Bosna Türkleri | |
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 Turkishbeylerbey ofBosnia Eyalet | |
| Total population | |
| Turkish minority only: 1,108 (2013 census)[1] | |
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| Turkish andBosnian[citation needed] | |
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| Sunni Islam | |
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| Turks |
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TheTurks in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Turkish:Bosna-Hersek'teki Türkler,Bosnian: Turci u Bosni i Hercegovini / Турци у Босни и Херцеговини) also referred to asBosnian Turks, are ethnicTurks who form the oldestethnic minority inBosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The Turkish community began to settle in the region in the 15th century underOttoman rule, however, many Turks immigrated toTurkey when Bosnia and Herzegovina came underAustro-Hungarian rule.[2]
When theOttoman Empire conquered theBosnian kingdom in 1463, a significantTurkish community arrived in the region. The Turkish community grew steadily throughout the Ottoman rule of Bosnia; however, after the Ottomans were defeated in theBalkan Wars (1912–13), the majority of Turks, along with other Muslims living in the region, left their homes and migrated toTurkey as "Muhacirs" (Muslim refugees from non-Muslim countries).
In 2003 the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Law on the Protection of Rights of Members of National Minorities. According to the Law, the Turkish minority's cultural, religious, educational, social, economic, and political freedoms are protected by the State.[3]
TheTurkish language is officially recognized as a minority language of Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with theEuropean Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, under Article 2, paragraph 2, of the 2010 ratification.[4]
According to the 2013 census, 1,233 people (817 males, 416 females), 990 of whom lived in theSarajevo Canton, declared Turkish as their mother tongue whereas 1,108 (738 males, 370 females), 970 of whom lived in the Sarajevo Canton, declared themselves as ethnic Turks.[1]
The Turkish minority practice theSunni branch ofIslam but tend to be highlysecular.[5]
Turkish community in Bosnia is well provided, due to historical strong bond between both countries.
According to the1991 population census 267 Turks were living in Bosnia and Herzegovina,[6] while the2013 Bosnian census gave a number of 1,108, almost all in theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,097 people).[7] More than eighty percent of all Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina live in the capitalSarajevo.
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