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List Of Turkish Australians
This is a list of notable Turkish Australian, Australian Turks. Academia *Vecihi Başarın, historian *Serdar Kuyucak, associate professor at the University of Sydney Activists *Pembe Mentesh, campaigner and supporter of women's rights (Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot origin) Arts and literature *Filiz Behaettin, International best-selling author, writer and speaker (Turkish Cypriot origin) *Mutlu Çerkez, conceptual artist (Turkish Cypriot origin) *Mertim Gokalp, artist Business *Bulent Hass Dellal, , director and chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service (Turkish Cypriot origin) *John Ilhan, founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain and the richest Australian under 40 years old in 2003 *Huss Mustafa, , senior executive at Commonwealth Bank of Australia; established the Australian Turkish Business Council (Turkish Cypriot origin) Cinema and television *Deniz Akdeniz, actor *Tahir Bilgiç, comedian, film and television actor *Serhat Caradee, filmmaker *Didem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Australian
Turkish Australians ( tr, ) or Australian Turks ( tr, ) are Australians who have migrated from Turkey or who have Turkish ancestral origins. Turks first began to emigrate to Australia from the island of Cyprus for work in the 1940s, and then again when Turkish Cypriots were forced to leave their homes during the Cyprus conflict between 1963 and 1974. Furthermore, many Turkish immigrants arrived in Australia after a bilateral agreement was signed between Turkey and Australia in 1967. Recently, smaller groups of Turks have begun to immigrate to Australia from Bulgaria, Greece, Iraq and the North Macedonia. There were also many Australians in Turkey during World War I (Gallipoli/ANZAC). History Ottoman migration Earliest known short term Turkish migrants in Australia date back to 1860s to 1900 period when small groups of mainly Muslim cameleers were shipped in and out of Australia at three-year intervals, to service South Australia's inland pastoral industry by carting good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
