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| group = Germans in Turkey<br>Γερμανοί στην Τουρκία |
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| population = 50,000 |
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| popplace = [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]] |
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| langs = [[German language|German]] <small>(first language of the majority)</small>, [[Turkish language|Turkish]] <small>(first language of the minority or second language)</small> |
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| related = [[Bosporus Germans]], [[Caucasus Germans]] |
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There are over 50,000 '''[[Germans]]''' living in '''[[Turkey]]''', primarily Germans married to Turkish spouses, employees, retirees and long-term tourists who buy properties across the Turkish coastline, often spending most of the year in the country.<ref name="TA">{{cite web|first=Cem |last=Şentürk |url=http://www.turkofamerica.com/index.php?Itemid=174&id=177&option=com_content&task=view |title=The Germans in Turkey |publisher=Turkofamerica |date=15 October 2007 |access-date=30 November 2010}}</ref> |
There are over 50,000 '''[[Germans]]''' living in '''[[Turkey]]''', primarily Germans married to Turkish spouses, employees, retirees and long-term tourists who buy properties across the Turkish coastline, often spending most of the year in the country.<ref name="TA">{{cite web|first=Cem |last=Şentürk |url=http://www.turkofamerica.com/index.php?Itemid=174&id=177&option=com_content&task=view |title=The Germans in Turkey |publisher=Turkofamerica |date=15 October 2007 |access-date=30 November 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:06, 17 May 2024
Total population | |
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50,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Istanbul, Ankara | |
Languages | |
German (first language of the majority), Turkish (first language of the minority or second language) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bosporus Germans, Caucasus Germans |
There are over 50,000 Germans living in Turkey, primarily Germans married to Turkish spouses, employees, retirees and long-term tourists who buy properties across the Turkish coastline, often spending most of the year in the country.[1]
History
Caucasus Germans inhabited the northeast of the country since 18th century. Especially in the city of Kars.
The officials and the artisans sent to Istanbul during the close relations with the Ottoman Empire at the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II formed the so-called Bosporus Germans. The Germans in this group returned home after the First World War.
In 1933, the rise to power of the Nazis caused the second wave of immigration from Germany to Turkey. It has been reported that the number of these “exiled Germans”, concentrated in Istanbul and Ankara, reached 800 (190 of whom were academics[2] who took up positions at Turkish universities). See, for example, Curt Kosswig for an example of a German emigrant academic. He stayed in Turkey from 1937 to 1955.
See also
References
- ^ Şentürk, Cem (15 October 2007). "The Germans in Turkey". Turkofamerica. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Turkey's Invitations to Nazi-Persecuted Intellectuals Circa 1933". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-04-18.