Turks in Yemen

Turks in Yemen (Turkish: Yemen Türkleri), also known as Yemeni Turks, refers to the ethnic Turks who live in Yemen.

Turks in Yemen
Total population
10,000–100,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Sana'a
Languages
Religion
Islam

History

The majority of today's Yemeni Turks are the descendants of the Ottoman Turkish colonizers who began to migrate to the region as part of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, which controlled, at least nominally, the region for over 300 years. The Yemen Eyalet (province) of the Ottoman Empire covered much of modern Yemen.

Demographics

Today, estimates of the Turkish community in Yemen range from more than 10,000 to 100,000[1] About 6,000 live in Sana'a.[2]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Yemen Raporu". Union of NGOs of The Islamic World. 2014. p. 26. Bu noktadan hareketle, bölgede yaklaşık 10 bin ila 100 bin arasında Türk asıllı vatandaş bulunduğu tahmin edilmektedir. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Ayhan 2010, 17.

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