Ossetians in Turkey

Ossetians in Turkey are citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Ossetians who originate in Ossetia in the Caucasus

Ossetians in Turkey
Total population
c. 50,000[1][2][3]

History

They emigrated from North Ossetia since the second half of the 19th century, end of Caucasian War. Almost every immigrants were Ossetian Muslims fleeing from Russian conquest. Today, the majority of them live in Ankara and Istanbul. There are 24 Ossetian villages in central and eastern Anatolia. The Ossetians in Turkey are divided into three major groups, depending on their history of immigration and ensuing events:

Population

It is estimated that the Ossetian population in Turkey is 20,000[1][5]—100,000 people.[6]

Ossetians and other Caucasian diaspora members protesting against Georgia during the 2008 South Ossetia war (August 13, 2008, Istanbul)

Religion

Ossetians in Turkey are predominantly Muslim.

See also

References
  1. "Lib.ru/Современная литература: Емельянова Надежда Михайловна. Мусульмане Осетии: На перекрестке цивилизаций. Часть 2. Ислам в Осетии. Историческая ретроспектива". Lit.lib.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. "Официальный сайт Постоянного представительства Республики Северная Осетия-Алания при Президенте РФ. Осетины в Москве". Noar.ru. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld - The North Caucasian Diaspora In Turkey". Unhcr.org. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Официальный сайт Постоянного представительства Республики Северная Осетия-Алания при Президенте РФ. Осетины в Москве". Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  6. (est) UNHCR, WriteNet reports, The North Caucasian Diaspora In Turkey
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