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*Historically, the Ottoman Empire was the primary destination for '''Muslim refugees from areas conquered—or re-conquered—by Christian powers''', notably '''Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea areas, Austria-Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro (later Yugoslavia) and Romania in the Balkans'''. *Nonetheless, the Ottoman Empire was also a popular destination for '''non-Muslim refugees''', the most obvious examples are the '''Sephardic Jews''' given refuge mainly in the 16th century with the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal and the '''village of Polonezköy in İstanbul'''. | *Historically, the Ottoman Empire was the primary destination for '''Muslim refugees from areas conquered—or re-conquered—by Christian powers''', notably '''Russia in the Caucasus and Black Sea areas, Austria-Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro (later Yugoslavia) and Romania in the Balkans'''. *Nonetheless, the Ottoman Empire was also a popular destination for '''non-Muslim refugees''', the most obvious examples are the '''Sephardic Jews''' given refuge mainly in the 16th century with the expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal and the '''village of Polonezköy in İstanbul'''. | ||
*From the 1930s to 2016, migration added two million Muslims in Turkey. The majority of these immigrants were the '''Balkan Turks who faced harassment and discrimination in their homelands'''. | *From the 1930s to 2016, migration added two million Muslims in Turkey. The majority of these immigrants were the '''Balkan Turks who faced harassment and discrimination in their homelands'''. | ||