Turks in Yemen

Turks in Yemen
Flag of the Ottoman Empire, the flag on which most Yemeni Turks had settled under
Total population
10,000–100,000[1] or over 200,000 [2]
Regions with significant populations
Sana'a
Languages
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Turkish diaspora

Turks in Yemen (Turkish: Yemen Türkleri), also known as Turkish Yemenis[3], Yemeni Turks or Yemeni Turkmen, refers to the ethnic Turks who live in Yemen.

History

The majority of today's Yemeni Turks are the descendants of the Ottoman Turkish settlers 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.[4]

Some 150 kilometres from Yemen's capital, Sanaa, Beyt al-Turki is inhabited by Turkish inhabitants who first moved to the area around 200 years ago. The surname of most of the residents in this village is “Turki.”[3]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Güzel, Hasan Celâl (2016). "Orta Doğuda Türk/Türkmen Varlığı" (PDF). Yeni Turkiye. p. 150. Bunların dışında, Suudî Arabistan’da 150 bin Türk nüfusu, Mısır’da 150 bin civarında Ariş Türkleri, Yemen’de en az 200 bin Türk, Ürdün’de çok sayıda Türk asıllı nüfus yaşamaktadır. Mısır nüfusunun üçte birinin, yani 25 milyon nüfusun Türk asıllı olduğu ileri sürülmektedir.
  3. ^ a b Turkish Yemenis greet ambassador, Hürriyet Daily News, 2012, retrieved 13 March 2021
  4. ^ Ayhan 2010, 17.

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