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==Emigration From Turkey== | ==Emigration From Turkey== | ||
*The Turkish diaspora refers to <span style="color:DarkViolet">ethnic Turkish people who have '''migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from''', the '''Republic of Turkey or other modern nation-states that were once part of the former Ottoman Empire'''. | *The Turkish diaspora refers to <span style="color:DarkViolet">ethnic Turkish people who have '''migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from''', the '''Republic of Turkey or other modern nation-states that were once part of the former Ottoman Empire'''. | ||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">*Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is '''not only formed by people with roots from mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace (i.e. the modern Turkish borders)'''.</span> | <span style="color:DarkViolet"> | ||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">*It is also formed of '''Turkish communities''' which have '''also left traditional areas of Turkish settlements in the Balkans (such as Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania etc.), the island of Cyprus, the region of Meskhetia in Georgia, and the Arab world (such as Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria)'''. | *Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is '''not only formed by people with roots from mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace (i.e. the modern Turkish borders)'''.</span> | ||
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*It is also formed of '''Turkish communities''' which have '''also left traditional areas of Turkish settlements in the Balkans (such as Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania etc.), the island of Cyprus, the region of Meskhetia in Georgia, and the Arab world (such as Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria)'''. | |||
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In particular, most mainland Turkish migration has been to Western and Northern Europe. Meanwhile, almost all the Turkish minorities in former Ottoman lands have a large diaspora in Turkey, many having migrated as muhacirs (refugees); furthermore, the Cretan Turks have migrated throughout the Levant; Cypriot Turks have a significant diaspora in the English-speaking countries (especially the UK and Australia); the Meskhetian Turks have a large diaspora in Central Asia; and Algerian Turks and Tunisian Turks have mostly settled in France. Since Bulgarian Turks and Romanian Turks gained EU citizenship in 2007, their diasporas in Western Europe significantly increased once restrictions on movement came to a halt in 2012. | In particular, most mainland Turkish migration has been to Western and Northern Europe. Meanwhile, almost all the Turkish minorities in former Ottoman lands have a large diaspora in Turkey, many having migrated as muhacirs (refugees); furthermore, the Cretan Turks have migrated throughout the Levant; Cypriot Turks have a significant diaspora in the English-speaking countries (especially the UK and Australia); the Meskhetian Turks have a large diaspora in Central Asia; and Algerian Turks and Tunisian Turks have mostly settled in France. Since Bulgarian Turks and Romanian Turks gained EU citizenship in 2007, their diasporas in Western Europe significantly increased once restrictions on movement came to a halt in 2012. | ||