Turks in Denmark

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Turks in Denmark
Total population
(28,892 (Statistics Denmark 1.Q. 2015)[1]
Other estimates suggests 70,000[2][3])
Regions with significant populations
Aarhus, Copenhagen, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Islam
(mostly Sunni and some Alevis)

Turks in Denmark or Danish Turks (Danish: Tyrkere i Danmark; Turkish: Danimarka Türkleri) refers to people living in Denmark with ancestral background from Turkey. The group mainly includes ethnic Turks, They currently form the largest immigrant group.[4] According to the official statistics there are 28,892 people off background, connected to Turkey, of whom - 20 265 are immigrant and - 8,614 descendant.

History

At the end of the 1950s Denmark required a high labour demand which triggered labour immigration mainly from Turkey and Yugoslavia.[5]

Demographics

As of October 2011, Statistics Denmark recorded 60,299 people with origins from Turkey living in Denmark, with 44,626 in Zealand, 12,569 in Jutland, 3,086 in Funen, and 18 in Bornholm.[6]

Culture

Language

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See also: Languages of Denmark

Within the home environment the mother tongue is most dominant and children are expected to speak Turkish. However, Danish is spoken outside the home creating a bilingual identity.[7]

Religion

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See also: Religion in Denmark and Islam in Denmark

The majority of Turks regard themselves as Muslims. They worship their religion mainly within their own Turkish community and are subdivided mainly by political or religious differences.[8] The Diyanet supports mosque associations in Denmark and controls the majority of the religious organisations used by the community. The "Danish Turkish Islamic Foundation" (Danish: Dansk Tyrkisk Islamisk Stiftelse) is part of the Diyanet and is the largest Muslim organisation in Denmark.[9] The Diyanet’s major competing Islamic networks are the Millî Görüş as well as the Alevi association.[9]

Integration

Naturalisation

Naturalisation of Turkish citizens:[10][11]
Year Persons ±% p.a.
1979 98 —    
1980 22 −77.55%
1981 26 +18.18%
1982 11 −57.69%
1983 59 +436.36%
1984 71 +20.34%
1985 110 +54.93%
1986 214 +94.55%
1987 299 +39.72%
1988 437 +46.15%
1989 195 −55.38%
Year Persons ±% p.a.
1990 107 −45.13%
1991 376 +251.40%
1992 502 +33.51%
1993 561 +11.75%
1994 919 +63.81%
1995 797 −13.28%
1996 919 +15.31%
1997 1,037 +12.84%
1998 1,243 +19.86%
1999 3,154 +153.74%
2000 2,787 −11.64%
Year Persons ±% p.a.
2001 3,180 +14.10%
2002 2,418 −23.96%
2003 2,158 −10.75%
2004 732 −66.08%
2005 878 +19.95%
2006 1,125 +28.13%
2007 527 −53.16%
2008 581 +10.25%
2009 511 −12.05%
2010 239 −53.23%

Notable people

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See also


References

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  4. ↑ Liebig 2007, 32.
  5. ↑ Liebig 2007, 13.
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  7. ↑ Jørgensen 2002, 242.
  8. ↑ Svanberg 1999, 389.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nielsen, Akgonul & Alibasic 2009, 100.
  10. ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008, 357.
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