Tortoman is a commune in Constanța County,

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. The commune includes two villages: * Tortoman * Dropia (historical names: ''Derinchioi'', tr, Derinköy) The commune's name is of

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 ...

origin.''Limba română'', p.260. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Tortoman had 1,616

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(99.88%), 2 others (0.12%).

References

Communes in Constanța County Localities in Northern Dobruja Place names of Turkish origin in Romania {{Constanţa-geo-stub