Uzbeks in Turkey
Uzbeks in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'deki Özbekler, Türkiye'deki Özbek Türkler, Uzbek: Туркиядаги Ўзбеклар, Turkiyadagi O‘zbeklar) - one of the ethnic groups of the country. Like the Turks, Uzbeks are Turkic-speaking and also profess Islam. The number of the Uzbek diaspora in Turkey is approximately 70,000 people, Uzbeks live in almost all regions and large cities of the country.
Turkiyadagi O'zbeklar (Uzbek) | |
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Flag of Uzbekistan, used by the diaspora in Turkey since 1991 | |
| Total population | |
| ~70,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish, Uzbek, Southern Uzbek, Uyghur | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam Shia Islam (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Uzbek diaspora communities |
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