Turks in Austria

Turks in Austria

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Turkish Austrian


caption = Notable Turkish Austrians: Tunç Hamarat
poptime = Est. 183,445
popplace = Vienna· Salzburg· Upper Austria· Lower Austria·Styria·Carinthia· Burgenland
langs = Turkish
rels = Sunni Islam, Alevism

Turkish people in Austria are either Turkish people who live in Austria even though having been born outside Austria, or are Austrian-born, but have Turkish roots (Turkish-Austrian). By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus or the communities of the Turkish diaspora. There are currently 183,445 Turks living in Austria, according to the 2001 census, 2.3% of the populations mother tongue by prevalence is Turkish. Turkish people in Austria also form the majority of the muslim population.

Notable Turks of Austria

* Muhammed Akagündüz
* Metin Aslan
* Ekrem Dağ
* Ebru Demir, microbiologist
* Tunç Hamarat
* Veli Kavlak
* Yüksel Sariyar
* Umit Korkmaz

See also

* Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
* Islam in Austria

Further reading

* cite journal
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last = Kroissenbrunner
first = Sabine
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date =
year = 2003
month = July
title = Islam and Muslim Immigrants in Austria: Socio-Political Networks and Muslim Leadership of Turkish Immigrants
journal = Immigrants and Minorities
volume = 22
issue = 2-3
pages = 188–207
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doi =
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* cite journal
quotes =
last = Wets
first = Johan
authorlink =
coauthors =
date =
year = 2006
month = March
title = The Turkish Community in Austria and Belgium: The Challenge of Integration
journal = Turkish Studies
volume = 7
issue = 1
pages = 85–100
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