Abkhazians in Turkey

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Abkhazians in Turkey
Türkiye'deki Abazalar
Total population
39,000 – 500,000[1][2][3][4]
Regions with significant populations
Düzce, Sakarya
Languages
Abkhaz, Turkish
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Circassians in Turkey

The Abkhazians in Turkey refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Abkhazians who originate from Abkhazia.

Numbers[]

Abkhaz-speaking population in Turkey[5]
Year As first language As second language Total Turkey's population % of Total speakers
1935 10,099 2,108 12,207 16,157,450 0.08
1945 8,602 1,265 9,867 18,790,174 0.05
1950 17,200 - 17,200 20,947,188 0.08
1955 13,655 1,489 15,144 24,064,763 0.06
1960 4,689 8,018 12,707 27,754,820 0.05
1965 4,563 7,836 12,399 31,391,421 0.04

Notable Abkhaz Turks[]

Politicians[]

Statesmans[]

  • - lawyer and politician, one of the supporters of the Young Turk revolution.
  • Rauf Orbay (abkhaz surname Ashkharua) - naval officer, statesman and diplomat.
  • - trade unionist one of the founders of Workers' Party of Turkey
  • Sadettin Tantan - politician, minister of internal affairs of Turkey (1999-2001)

Medicine[]

  • (abkhaz surname Latsuzhba) – ophthalmologist one of the pioneers of laser excimer treatment in France

Culture[]

  • Mihri Müşfik Hanım (abkhaz surname Achba) – one of the first and most renowned Turkish female painters. She was recognized especially for her portraits, including popular figures Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Pope Benedict XV.
  • Leyla Achba - abkhazian princess. She is known for writing memoirs, which give details of the sultan's court life and was the first Ottoman court lady to write memoirs.
  • İbrahim Süreyya Yiğit – thinker, politician and antisemitic writer, who was directly involved in ratifying the Varlık Vergisi law.
  • Keriman Halis Ece – beauty pageant titleholder, pianist, and fashion model who won the Miss Turkey 1932 title. She was also crowned Miss Universe 1932 in Spa, Belgium and thus became Turkey's first Miss Universe.
  • – modern turkish singer.
  • – modern turkish actor.

Religion[]

  • – Imam of the Bayazit Mosque, the main reader of the Qur'an in Turkey.

Sports people[]

  • Adil Atan (abkhaz surname Twanba) – Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1952.
  • Haydar Zafer – World champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1951.
  • – World champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1951.
  • "THE MACHINE"– MMA Fighter.
  • Gündüz Kılıç – football player and coach. Champion of Turkey with Galatasaray SK like a football player in 1938-1939, and manager in 1954-1955 and 1955-1956.
  • Altay Bayındır (abkhaz surname Agrba) – professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper im Fenerbahçe S.K.
  • Tayfur Havutçu (abkhaz surname Marshan) – international football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.
  • Orkan Çınar - footballer who plays as a winger for MKE Ankaragücü.
  • Süleyman Seba (abkhaz surname Tsiba) - the longest presiding Chairman of the Istanbul based multisports club Beşiktaş J.K.

Other[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Abkhaz. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version
  2. ^ (2009) Abkhazia Seeking Turkish Recognition of Independence
  3. ^ (2009) ABKHAZIA’S DIASPORA: DREAMING OF HOME Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Chirikba 2003 p8
  5. ^ Fuat Dündar, Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar, 2000
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