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Turks in Denmark

January 06, 2023

Turks in Denmark, also referred to as Turkish Danes or Danish Turks (Danish: Tyrkere i Danmark; Turkish: Danimarka Türkleri) refers to ethnic Turkish people living in Denmark. They currently form the largest ethnic minority group in the country; thus, the Turks are the second largest ethnic group in Denmark, after the ethnic Danish people.[3] The majority of Danish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey; however, there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post-Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Denmark from the Balkans (e.g. from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Romania), the island of Cyprus, and more recently Iraq and Syria.

Turks in Denmark
Total population
  • 75,000 (2015 estimate)[1]
    plus 2,000 Iraqi Turks (2010 estimate by Professor Suphi Saatçi)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Aarhus, Copenhagen, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam (including practising and non-practising)
Minority Alevism, Christianity, or irreligious

History

At the end of the 1950s Denmark required a high labour demand which triggered labour immigration mainly from Turkey and Yugoslavia; consequently, alongside the Turkish migrants from Turkey, there was also a substantial number of Balkan Turks (e.g. Romanian Turks, Bosnian Turks etc) who arrived in Denmark.[4] More recently, Iraqi Turks and Syrian Turks have also migrated to Denmark since the European migrant crisis.

Demographics

In 2008, a report published by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation stated that there was 70,000 people of Turkish origin who were Muslims.[5] Thus, the Turks were the largest Danish Muslim population and accounted for 35% of the 200,000 Muslims.[5] In 2015 the Turkish Danish population was around 75,000.[1]

The majority of Turkish Danish people descend from Turkey; however, some have also arrived from other post-Ottoman countries. For example, there was approximately 2,000 Turkish Iraqi immigrants in Denmark in 2010 (excluding descendants).[2]

Culture

Language

See also: Languages of Denmark

Within the home environment the mother tongue is most dominant and children are expected to speak Turkish. However, Danish is spoken outside the home creating a bilingual identity.[6]

Religion

See also: Religion in Denmark and Islam in Denmark

The majority of Turks regard themselves as Muslims. They worship their religion mainly within their own Turkish community and are subdivided mainly by political or religious differences.[7] The Diyanet supports mosque associations in Denmark and controls the majority of the religious organisations used by the community. The "Danish Turkish Islamic Foundation" (Danish: Dansk Tyrkisk Islamisk Stiftelse) is part of the Diyanet and is the largest Muslim organisation in Denmark.[8] The Diyanet's major competing Islamic networks are the Millî Görüş as well as the Alevi association.[8]

In 2008 a report published by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation estimated that the Danish Turks formed 70,000 out of a total of 200,000 Muslims in the country. Hence, one-third of the country's Muslims were of Turkish origin.[5]

Notable people

 
Ayfer Baykal [da]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Türk kadınının derdi Danimarka'da da aynı, Milliyet, 2015, retrieved 7 September 2021, Danimarka'da yaşayan 75 bin Türk nüfusunda,...
  2. ^ a b Duman, Bilgay (2010), Türkiye'ye Yönelik Türkmen Göçü ve Türkiye'deki Türkmen Varlığı, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies, p. 11, ISBN 978-605-5330-64-4, Kerkük Vakfı Genel Sekreteri Prof. Dr. Suphi Saatçi'nin verdiği rakamlara göre, yaklaşık olarak Kanada'da 1000, Danimarka'da 2000, Hollanda'da ise 4000'e yakın Türkmen'in yaşadığı ve Türkiye üzerinden bu ülkelere göç ettiği bilinmektedir..
  3. ^ Liebig 2007, 32.
  4. ^ Liebig 2007, 13.
  5. ^ a b c Larsen, Nick Aagaard (2008), Tyrkisk afstand fra Islamisk Trossamfund, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 1 November 2020, Ud af cirka 200.000 muslimer i Danmark har 70.000 tyrkiske rødder, og de udgør dermed langt den største muslimske indvandrergruppe.
  6. ^ Jørgensen 2002, 242.
  7. ^ Svanberg 1999, 389.
  8. ^ a b Nielsen, Akgonul & Alibasic 2009, 100.

Bibliography

  • Jørgensen, J.N (2002), "Children's Acquisition of Code-switching for Power-Wielding", in Auer, Peter (ed.), Code-Switching in Conversation: Language, Interaction and Identity, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-01788-9
  • Liebig, Thomas (2007), The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (PDF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Nielsen, Jørgen S.; Akgonul, Samim; Alibasic, Ahmet (2009), Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, BRILL, ISBN 978-90-04-17505-1
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2008). International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2008. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-04565-1..
  • Svanberg, Ingvar (1999), "The Nordic Countries", in Westerlund, David; Svanberg, Ingvar (eds.), Islam outside the Arab world, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-22691-8

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Turks in Denmark also referred to as Turkish Danes or Danish Turks Danish Tyrkere i Danmark Turkish Danimarka Turkleri refers to ethnic Turkish people living in Denmark They currently form the largest ethnic minority group in the country thus the Turks are the second largest ethnic group in Denmark after the ethnic Danish people 3 The majority of Danish Turks descend from the Republic of Turkey however there has also been significant Turkish migration from other post Ottoman countries including ethnic Turkish communities which have come to Denmark from the Balkans e g from Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo North Macedonia and Romania the island of Cyprus and more recently Iraq and Syria Turks in DenmarkTotal population75 000 2015 estimate 1 plus 2 000 Iraqi Turks 2010 estimate by Professor Suphi Saatci 2 Regions with significant populationsAarhus Copenhagen Hoje Taastrup IshojLanguagesTurkishDanishReligionPredominantly Sunni Islam including practising and non practising Minority Alevism Christianity or irreligious Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Culture 3 1 Language 3 2 Religion 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyHistory EditAt the end of the 1950s Denmark required a high labour demand which triggered labour immigration mainly from Turkey and Yugoslavia consequently alongside the Turkish migrants from Turkey there was also a substantial number of Balkan Turks e g Romanian Turks Bosnian Turks etc who arrived in Denmark 4 More recently Iraqi Turks and Syrian Turks have also migrated to Denmark since the European migrant crisis Demographics EditIn 2008 a report published by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation stated that there was 70 000 people of Turkish origin who were Muslims 5 Thus the Turks were the largest Danish Muslim population and accounted for 35 of the 200 000 Muslims 5 In 2015 the Turkish Danish population was around 75 000 1 The majority of Turkish Danish people descend from Turkey however some have also arrived from other post Ottoman countries For example there was approximately 2 000 Turkish Iraqi immigrants in Denmark in 2010 excluding descendants 2 Culture EditLanguage Edit See also Languages of Denmark Within the home environment the mother tongue is most dominant and children are expected to speak Turkish However Danish is spoken outside the home creating a bilingual identity 6 Religion Edit See also Religion in Denmark and Islam in Denmark The majority of Turks regard themselves as Muslims They worship their religion mainly within their own Turkish community and are subdivided mainly by political or religious differences 7 The Diyanet supports mosque associations in Denmark and controls the majority of the religious organisations used by the community The Danish Turkish Islamic Foundation Danish Dansk Tyrkisk Islamisk Stiftelse is part of the Diyanet and is the largest Muslim organisation in Denmark 8 The Diyanet s major competing Islamic networks are the Milli Gorus as well as the Alevi association 8 In 2008 a report published by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation estimated that the Danish Turks formed 70 000 out of a total of 200 000 Muslims in the country Hence one third of the country s Muslims were of Turkish origin 5 Notable people Edit Oguz Han Aynaoglu Ayfer Baykal da Emre Mor Tulin Sahin Yildiz Akdogan politician Hasan Al boxer Onur Albayrak da football player Fatih Alev da imam Turkish Cypriot origin Turker Alici contestant on Robinson Ekspeditionen 2018 Huseyin Arac da politician Mehmet Ali Avci film maker Yasin Avci football player Oguz Han Aynaoglu football player Busra Barut female football player Ayfer Baykal da politician Zahide Bayram crowned Miss Denmark 1999 Baris Balo Bicen contestant on Robinson Ekspeditionen 2019 Mustafa Bozkurt da football player Seckin Cem contestant on Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007 Dennis Ceylan boxer Ercan finalist on the X Factor 2010 Buket Genc contestant on Robinson Ekspeditionen 2013 Ismail Gogenur da chief physician at Sjaellands Universitetshospital Koge Gokcan Kaya football player Ali Kazim da actor and rapper Sara Kececi handball player Turkish father and Danish mother Erkan Kilic contestant on Baren 2001 Hasan Kurucay football player Emre Mor football player Turkish father and Turkish Macedonian mother Saban Ozdogan football player Yusuf Ozturk football player Ozlem Saglanmak da actress Alev Ebuzziya Siesbye ceramic artist Aral Simsir football player John Sytmen da businessman and former athlete Turkish father and a Danish mother Fatih Sahin contestant on Robinson Ekspeditionen 2007 Tulin Sahin model and actress Sadi Tekelioglu da actor politician and CEO of the Danish Turkish newspaper Haber Ertugrul Teksen football player Mona Tougaard fashion model Turkish Danish Somali and Ethiopian descent Ham VolKan da rapper Turkish and Italian origin Lone Yalcinkaya da politicianSee also EditIslam in Denmark Denmark Turkey relations Turks in Europe Turks in Finland Turks in Germany Turks in Norway Turks in SwedenReferences Edit a b Turk kadininin derdi Danimarka da da ayni Milliyet 2015 retrieved 7 September 2021 Danimarka da yasayan 75 bin Turk nufusunda a b Duman Bilgay 2010 Turkiye ye Yonelik Turkmen Gocu ve Turkiye deki Turkmen Varligi Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies p 11 ISBN 978 605 5330 64 4 Kerkuk Vakfi Genel Sekreteri Prof Dr Suphi Saatci nin verdigi rakamlara gore yaklasik olarak Kanada da 1000 Danimarka da 2000 Hollanda da ise 4000 e yakin Turkmen in yasadigi ve Turkiye uzerinden bu ulkelere goc ettigi bilinmektedir Liebig 2007 32 Liebig 2007 13 a b c Larsen Nick Aagaard 2008 Tyrkisk afstand fra Islamisk Trossamfund Danish Broadcasting Corporation retrieved 1 November 2020 Ud af cirka 200 000 muslimer i Danmark har 70 000 tyrkiske rodder og de udgor dermed langt den storste muslimske indvandrergruppe Jorgensen 2002 242 Svanberg 1999 389 a b Nielsen Akgonul amp Alibasic 2009 100 Bibliography EditJorgensen J N 2002 Children s Acquisition of Code switching for Power Wielding in Auer Peter ed Code Switching in Conversation Language Interaction and Identity Routledge ISBN 0 203 01788 9 Liebig Thomas 2007 The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark PDF Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Nielsen Jorgen S Akgonul Samim Alibasic Ahmet 2009 Yearbook of Muslims in Europe BRILL ISBN 978 90 04 17505 1 Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development 2008 International Migration Outlook SOPEMI 2008 OECD Publishing ISBN 978 92 64 04565 1 Svanberg Ingvar 1999 The Nordic Countries in Westerlund David Svanberg Ingvar eds Islam outside the Arab world Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 0 312 22691 8 Portals Denmark Turkey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Turks in Denmark amp oldid 1131291766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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