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==Emigration From Turkey==
==Emigration From Turkey==
*The Turkish diaspora refers to '''ethnic Turkish people''' who have '''migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from''',
*The Turkish diaspora refers to '''ethnic Turkish people''' who have '''migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from''',
:*the '''Republic of Turkey''' or  
:*the '''Republic of Turkey (mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace i.e. the modern Turkish borders)''' or  
:*other modern nation-states that were '''once part of the former Ottoman Empire'''.  
:*other modern nation-states that were '''once part of the former Ottoman Empire'''.  
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:::the '''Balkans (such as Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania etc.)'''
*Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is not only formed by people with roots from '''mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace (i.e. the modern Turkish borders)'''.
:::the island of '''Cyprus'''
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:::the region of '''Meskhetia in Georgia'''
*It is also formed of '''Turkish communities''' which have '''also left traditional areas of Turkish settlements in
:::some parts of the '''Arab world (such as Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria)'''.
:the Balkans (such as Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania etc.),
*In particular, most mainland Turkish migration has been to '''Western and Northern Europe'''.  
:the island of Cyprus,
*Meanwhile, almost all the Turkish minorities in former Ottoman lands have a large diaspora in the Republic of Turkey.
:the region of Meskhetia in Georgia, and
*The '''Cretan Turks '''have migrated throughout the Levant.
:the Arab world (such as Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria)'''.
*'''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'''.
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.
*'''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.<ref>"Turkish diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_diaspora, accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>


==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
318,531

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