The Turks of South Carolina, also known as Sumter Turks or Turks of Sumter County,[1] are a group of people who have lived in the general area of Sumter County, South Carolina since the late 18th century. According to Professor Glen Browder, "they have always been a tight-knit and isolated community of people who identified as being of Turkish descent".[2]
As of 2018, they numbered no more than 400 in the town of Dalzell.[3]
- ^ Browder, Glen; Ognibene, Terri Ann (2017). "Who Was Joseph Benenhaley? Exploring the 200-Year-Old Mystery of Sumter County's Turkish Patriarch and His People" (PDF). Carologue. 33 (2–3): 20.
- ^ Alani, Hannah (2018), Hidden for centuries, SC descendants of Ottoman Turks come forward with stories of racism, The Post and Courier, retrieved 23 December 2020
- ^ Housand, Tim (2018). "The Turkish people of Sumter County". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
... the Turkish people of Sumter County represent a complete enigma. Sumter County is a relatively poor, rural county and there aren't a whole lot of Turkish residents, comprising only at most 400 people around the town of Dalzell. A slight majority have born with the same last name: Benenhaley.
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