Crimean Tatars in Turkey

Crimean Tatars in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, the Tatars of Crimea.

Numbers + Crimean Tatar-speaking population in TurkeyFuat Dündar, Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar, 2000YearAs first languageAs second languageTotalTurkey's population% of total speakers192711,465011,46513,629,4880.08193515,6154,10619,72116,157,4500.12194510,0472,25512,30218,790,1740.07

History Before the 20th century, Crimean Tatars had immigrated from Crimea to Turkey in three waves: First, after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 1783; second, after the Crimean War of 1853–56; third, after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.Peter Alford Andrews, Rüdiger Benninghaus,Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, Vol. 2, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 1989, Wiesbaden, , p. 87., Peter Alford Andrews, Türkiye'de Etnik Gruplar, ANT Yayınları, Aralık 1992, , s.116-118.

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