Turks in Ireland ( tr, İrlanda Türkleri, ga, Turcaigh in Éirinn) are
Turkish people who live in
Ireland having been born elsewhere or are Irish-born but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to
Turkey, the island of
Cyprus, or the communities of the
Turkish diaspora.
Population
According to the 2016 Irish census, there are 1,043 Turkish nationals living in Ireland. During the time of a 2005 strike against the
GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900 to 2,000 Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in downplaying the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of
Turks in other European countries, such as
German Turks,
Dutch Turks
Turks in the Netherlands (occasionally and colloquially Dutch Turks or Turkish-Dutch; nl, Turkse Nederlander; tr, ) refers to people of full or partial Turkish ethnicity living in the Netherlands. They form the largest ethnic minority group in ...
, and
French-Turks.
Thus, overall, the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.
According to information from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4,500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.
Organisations and associations
* The Irish Turkish Business Association aims to promote the development of bilateral trade between Ireland and Turkey
* The Turkish Association of Ireland aims to bring the Turkish community in Ireland together.
* The Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society (TIECS) aims to strengthen and advance the ties between the
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
and
Irish community.
*Lucky Greywolf is the company responsible for the Turkish and other Turkish markets of language schools in Ireland.
Notable people
*Ahmet Dede, celebrity chef (Turkish origin)
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Abs Breen, singer (Turkish father)
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Billy Mehmet, football player (Turkish Cypriot father)
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Joseph O'Neill, author (Turkish mother)
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Ayla Peksoylu
Ayla Peksoylu also known as ANGEL-I' is half Irish half Turkish Cypriot UK-born singer, songwriter, actress and professional model. Coming from an established musically backgrounded family, she began modelling/acting at around age 4 and has work ...
, singer (Turkish Cypriot father)
See also
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Ireland–Turkey relations
Ireland–Turkey relations are the bilateral relations between Ireland and Turkey. Formal relations were established in 1972. Ireland's embassy in Ankara was opened in 1998. Turkey has had an embassy in Dublin since 1973. Both countries are fu ...
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Turks in Europe
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Turks in the United Kingdom
British Turks ( tr, ) or Turks in the United Kingdom ( tr, ) are Turkish people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom. However, the term may also refer to British-born persons who have Turkish parents or who have a Turkish ancestral backgro ...
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
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External links
Turkish embassy in IrelandTurkish farmers ‘fathered the Irish’
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Muslim communities in Europe