Turks in Jordan

Turks in Jordan
Total population
  • 60,000[1]
  • plus 8,262 Turkish citizens (2009)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Amman
Languages
Religion
Sunni Islam

Turks in Jordan, also known as Turkish Jordanians or Jordanian Turks and Jordanian Turkmen (Turkish: Ürdün Türkleri), are people of Turkish ancestry living in Jordan. These people have had a thriving presence in Jordan since the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Today, there is a minority of about 60,000 people in the country who are the descendants of the Ottoman-Turkish immigrants.[1] In addition to this, there are also 8,262 Turkish citizens who are recent migrants to Jordan.[2]

  1. ^ a b Akar 1993, 95.
  2. ^ a b Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. "YURTDIŞINDAKİ VATANDAŞLARIMIZLA İLGİLİ SAYISAL BİLGİLER (31.12.2009 tarihi itibarıyla)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

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