslav republics.
Türkiye'deki Boşnaklar | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 400,000-2,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Marmara Region, Aegean Region | |
| Languages | |
| Bosnian, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
The Bosniak community in Turkiye has its origins predominantly in the exodus of Bosniaks from the Bosnia Eyalet taking place in the 19th and early 20th century as a result of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire's rule in the Balkans. The number of Bosniaks living in Turkey is 116,000.[1] Bosniaks mostly live in the Marmara Region which is in other words the north-west of Turkey. The biggest Bosniak community in Turkey is in Istanbul. Yenibosna ("New Bosnia") is a borough, located on the western part of the Istanbul district of Bahçelievler, bordering with the neighboring district Küçükçekmece. The district saw rapid migration from the former Ottoman Empire after the founding of the Republic of Turkey.[2] The origin of the borough's name comes from the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. The settlement was initially named Saraybosna, which is the Turkish equivalent of Sarajevo, before it was renamed Yenibosna with the formation of the Republic of Turkey.
There are notable Bosniak communities in İzmir, Karamürsel, Yalova, Bursa and Edirne.
Numbers
edit| Year | As first language | As second language | Total | Turkey's population | % of Total speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 24,615 | 13,526 | 38,141 | 16,157,450 | 0.24 |
| 1945 | 10,900 | 9,599 | 20,499 | 18,790,174 | 0.11 |
| 1950 | 24,013 | 0 | 24,013 | 20,947,188 | 0.11 |
| 1955 | 11,844 | 12,669 | 24,513 | 24,064,763 | 0.10 |
| 1960 | 14,570 | 37,526 | 52,096 | 27,754,820 | 0.19 |
| 1965 | 17,627 | 39,589 | 52,209 | 31,391,421 | 0.18 |
In the census of 1965, those who spoke Bosnian as first language were proportionally most numerous in Kocaeli (1.2%), Sakarya (0.7%), Kırklareli (0.4%) and Izmir (0.2%).
There are currently an estimated 106,000 Turkish citizens identifying as Bosniaks.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Barış Falay, actor (Maternal side)
- Begüm Kütük, actress (Maternal side)
- Berk Hakman, actor (Bosniak descendant)
- Birkan Sokullu, actor (Bosniak descendant)
- Çagatay Ulusoy, actor (Maternal side)
- Bülent Ecevit, politician, served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times (Maternal side)
- Erkan Baş, politician (Bosniak descendant)
- Farah Zeynep Abdullah, actress (grandparents)
- Furkan Andıç, actor (Maternal side)
- Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, famed actor (Paternal side, Bosniak and Albanian)
- Meliha İsmailoğlu, national volleyball team player
- Sabiha Gökçen, the first female combat pilot (Both paternal and maternal side)
- Seda Bakan,[4] actress (Paternal side)
- Sedef Avcı, actress (Maternal Side)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Project, Joshua. "Bosniak in Türkiye (Turkey)". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "NÜFUS DURUMU | Bahçelievler Belediyesi". Belediyeden.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ^ Fuat Dündar, Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar, 2000
- ^ Ervin Qafmolla (19 July 2016). "Alleged Coup Leader in Turkey 'Born in Kosovo' :: Balkan Insight" (.html). Balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
