Turks in Ukraine
Turks in Ukraine (Turkish: Ukrayna'daki Türkler) are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Ukraine. The first Turkish settlement started during the Ottoman rule of Ukraine. In addition, there has been modern migration to the country largely formed of Meskhetian Turks, followed by immigrants from Turkey and Turkish communities from other post-Ottoman territories, such as Turkish Cypriots from Northern Cyprus.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,180 (2001 census)[a] 15,000 Meskhetian Turks (2018 estimate) plus 20,000 Turkish nationals (pre-2022 Russian invasion) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kherson Oblast | 3,736 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 1,791 |
| Crimea | 969 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 758 |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Alevism, Other religions and Irreligious | |
^ a: In the 2001 Ukrainian census 8,844 people were recorded as "Turks" and 336 were recorded as "Meskhetian Turks". | |
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