Crimean Tatars in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, the Tatars of Crimea.
Numbers
Crimean Tatar-speaking population in Turkey[1]
| Year
|
As first language
|
As second language
|
Total
|
Turkey's population
|
% of Total speakers
|
| 1927
|
11,465
|
0
|
11,465
|
13,629,488
|
0.08
|
| 1935
|
15,615
|
4,106
|
19,721
|
16,157,450
|
0.12
|
| 1945
|
10,047
|
2,255
|
12,302
|
18,790,174
|
0.07
|
History
Before the 20th century, Crimean Tatars had immigrated from Crimea to Turkey in three waves: First, after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 1783; second, after the Crimean War of 1853–56; third, after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.[2]
References
- ^ Fuat Dündar, Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar, 2000
- ^ Peter Alford Andrews, Rüdiger Benninghaus,Ethnic groups in the Republic of Turkey, Vol. 2, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 1989, Wiesbaden, ISBN 3-88226-418-7, p. 87., Peter Alford Andrews, Türkiye'de Etnik Gruplar, ANT Yayınları, Aralık 1992, ISBN 975-7350-03-6, s.116-118.