Claim: In Libya, the population of Turks in the Province of Misurata (a sha'biyah (district) in northwestern Libya) in 1936 was 24,820, and the population of Turks in Province of Tripoli in 1936 was 5,848.
Evidence: Province of Misurata 24,820 Misrata (Arabic: مصراته‎ Miṣrātah, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrātah), also spelt Misurata or Misratah, is a sha'biyah (district) in northwestern Libya. Province of Tripoli 5,848