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Turkiyadagi O'zbeklar (Uzbek) | |
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![]() Flag of Uzbekistan, used by the diaspora in Turkey since 1991 | |
Total population | |
~70,000 | |
Languages | |
Turkish, Uzbek, Southern Uzbek, Uyghur, Tajik | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam Shia Islam (minority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Uzbek diaspora communities |
Uzbeks in Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye'deki Özbekler, Türkiye'deki Özbek Türkler, Uzbek: Туркиядаги Ўзбеклар, Turkiyadagi O‘zbeklar) - one of the ethnic groups of the country. Like the Turks, Uzbeks are Turkic-speaking and also profess Islam. The number of the Uzbek diaspora in Turkey is approximately 70,000 people, Uzbeks live in almost all regions and large cities of the country. [1]