Turks in Austria

Turks in Austria, also referred to as Turkish Austrians and Austrian Turks, (German: Türken in Österreich; Turkish: Avusturya'daki Türkler) are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Austria. They form the largest ethnic minority group in the country; thus, the Turks are the second largest ethnic group in Austria after the ethnic Austrian people. The majority of Austrian Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however, there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Austria from the Balkans (especially from Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.

Austrian Turks
Turkish day in Vienna, Austria (2009)
Total population
Austrians of Turkish origin:
360,000 to over 500,000
(2010/11 estimates)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority Alevism, Christianity, other religions and Irreligion
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