Turqit në Ballkan

Turqit e Ballkanit ose turqit rumelianë janë populli turk që jeton në Ballkan që nga sundimi osman si dhe pasardhësit e tyre që jetojnë ende sot në rajon. Turqit njihen zyrtarisht si pakicë në Bosnje dhe Hercegovinë,  Bullgari, Kroaci, Kosovë, Maqedoninë e Veriut dhe Rumani ; në Greqi minoriteti turk njihet si “myslimanë grekë”. Për më tepër, gjuha turke ka statusin e gjuhës së pakicës në Bosnje dhe Hercegovinë, Maqedoninë e Veriut dhe Rumani. Perandoria Osmane pushtoi pjesë të Ballkanit midis shekullit të 14 dhe 16.

Historikisht, që nga pushtimi osman deri dhe duke përfshirë shekullin e 19-të, myslimanët etnikisht joturq, veçanërisht sllavët e jugut të Ballkanit u referuan në gjuhët vendase si turq (term për myslimanët) . Ky përdorim është i zakonshëm në letërsi, për shembull në veprat e Ivan Mažuranić dhe Petar II Petrović-Njegoš . Megjithatë, gjatë shekullit të 20-të ajo gradualisht ra jashtë favorit. Sot, grupi më i madh etnik kryesisht mysliman sllav njihet si boshnjakët .
Turkish communities in the BalkansState or regionCommunityCurrent statusBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian TurksThe 1991 Bosnian census found that there was a minority of 267 Turks, while the census of 2013 gave a number of 1,108.BulgariaBulgarian TurksIn the 2011 Bulgarian census, which did not receive a response regarding ethnicity from the total population, 588,318 people, or 8.8% of the self-appointed responders, determined their ethnicity as Turkish; while the latest census which provided answers from the entire population, the 2001 census, recorded 746,664 Turks, or 9.4% of the population. Other estimates suggests that there are 750,000.AlbaniaAlbanian TurksIn the 2011 census in Albania, more than 800 people registered Turkish as their first language.CroatiaCroatian TurksAccording to the 2001 Croatian census the Turkish minority numbered 300. More recent estimates have suggested that there are 2,000 Turks in Croatia.Rhodes (in Greece)  Kos (in Greece)Dodecanese TurksSome 5,000 Turks live in the Dodecanese islands of Rhodes and Kos..KosovoKosovan Turks.There are approximately 30,000 Kosovar Turks living in Kosovo, mostly in Mamusha, Prizren, and Pristina.North MacedoniaMacedonian Turks.The 2002 Macedonian census stated that there were 77,959 Macedonian Turks, forming about 4% of the total population and constituting a majority in Centar Župa and Plasnica.. However, academic estimates suggest that they actually number between 170,000 and 200,000.. Furthermore, about 200,000 Macedonian Turks migrated to Turkey during World War I and World War II due to persecutions and discrimination..SerbiaSerbian TurksThere were 647 Serbian Turks living in the country according to the 2011 census.MontenegroMontenegrin TurksThere were 104 Montenegrin Turks according to the 2011 census. The majority left their homes and migrated to Turkey in the 1900s.Northern Dobruja (in Romania)Romanian Turks.There were 28,226 Romanian Turks living in the country according to the 2011 Romanian census. However, academic estimates suggest that the community numbers between 55,000. and 80,000.Western Thrace (in Greece)Western Thrace TurksThe Greek government refers to the community as "Greek Muslims" or "Hellenic Muslims" and does not specifically mention the ethnicity of the Muslims (including Turks) in Western Thrace.. Traditionally, academics have suggested that the Western Thrace Turks number about 120,000–130,000, although more recent estimates suggest that the community numbers 150,000. Between 300,000 and 400,000 immigrated to Turkey since 1923..

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