The Turkish minorities refers to ethnic Turks

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 who live in nowadays independent, but once conqured by the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 states, the ancestors of these people settled there for controlling and conquering these teritorries. In 19th century these states liberated from Ottoman rule and these Turks who remained there established minorities.

Demographics

Country	Census figures	Current est. figures	Further information	Lists of Turks by country
Kingdom of Bulgaria	588,318 (2011 census)	800,000 1,300,000	Turks in Bulgaria Turks in Bulgaria The Turks in Bulgaria number 588,318 people and constitute 8.8% of those who declared their ethnic group and 8.0% of the total population according to the 2011 Bulgarian census. 605,802 persons or 9.1% of the population pointed Turkish language as their mother tongue. They are also the largest...	List of Bulgarian Turks
Iraq	567,000 (1957 census)	500,000-3,000,000	Turks in Iraq Iraqi Turkmen The Iraqi Turkmen are an ethnic group who mainly reside in northern Iraq. Estimates of their numbers vary dramatically, in accordance with Iraq's assimilation policies no realistic and independent census results have been revealed regarding the Iraqi Turkmen population...
Syria		750,000 to 1,500,000	Turks in Syria
Cyprus  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	- 260,000 (2006 census)	2,000 300,000-500,000	Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots are the ethnic Turks and members of the Turkish-speaking ethnolinguistic community of the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The term is used to refer explicitly to the indigenous Turkish Cypriots, whose Ottoman Turkish forbears colonised the island in 1571...	List of Cypriots
Republic of Macedonia	77,959 (2002 census)	170,000-200,000	Turks in Macedonia	List of Macedonian Turks
Greece Western Thrace Western Thrace Western Thrace or simply Thrace is a geographic and historical region of Greece, located between the Nestos and Evros rivers in the northeast of the country. Together with the regions of Macedonia and Epirus, it is often referred to informally as northern Greece...   Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...   Rhodes Rhodes Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...  and Kos Kos Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...		Total unknown 150,000 10,000 5,000	Turks in Crete Cretan Turks The Cretan Turks, Turco-Cretans , or Cretan Muslims were the Muslim inhabitants of Crete and now their descendants, who settled principally in Turkey, the Levant, and Egypt as well as in the larger Turkish diaspora.After the Ottoman conquest of Crete...   Turks in Western Thrace Turks of Western Thrace Turks of Western Thrace are ethnic Turks who live in Western Thrace, in the north-eastern part of Greece.According to the Greek census of 1991, there were approximately 50,000 Turks in Western Thrace, out of the approximately 98,000 strong Muslim minority of Greece...   Turks in Athens  Turks in Rhodes and Kos Turks of the Dodecanese The Turks of the Dodecanese form a 5,000-strong community of ethnic Turks inhabiting the Dodecanese islands of Rhodes and Kos who were not affected by the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey since the islands were under the rule of the Kingdom of Italy at the time and who became...
Egypt		100,000	Turks in Egypt Turks in Egypt Turks in Egypt, also referred to as Turco-Egyptians, are people of Turkish ancestry who have had a thriving presence in Egypt since the Ottoman period up to today....	List of Egyptian Turks
Kingdom of Romania	32.098 (2002 census)	55,000	Turks in Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina	267 (1991 census)	50,000	Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina Turks in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as Bosnian Turks, are ethnic Turks who form an ethnic minority in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the Ottoman colonisation process, a significant Turkish community emerged when the Ottoman Empire conquered Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1386; the community grew...
Republic of Kosovo		50,000	Turks in Kosovo Turks in Kosovo Turks in Kosovo are the ethnic Turks who constitute a minority group in Kosovo.-History:The Ottomans brought Islamisation with them, particularly in towns, and later also created the Vilayet of Kosovo as one of the Ottoman territorial entities...
Serbia		20,000	Turks in Serbia Turks in Serbia Turks in Serbia refer to the migrants of the Ottoman Empire or immigrants from todays Turkey or neighbouring countries once part of the Ottoman Empire that still have a population who claims a Turkish identity or cultural heritage.- Bibliography :...
Yemen		10,000-30,000	Turks in Yemen Turks in Yemen Turks in Yemen refers to Turkish people people living in Yemen. The majority of Turkish settlers began to migrate to Yeman as part of the Turkish expansion during the Ottoman Empire. It is believed that today the community numbers at least 10,000 people....
Georgia (country)	1,375 (1989 census)	1,000	Meskhetian Turks
Kingdom of Montenegro	397 (1971 census)	2,500	Turks in Montenegro Turks in Montenegro Turks in Montenegro, also known as Montenegrin Turks, are ethnic Turks who form an ethnic minority in Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, there were 104 Turks living in the country, forming a minority of some 0.02% of the total population....
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