Turks in Croatia

Turks of Croatia
Total population
404 (2021 census)[1]
est. 2,000[2]
Regions with significant populations
City of Zagreb134
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County91
Istria County50
Split-Dalmatia County37
Zadar County17
Languages
Religion
Sunni Islam

Turks of Croatia, also referred to as Turkish Croatians or Croatian Turks, (Croatian: Turci u Hrvatskoj; Turkish: Hırvatistan Türkleri) are one among 22 recognised national minorities in Croatia. According to the 2021 census, there were 404 Turks living in Croatia, most of which most lived in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and later in the City of Zagreb. Only 368 native Turkish-language speakers live in that country.[3]

Turks compose approximately 0.01% of the total population. The majority of Croatian Turks are Sunni Muslims, and make up 0.6% of Croatia's Muslim population (50,981 Muslims in total).

  1. ^ "Ethnic composition in Croatia, 2021" (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ Zaman. "Altepe'den Hırvat Müslümanlara moral". Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ^ "Population by Towns/Municipalities" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

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