Turks in India explained

Turks in India should not be confused with Indo-Turkic people.

Group:Turks in India
Native Name:Hindistan'daki Türkler (Turkish)
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Population:~58 (Turkish as mother tongue)
Regions:Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala
Langs:Turkish
Malayalam
Rels:Islam

Turks in India are ethnic Turkish people living in India. They are very small in number, and are recent immigrants from Turkey. In the 1961 census, 58 people stated that their mother tongue was Turkish.[1] According to the 1911 census, 1778 residents of India stated their place of birth as Turkey.[2] In a state visit during early 2010, Prime Minister Abdullah Gül of Turkey met Turkish expatriates living in India and handed out Hindi-Turkish dictionaries to Turkish students in New Delhi.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census India 1961. MOTHER TONGUES OF INDIA ACCORDING TO THE 1961 CENSUS. 2009-03-19.
  2. Web site: Census India 2001. POPULATION CLASSIFIED BY PLACE OF BIRTH AND SEX. 2008-10-29.
  3. Web site: India Exclusive. 27 October 2017.