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In the modern Turkish language as used in the Republic of Turkey, a distinction is made between "Turks" and the "Turkic peoples" in loosely speaking: the term Türk corresponds specifically to the "Turkish-speaking" people (in this context, "Turkish-speaking" is considered the same as "Turkic-speaking"), while the term Türki refers generally ...
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.
The Turks (Turkish: Türkler), or the Turkish people, are the largest Turkic ethnic group, comprising the majority of the population of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. They natively speak the various Turkish dialects. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still exist across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ossetians (/ ɒ ˈ s iː ʃ ə n z / oss-EE-shənz or / ɒ ˈ s ɛ t i ən z / oss-ET-ee-ənz; [26] Ossetic: ир, ирæттæ / дигорӕ, дигорӕнттӕ, romanized: ir, irættæ / digoræ, digorænttæ), [27] also known as Ossetes (/ ˈ ɒ s iː t s / OSS-eets), [28] Ossets (/ ˈ ɒ s ɪ t s / OSS-its), [29] and Alans (/ ˈ æ l ə n z / AL-ənz), are an Iranian [30] [31] [32 ...
Other Turkic peoples, especially other speakers of Kipchak languages Share of Tatars in regions of Russia, 2010 census " Tatar " [ b ] ( / ˈ t ɑː t ər z / TAH -tərz ) [ 32 ] is an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar" across Eastern Europe and Asia.
Tajik Americans (Tajik: Тоҷикони Амрико, romanized: Tojikoni Amriko) are Americans who trace their origin to Tajikistan, or Samarkand and Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. The majority of Tajik Americans are ethnic Tajiks. A significant amount are also non-Tajik Bukharian Jews or Russians.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 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 ...
Most notable Turkish Americans have come from, or originate from, Turkey but there are also notable Americans of Turkish origin who have immigrated from, or descend from, the other former Ottoman territories, especially Turks from the Balkans, the island of Cyprus (e.g. Erden Eruç, Halil Güven, Hal Ozsan, Abdul Kerim al-Qubrusi, and Vamık ...