Turks in North Macedonia

Turks in North Macedonia
	; On municipal level ; ; On settlement level
Total population
	77,959 (2002 census) ; 3.8% of total population
Regions with significant populations
	Plasnica; Skopje; Gostivar; Strumica; Radoviš; Bitola; Tetovo; Resen;
Languages
	Turkish; Macedonian;
Religion
	Sunni Islam

Turks in North Macedonia, also known as Turkish Macedonians and Macedonian Turks, (Macedonian: Македонски Турци, romanized: Makedonski Turci, Turkish: Makedonya Türkleri) are the ethnic Turks who constitute the third largest ethnic group in the Republic of North Macedonia.^[1] According to the 2002 census, there were 77,959 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 3.8% of the population.^[2] The community forms a majority in Centar Župa and Plasnica.^[1]

The Turkish community claim higher numbers than the census shows, somewhere between 170,000 and 200,000.^[2]^[3] There are additionally roughly 100,000 Torbeš and some of them still maintain a strong affiliation to Turkish identity.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office 2005, 34.
^ ^a ^b Knowlton 2005, 66.
^ Abrahams 1996, 53.
^ Skutsch, Carl (7 November 2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 9781135193881. Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via Google Books.

[Republic_of_Macedonia_State_Statistical_Office_2005_loc=34-1] Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office 2005, 34.

[Knowlton_2005_loc=66-2] Knowlton 2005, 66.

[Abrahams_1996_loc=53-3] Abrahams 1996, 53.

[4] Skutsch, Carl (7 November 2013). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. ISBN 9781135193881. Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via Google Books.

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Total population
On municipal level On settlement level
77,959 (2002 census)^[1] 3.8% of total population
Regions with significant populations
Plasnica Skopje Gostivar Strumica Radoviš Bitola Tetovo Resen
Languages
Turkish Macedonian
Religion
Sunni Islam