Turks in Jordan

Turks in Jordan

Total population
60,000[1] plus 8,262 Turkish citizens (2009)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Amman
Languages
Turkish Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam

Turks in Jordan, also known as Turkish Jordanians or Jordanian Turks and Jordanian Turkmen (Turkish: Ürdün Türkleri), are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants.[1] In addition to this, there are also 8,262 (2009)Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.[2]

Notable people

• Lara Abdallat, winner of Miss Jordan 2010 (Turkish Syrian mother)[3]
• Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen of Jordan (maternal Turkish grandfather)[4]
• Muhanna Al-Dura, painter (Turkish mother)[5]
• Ahmet Düverioğlu, basketball player (Turkish mother)[6]
• Zein Al-Sharaf Talal, Queen of Jordan (Turkish Cypriot origin)[7]
• Prince Mired bin Ra'ad, grandson of the Turkish painter Fahrelnissa Zeid
• Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad, grandson of the Turkish painter Fahrelnissa Zeid[8]
• Mihrimah Sultan, Imperial Princess of Ottoman Empire

See also

• Jordan–Turkey relations
• Turkish minorities in the former Ottoman Empire
• Turks in the Arab world

References

1. Akar 1993, 95.
2. Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. "YURTDIŞINDAKİ VATANDAŞLARIMIZLA İLGİLİ SAYISAL BİLGİLER (31.12.2009 tarihi itibarıyla)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
3. Heigl, Alex (July 23, 2015). "Former Miss Jordan Joins Hacktivist Group to Fight ISIS". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21. Abdallat, whose father is Jordanian and whose mothers is Turkish-Syrian
4. 'Dedem Türk'tü Türk kültürüyle büyüdüm', Sabah, 2009, retrieved 26 April 2021
5. "Myhana Al Durra" in Guide to Jordanian Culture, Online: http://www.bourse-des-voyages.com/jordanie/guide-culture-peintres-muhanna-al-durra.php
6. Milli Takım'da Ahmet Düverioğlu harekâtı, Hürriyet, 2017, retrieved 6 September 2017
7. هذه الاميرة كان طلال يحبها وكان من الممكن ان تكون اما للملك حسين ولو لم تقتل الملكة زين الملكة علياء طوقان لربما تغير وجه الاردن, Arab Times, retrieved 6 September 2017, بخاصة بعد أن اجبر الملك عبدالله ابنه طلال على الزواج من تركية ولدت في مصر اسمها زين وهي أم الملك حسين ...
8. Bonhams. "Bonhams sets new world record for Turkish Artist Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901-1991)". Retrieved 2014-06-18.

Bibliography

• Akar, Metin (1993), "Fas Arapçasında Osmanlı Türkçesinden Alınmış Kelimeler", Türklük Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7: 91–110
• Council of Europe (2007), Parliamentary Assembly: Working Papers 2007 Ordinary Session 22-26 January 2007, Council of Europe, ISBN 92-871-6191-7.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2005), Migration, Remittances and Development, OECD Publishing, ISBN 92-64-01388-1.