Turks in Ireland

Turks in Ireland (Turkish: İrlanda Türkleri, Irish: Turcaigh in Éirinn) are Turkish people who live in Ireland having been born elsewhere or are Irish-born but have Turkish roots. By Turkish roots, this could mean roots linking back to Turkey, the island of Cyprus, or the communities of the Turkish diaspora.

Turks in Ireland
İrlanda Türkleri
Total population
Several thousand[1]
est. 2,000-3,000 (2007 estimate)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Cork, Dublin, Limerick
Languages
Turkish, English
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam (including practising and non-practising)
Minority Alevism, other religions, or irreligious
A Turkish food market in Capel Street, Dublin.
A Turkish barber shop in Cork.

Population

According to the 2016 Irish census, there are 1,043 Turkish nationals living in Ireland.[3] During the time of a 2005 strike against the GAMA Turkish Construction Company, socialist news websites reported that they alone employed 900[4][5][6] to 2,000[7] Turkish workers. The Turkish embassy may have an investment in downplaying the number of Turks in Ireland given the negative reception of Turks in other European countries, such as German Turks, Dutch Turks, and French-Turks.[2] Thus, overall, the number of Turkish descendants living in Ireland is estimated at 2,000-3,000.[2]

According to information from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on 06/02/2019, there are 4,500 Turkish citizens living in the Republic of Ireland.[8]

Organisations and associations
  • The Irish Turkish Business Association aims to promote the development of bilateral trade between Ireland and Turkey[9]
  • The Turkish Association of Ireland aims to bring the Turkish community in Ireland together.[10]
  • The Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society (TIECS) aims to strengthen and advance the ties between the Turkish and Irish community.[11]
  • Lucky Greywolf is the company responsible for the Turkish and other Turkish markets of language schools in Ireland.[12]

History

Though modern Irish Turks are usually from immigrant families, studies show that people from Turkiye have been in Ireland since the Neolithic period. In fact, it was these early Turks that introduced farming to the island.[13]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Remarks by President McAleese at Irish Community Reception, Istanbul, Turkey, 25th March 2010, Office of the President of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
  2. Lacey 2007, 154.
  3. "Migration and Diversity", Census 2016, Central Statistics Office, retrieved 15 September 2023
  4. Barry 2006, 2.
  5. sovietpop (11 May 2005), "Turkish builders strike in Ireland", Anarkismo, retrieved 31 January 2009
  6. Dewhurst 2009, 2.
  7. Boyd, Steven (April 2005), GAMA Scandal: Workers fight slave wages, Socialist Party, archived from the original on 13 June 2011, retrieved 5 September 2010
  8. "Yurt dışında toplam 5 milyon Türk var: Ülke ülke veriler". 6 February 2019.
  9. About us, Irish Turkish Business Association, retrieved 6 September 2010
  10. About us, Turkish Association of Ireland, retrieved 6 September 2010
  11. About us, Turkish Irish Educational and Cultural Society, archived from the original on 10 October 2010, retrieved 31 January 2009
  12. "Lucky Greywolf". www.greywolf.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  13. Ireland's Neolithic inhabitants traced their origins to an expansion of people out of Anatolia (modern Turkey) around 6,000-7,000 years ago., BBC, 2021, retrieved 2 October 2023
  14. McGuinness, Katy (2021), Ahmet Dede bags his second Michelin star with less formal dining by the sea, Irish Independent, retrieved 6 March 2021
  15. Paul E Güven, Whyte's, retrieved 6 March 2021
  16. Last FM, Abs Breen, retrieved 18 March 2011
  17. Herald Scotland. "Genclerbirligi sign St Mirren's Billy Mehmet and hope Hearts' Michael Stewart will follow". Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  18. Conroy, Catherine (2018), Joseph O'Neill on the culture wars: 'Everyone wants to be the accuser', Irish Times, retrieved 6 March 2021
  19. The Economist (27 October 2010). "Family memoir The Q&A: Joseph O'Neill". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  20. Kibris Gazetesi. "Sesimizi dünyaya duyuran genç bir yetenek: ANGEL-I". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  21. "Erdal Eren BAYRAK | İrlanda, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway ve Dil Okulları Hakkında Detaylı İncelemeler". Erdal Eren BAYRAK (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.

Bibliography

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