Afrikalı Türkler | |
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Total population | |
Between 5,000 and 10,000[1] [2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Muğla, İzmir, Antalya, Istanbul, Aydın, Denizli, Manisa, Mersin, Adana | |
Languages | |
Turkish | |
Religion | |
Islam |
Afro-Turks (Turkish: Afrikalı Türkler) are Turkish people of African Zanj descent, who trace their origin to the Ottoman slave trade like the Afro-Abkhazians. Afro-Turk population is estimated to be between 5,000 and 20,000 people. Afro-Turks are distinct from African immigrants in Turkey, which number around 1.5 million individuals as of 2017 according to state-owned Anadolu Agency.[3][4]