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The Turkish diaspora (Turkish: Türk diasporası or Türk gurbetçiler) refers to ethnic Turkish people who have migrated from, or are the descendants of migrants from, the Republic of Turkey, Northern Cyprus or other modern nation-states that were once part of the former Ottoman Empire.
An earlier 2004 study of 523 people found many Y-DNA haplogroups in Turkey. [4] Most haplogroups in Turkey are shared with its West Asian and Caucasian neighbors. The most common haplogroup in Turkey is J2 (24%), which is widespread among Mediterranean, Caucasian, and West Asian populations.
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Hispanics or Latinos in the US are sometimes referred to as a newly developed "diaspora" or dispersions of immigrant peoples from Latin America into the United States, and ethnic groups continued their cultural distinction, such as Chicanos or Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican people, Cuban Americans, etc.
Turkish diaspora refers to the ethnic Turkish people living outside of Turkey. Note that this differs from the Turkic peoples living mostly in Northern and Central Asia , who are distinct ethnic groups, speaking languages belonging to the Turkic language family .
While the legal use of the term Turkish as it pertains to a citizen of Turkey is different from the term's ethnic definition, [106] [107] the majority of the Turkish population (an estimated 70 to 75 percent) are of Turkish ethnicity. [108] [109] The vast majority of Turks are Muslims and follow the Sunni faith. [82]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Americans of Turkish birth or descent Ethnic group Turkish Americans Türk Amerikalılar The 27th Annual Turkish Day Parade (2008) in New York Total population 252,256 [a] 2023 American Community Survey 350,000-500,000 Turkish Coalition of America Regions with significant populations New ...
The US Census Bureau is still finalizing the ethnic classification of MENA populations for the 2030 US census.Middle Eastern Americans are currently counted as racially White on the census, although many do not identify as such.