Turks in Mexico ( tr, , es, ) comprise
Turkish people
The Turkish people, or simply the Turks ( tr, Türkler), are the world's largest Turkic ethnic group; they speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic ...
living in Mexico and their Mexico-born descendants. The Turkish community is largely made up of immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, born in the
Ottoman Empire
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before 1923, in the
Republic of Turkey
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since then or in neighbouring countries once part of the
Ottoman Empire
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that still have some Turkish population.
History
According to census records, "Turks" have been present in Mexico since at least 1895 with 453 individuals recorded.
However, most of the emigres from the Ottoman Empire were not
ethnic Turks
The Turkish people, or simply the Turks ( tr, Türkler), are the world's largest Turkic ethnic group; they speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic ...
. Since they traveled with passports issued by Turkish authorities, it led to a misunderstanding in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
of identifying Arab immigrants as "turcos" (Turks).
Most of the Ottoman immigrants were
Lebanese Christians, with smaller populations of Syrians and
Jews
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.
Institutions
* Casa Turca Ciudad de México (2003) and Casa Turca Guadalajara (2015)
See also
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Mexico–Turkey relations
Further reading
* Alfaro-Velcamp, Theresa, ''So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico: Middle Eastern Immigrants in Modern Mexico'', University of Texas Press, 2009
References
{{Ethnic groups in Mexico
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Mexico
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Ethnic groups in Mexico
Turkish diaspora in North America
Islam in Mexico