| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1 816(2023 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Budva Municipality 345 (1.26%) Tivat Municipality 178 (1.09%) Podgorica Municipality 956 (0.53%) | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish,Montenegrin | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish diaspora |
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Turks in Montenegro, also known asTurkish Montenegrins andMontenegrin Turks, (Turkish:Karadağ Türkleri) are ethnicTurks who form anethnic minority in Montenegro.
In 1496 theOttoman Empire conqueredMontenegro which bequeathed a significant Turkish community due to the Ottoman colonisation process. However, in the early 20th century, after the Ottomans were defeated in theBalkan Wars, the majority of Turks along with other Muslims living in the region left their homes and migrated toTurkey asmuhacirs ("refugees").
According to the 2023 census, there are 1.816 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 0.29% of the total population.[2] According to the same census, the number of citizens of Montenegro who speak Turkish language is 1.823 (0.29%).
| Turks in Montenegro[2] | |||||||
| Year | Turks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,392 | ||||||
| 1971 | 397 | ||||||
| 1981 | – | ||||||
| 1991 | – | ||||||
| 2011 | 104 | ||||||
| 2023 | 1,816 | ||||||
Theaverage age of the Turkish minority is slightly higher than 40 years old. The population is overwhelmingly male (>65%), as there are only 36 females (<35%).
| Age and sex structure of the Turkish minority in Montenegro[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Total | Male | Female |
| 0–6 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 7–18 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 19–25 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 26–40 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 41–60 | 42 | 28 | 14 |
| older than 60 years | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 104 | 68 | 36 |
Turks in Montenegro are predominantlySunni Muslims, with a small number ofatheists.[3]
The number of Turks in Montenegro declined significantly with the fall of theOttoman Empire, and many Turks becamerefugees and moved to Turkish cities, such asIstanbul andİzmir. In the early 2020s, an increasing trend of Turkish immigrants in Montenegro was observed, and the number of Turks in Montenegro increased from 104 in the 2011 census to 1,816 in the 2023 census.
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