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The laws of Turkey provide for acquisition of Turkish citizenship based on one's descent—by birth to a Turkish citizen parent (or parents) in Turkey and also by birth abroad to a Turkish citizen parent (or parents)—regardless of the other nationalities a person might acquire at birth.
During a series of invading Crusades by European-Christian armies into lands ruled by Turkic rulers in the Middle East, namely under the Seljuk Turks in the Seljuk Empire and the Rum Seljuk Sultanate (but also the Bahri Mamluk Sultanate), many crusaders brought back Turkish male and female prisoners of war to Europe; women were generally baptised and then married whilst "every returning baron ...
In the wake of this new policy, a number of Turkish migrants have been deported and immigration procedures have changed to allow Northern Cyprus to better screen migrant applicants. Turkey itself regards policy change as a heavy-handed reaction, thus causing the first major area of disagreement between Northern Cyprus and Turkey.
For the opposite, see Category:Turkish people by descent. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ...
O’Leary also holds Irish citizenship, which he acquired through descent. If you have parents or grandparents from Ireland, you can apply for Irish citizenship. In some cases, even great ...
Celebrity surgeon and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz says that he will renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected.
Citizenship is only granted automatically if neither parent is considered an illegal migrant. Otherwise, it may only be acquired by a Council of Ministers decision. In practice, this makes Cypriot citizenship difficult to obtain for children born to Turkish Cypriots married to Turkish nationals in Northern Cyprus. [48]
Furthermore, some Turkish/Kouloughli families also settled in Morocco (such as in Tangier and Tétouan). [66] In regards to modern migration, there are many Algerian Turks who have emigrated to Europe and, hence, make up part of Algeria's diaspora. For example, there is a noticeable Algerian community of Turkish descent living in England.