Arabs in Turkey
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
1,500,000 (Arab minority only) 4,000,000 (including recent Syrian refugees) (1,500,000) |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly Southeastern Anatolia Region | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Sunni Muslims and Alawites, Christian minority of 18,000 |
1,500,000 (Arab minority only)
Arabs in Turkey (Arabic: العرب في تركيا, Turkish: Türkiye'deki Araplar) refers to citizens and residents of Turkey who are ethnically Arab.
Beside the large expat and dispora communities in Istanbul and other larger cities, south and southeastern provinces have a significant Arab community.
Turkish Arabs are mostly Muslims living along the southeastern border with Syria and Iraq in the following provinces: Batman, Bitlis, Gaziantep, Hatay, Mardin, Muş, Siirt, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa, Mersin and Adana. The Arabs in eastern part of the border consist of many Bedouin tribes in addition to other Arabs who settled there before Turkic tribes came to Anatolia from Central Asia in the 11th century. Many of these Arabs have blood ties to Arabs living in Syria, especially in the city of Ar Raqqah. The Arab society in Turkey is well integrated into the Turkish population, yet some speak Arabic in addition to Turkish. The Treaty of Lausanne ceded to Turkey large areas that belonged to Ottoman Syria, especially within Aleppo Vilayet.
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