Turks in Norway

Turks in Norway (Turkish: Norveç'teki Türkler) or Norwegian Turks (Turkish: Norveçli Türkler) refers to ethnic Turks living in Norway. The majority of Norwegian Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however there has also been Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Norway from the Balkans (e.g. from Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.

Turks in Norway
Total population
18,770 (2010 Official Norway estimate)[1] 0.36% of the Norwegian population
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
A Turkish store in Oslo.

History

Throughout the 1970s Turkish immigrants came to Norway mostly from Turkey but also from other post-Ottoman countries with Turkish minorities; in particular Turks also migrated to Norway from the Balkans (such as Bosnian Turks and Romanian Turks) and the island of Cyprus. Many of these immigrants have since remained in Norway. In 1976 the borders were closed for further inward migration of this kind. During this period there was an increasing awareness and focusing on "foreign workers" in the political debate. A large proportion, more than 20% of the immigrants in Drammen are from Turkey. The major share of these came during the early labour motivated migration phase.[2] Since the European migrant crisis, Iraq Turks and Syrian Turks have also migrated to Norway.

Demographics

In 2013 there was roughly 16,500 Norwegians of Turkish descent living in Norway.[3]

Turkish settlement

The Norwegian-Turkish communities mostly live in the capital city of Oslo; however the highest proportion of Turks live in Drammen, a city within commuting distance of Oslo.[4] There are also significant Turkish communities living in Stavanger, Trondheim, Bergen, Bærum, Kristiansand, Fredrikstad and Asker

Religion

As of 2008, there are 15,003 Turks in Norway who are Muslims.[5] The Turkish community in Drammen bought the Adventist Church in Bragernes, Drammen in 2008 which will be turned into a mosque. The church was sold for 7.2 million kroner. The Turkish congregations is one of the biggest Muslim communities in Drammen, with about 1,000 members.[6]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Statistics Norway. "Persons with immigrant background by immigration category and country background 1 January 2010". Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  2. InterCulturalCity. "Ethnic diversity and entrepreneurship in Oslo and Drammen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. Norwegian-Turkish cooperation, The Royal House of Norway, 2013, retrieved 5 November 2020
  4. Ottawa 2006. "Residential concentration of non-western immigrants in Norway – will they all end up in Oslo?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  5. Source: Statistics Norway Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Drammens Tidende. "Håper kirkesalg øker trosfriheten i muslimske land". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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