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*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> | *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> | ||
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*Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is | *Therefore, the Turkish diaspora is '''not only formed by people with roots from mainland Anatolia and Eastern Thrace (i.e. the modern Turkish borders)'''. | ||
*It is also formed of '''Turkish communities''' which have '''also left traditional areas of Turkish settlements in | *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 Balkans (such as Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania etc.), |
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